Would anybody like a completely free beasting thrash CD?
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D.Ingram
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The production on the last two tracks isn't so great... the guitar tone was difficult to work with and the drums don't kick so well... ironically they were the two we did in a studio (along with the Onslaught cover for Dave's tribute, which came out better than the two we did for the CD).
I'm currently trying to work out how to get pro production super cheap for the next cd... songs are written, we have a new logo that's fucking ace, someone ace to do the artwork, I'd really like the next one to sound like a 'real' cd... but drum triggering (which is what everyone does nowadays) is time consuming, tricky and expensive... and we have 9 songs and sod all money. Can't wait to get the new ones recorded either, they're much more brutal yet in places more melodic than the first CD (
I know every band ever says exactly that about new songs but honestly, it's true)Cheers all, I'm really glad some of you are enjoying it! I know it's a bit rough, but I'm quite proud of it because it's the first thing I've ever recorded and mixed all by myself. It doesn't quite capture the live energy but I'm still pleased with it. I listen to so much old thrash with rough production that maybe I'm used to it though...
And Diddy, cheers man, any help like that is always appreciated
Covet Chaos
Weedian
Dont drum trigger. Just record the drums with more chlarity. What did you use to record the drums? I use a Shure SM57 for the snare, AKG D112 for the kick and two behringer C1s for the drums and it comes out so well.
Ocelot2010
Burger King Diamond
We used a bunch of vocal mics... Sennheisers I think. Except the kick drum, that was done with a proper kick drum mic. We did them all in a 3-hour practice session using a fostex 8-track which can only record four tracks simultaneously... Given that the kick and the snare both obviously required a track each, we had to route the overheads and the toms through a mixing desk and record them as a stereo pair onto the remaining two tracks, which isn't ideal. Unfortunately the toms were a bit too quiet in that stereo mix compared to the overheads, which was difficult to compensate for when mixing... there's a chunk about it in the first half of the youtube documentary...
But still, it was the first time I've ever recorded drums... I'm considering different options for next time. In my previous band I recorded quite a few times over the last decade, and for the recording we're just finishing-up as our swansong (which is a 22-minute prog epic about a voyage to the Antarctic) we're triggering the drums and it sounds so much more pro than any of our other recordings that it makes me want to use triggers and clicktracks and get that 'fuck, I could have bought CD that in a shop' Andy Sneap kind of sound for Thrashist Regime... another option is to get a guy who knows how to mic up a kit really well involved and do it the traditional way but it would have to sound really good... I'm not sure which approach to go for.
I got it thursday. I took a quick listen over couple songs. Vocals need some listening to get into. Sounds pretty good for a demo. Thank you for sending it.
Ocelot2010
Burger King Diamond
Just got mine today, only listened to the first song so far, it's pretty good, I'll listen to the rest later.
D.Ingram
Member
I know how to mic up a kit, its not exactly hard haha.
Gave it a spin earlier, not bad upon first listen.WIll need repeated plays.
Gave it a spin earlier, not bad upon first listen.WIll need repeated plays.
It's not hard to mic them up, but it is hard to get massive Machine Head style pro-sounding drums on a budget of £0...
D.Ingram
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Depends on whadrums you're uing and how good the drummer is. Shit drummer + shit kit = shit recording, basically Just spend time fucking about with it.
Just spend time fucking about with it.
Can I still participate in this? I'd love to hear some music
Sure thing, just PM me your name and address... same goes for anyone else who fancies one
I came home and my sister was like "Hey you got something in the mail".
Could it be?! :O
IT IS!
I think its damn awesome! Best songs being Dead Cells (Sheer brilliance, one of the best acoustic passages I've ever heard!), Corpus Luteum, and The Die is Cast.
Great job guys! 9.2/10
(Yes 9.2 ...... I'm picky)
Could it be?! :O
IT IS!
I think its damn awesome! Best songs being Dead Cells (Sheer brilliance, one of the best acoustic passages I've ever heard!), Corpus Luteum, and The Die is Cast.
Great job guys! 9.2/10
(Yes 9.2 ...... I'm picky
)
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