Numbifried - Instrumental Metal

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Gave it a spin. Sounds real good. Enjoyed. Thanks for sharing.
 
I like the song. Those guitars sound pretty fat. Nice tones coming out of the digitech. If you have an amp available, I would track the guitars with it, then blend both the Digitech tracks and the amps. It will give it more dimension. The bass could come up a bit. Those drums are ehhhh..... Try compressing the snare more to bring out some of the tail. They aren't really big sounding. Low end would help it too. Good job.
 
Thanks a lot for the feedback.

I do have a couple of nice amps sittin right behind me...what i'm lacking is a good instrument mic. I'm also not big on change. :D

When i started recording by myself i literally just plugged a multi fx unit into my computer, learned how to make a drum track and immediately started recording, writing and arranging as i went, probably 25+ hours a week. I had 10+ years worth of riffs and ideas to develop. Those recordings clipped all over the place and the guitars were way too bassy, but it sounded raw and really metal.

It's like that 40 year old guy who still has the Chevelle/Camaro/Mustang he drove in High School. He doesn't love it any less, he just had more important things to work on for the last XX number of years. He drags it out of the garage, gets it runnin, new tires, buffs the paint, seat covers, etc.. It runs great and it looks cool. He's enjoyin the shit out of it. Now, it could run better and look MUCH cooler, but the last thing he wants to do is put it back in the garage and tear it down to rebuild it right.

That being said, there are some simple things (drums) i could do that i know would have a big impact on the overall sound. So i definitely appreciate the tips. Having this new set-up, as basic and un-impressive as it is, has inspired me to put more time into the recording aspect of my music. As i searched through the cubase forum the other day i was seeing good advice/opinions everywhere. Not just Cubase-related info, either. One big POWER-REP for this whole community!
 
Powerbastard said:
Thanks a lot for the feedback.

I do have a couple of nice amps sittin right behind me...what i'm lacking is a good instrument mic. I'm also not big on change. :D

When i started recording by myself i literally just plugged a multi fx unit into my computer, learned how to make a drum track and immediately started recording, writing and arranging as i went, probably 25+ hours a week. I had 10+ years worth of riffs and ideas to develop. Those recordings clipped all over the place and the guitars were way too bassy, but it sounded raw and really metal.

It's like that 40 year old guy who still has the Chevelle/Camaro/Mustang he drove in High School. He doesn't love it any less, he just had more important things to work on for the last XX number of years. He drags it out of the garage, gets it runnin, new tires, buffs the paint, seat covers, etc.. It runs great and it looks cool. He's enjoyin the shit out of it. Now, it could run better and look MUCH cooler, but the last thing he wants to do is put it back in the garage and tear it down to rebuild it right.

That being said, there are some simple things (drums) i could do that i know would have a big impact on the overall sound. So i definitely appreciate the tips. Having this new set-up, as basic and un-impressive as it is, has inspired me to put more time into the recording aspect of my music. As i searched through the cubase forum the other day i was seeing good advice/opinions everywhere. Not just Cubase-related info, either. One big POWER-REP for this whole community!
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If you've got 100 bucks, go out and grab a Shure SM57. I guarantee 99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999995% will recommend it. :laughings:
Yeah, I can see where you're coming from.

By the way, I have some pretty good kick and snare samples. If you want them just let me know.
 
gcapitani said:
Nice Fates Warning influence going there. I like it.
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Now that's one I never heard before. Thanks for the compliment though! I let one of my friends hear the new tune and he chuckled and said "it's sooo obvious you grew up in the late eighties". So i like layered harmonies, big deal!

Thanks for the kind words everybody. There's nothing quite like being able to develop your ideas to completion.
 
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