sample of a recording I did of Freezing Moon (tuned to B)

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sample of a recording I did of Freezing Moon (tuned to B)

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thats a sample clip I did of a cover I'm working on of Freezing Moon, tuned to B.



Drums are Superior Drummer 2 with a slightly modified version of the "Superior Full Kit 5" settings someone on the Andy Sneap forum made.



Bass was my Ibanez GSR200 -> Firebox (no preamp gain) -> AmpegSVX with a SVT4-Pro tone modeled after the settings Alex Webster showed on the "Evisceration Plague" DVD -> "A8x10_57_A107.wav" impulse in one keFIR and "A8x10_4033_A107.wav" impulse in another instance. For the dirty tone during the interlude/solo I used that same setup, with TSS on it (drive/level @ 10, tone @ 0)



Left guitar was my Microfrets Baritone (30" scale tuned to B) -> Firebox (again, no preamp gain) -> TSS (0/10/10) -> Wagner Sharp MkII (6/3/6 B/M/T, Gain @ 10, Preamp @ 5, Master @ 3) -> s-preshigh Awesometime impulse in keFIR



Right guitar was my Microfrets Baritone -> Firebox (no preamp gain) -> TSS (0/10/6.3) -> SoloC on OD Channel (OD @ 5, Contour @ 7.5, Bass @ 7, Mid @ 4, High @ 7, Master @ 9) -> keFIR s-preshigh.



Solo guitar on the right in the second part is Amplitube X-GEAR - Let Me Solo preset with the cabs turned off, keFIR to s-preshigh.



Master has L2 Full Reset setting on it, and it was turned down to -10.1. I believe it peaks at around -9.



I'm aware that the mix pumps and some parts aren't played that tight, but this is basically the first time I've ever had the chance to do a halfway decent recording. I'm just testing how the tones are.
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Re: sample of a recording I did of Freezing Moon (tuned to B)

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[quote name="Tyreese BIGGUMS"] AmpegSVX with a SVT4-Pro tone modeled after the settings Alex Webster showed on the "Evisceration Plague" DVD [/quote]



and was that exactly?

Got a screen shot of SVX knobs? i'd like to try the same & see how it sounds.

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this sounds fucking cool man!

great guitar tones and bass.

something sounds a little overcompressed for my liking, but this is fucking cool man!!



nice one!



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Re: sample of a recording I did of Freezing Moon (tuned to B)

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Those are the settings I used.



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Those are the settings Webster used, into an older Ampeg SVT-810 cabinet with an SM57 (I believe it was) as well as a condenser. The condenser was to get the attack of the finger picking.



I tried to get the settings as close as they were on Webster's amp, but obviously they'll be off due to the glare from the knobs.
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very clever! :xx:
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I mean they're the same settings, give or take, but obviously my tone and his tone will be completely different due to playing style, his being a real rig and mine being simulated, the quality of the recording gear there vs. mine, not to mention my $200 Ibanez can't compare to his $2000 Spector.
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Re: sample of a recording I did of Freezing Moon (tuned to B)

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+using 2 mics (sm57 dynamic and a condenser mic) infront of the cab, the room in which the amp stands, the analog sound coming into hardware.... everything makes a huge difference.
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In my recording experience, not once has amp modeling sounded any good.
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Sounds very good.

[quote name="HbW"]In my recording experience, not once has amp modeling sounded any good.[/quote]

I've never heard impressive recordings with amp modeling boxes either, but I'll be damned if my sound interface with amplitube 2 doesn't sound better than any recording I've ever done with a tube amp + quality palmer di box/speaker simulator. My real amp was practically useless at volumes/for recording, which is all I do, so I sold it.



Micing amps is just way too much of a hassle imo.
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[quote name="HbW"]In my recording experience, not once has amp modeling sounded any good.[/quote]



andy sneap forum tests will prove you wrong. setup the correct way, amp modelers + impulses sound VERY close to the real amp thats being modeled. for example, the two modelers I used for the rhythms are simulating a dual rec (left) and a soldano slo100 (right). iirc the lead guitar preset was modeling a dual rec too but I honestly don't remember and don't feel like opening reaper.



I'm probably going to finish this up tonight or tomorrow (on my day off from work) because I have 3 other projects lined up that need to be done relatively soon.



that solo was horribly sloppy btw, especially the runs at the beginning and the end. I can never nail those runs, aggravates the shit out of me.



the mix is smashed to shit too, I need to completely redo the L2 settings that i have on it.
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I didn't say amp modeling can't sound good. Just that I can't make them sound good. I'm definitely not Andy Sneap, and if anyone can make it work, he's it.
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[quote name="HbW"]I didn't say amp modeling can't sound good. Just that I can't make them sound good. I'm definitely not Andy Sneap, and if anyone can make it work, he's it.[/quote]



go onto the andy sneap forum @ ultimate-metal.com...there's a whole shitload of guys on there who'd be willing to help you out with amp modeling. I mean, they've done tests comparing a 5150 to an amp sim (such as a 6505 in revalver mkiii, or a free amp sim) and they've come REALLY close. the only things that give it away are the fact that it does have a more djent-ish digital tone to it and maybe more fizz, but otherwise they sound extremely good.



I personally am just starting out on messing with amp sims so there you go.
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