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aen · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:22 pm Post subject: RECIPE FOR HEAVY

Ok dudes. Pretty goddamn happy with the loud parts. Here is a recipe for heavy. I've tried a lot of things, and so far this has been the best outcome. Never mind the piss-ass fake drums. I didnt have a drummer last ngiht.

http://soundcloud.com/dwarfcraft/emergency

EVERY electric instrument here was mic'd with my "not-so-secret weapon" the Shure 58 with the screen/ball removed. Interface is a presonus firestudio. Daw is Reason 6.

Step 1: "guide" guitar. Heavy fuzz, neck pickup on the Telecaster through a twin reverb. Just playing the riffs. No pick slides or bending or anything. Straight down the middle.

Step 2: "Rippin' guitars" I did one pass for each HARD PANNED track. Tele Bridge pickup, heavy fuzz, twin reverb.

Step 3: "EXTRA HEAVY METAL FUCK YOU BASS" Straight down the middle, god damn it. Mustang bass into Hair of the Dog fuzz, into Sunn Concert Bass into a 1x15 cab. If possible try to steal the rhythm/interval from the JOker's intro theme in The Dark Knight.

Step 4: Check to make sure you didn't accidentaly put any reverb on anything. If you did, remove it Quick!

Step 5: "Extra fun metal screechy guitars" Bridge Pickup, HOTDog, Twin reverb. I did one pass on the high strings, one one of just my A string. Same notes for everything, just different places on the neck. Panned "not so hard" left and right.

Step 6: Check that reverb again. (there should be none)

Step 7: MIx yr Levels. Upload to soundcloud, etc.
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Al_ · . Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 510223 Location: Vista, CA

Nice!

Al_ · . Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 510223 Location: Vista, CA

lol-reverb

aen · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:53 pm Post subject:

Reverb is the way to ruin a heavy guitar section.
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Mattsican · . Joined: 12 Feb 2012 Posts: 654 Location: Bremerton, WA

robroe · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 2:47 am Post subject:

can you remove the drum track? i want to try and drum on this in the morning. i want to try and half time it and make it sludge

aen · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:58 pm Post subject:

hahaha, yes, sir, just for you. ANything to avoid work.
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GreenKnee · . Joined: 29 Oct 2009 Posts: 621 Location: Sheffield

aen · Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:57 pm Post subject:

I tried to upgrade my program. It was a nightmare.
But it works now. So I will go pull out drums...
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dezb1 · Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 4:46 pm Post subject: