If you'd like to hear some original music

Mattdoesrock · 07-02-2011, 12:44 PM

So I've been playing drums for 6/7 years and guitar for 2/3 now and in the last 2 or so months I've finally gotten round to recording some of my music.

Here is where you can listen to it. - soundcloud.com/skyce

It's all just recorded at home, nothing professional, and so as you'd expect, it's not perfect, but I do my best.

Cheers.

For anyone who's savvy, it's recorded using Reaper, a POD X3, Ibanez ART 320 (pitch shifted for bass), EzDrummer + DrumKit From Hell.

Heglin · 07-02-2011, 01:00 PM

Mattdoesmetal, /me likes it

_Seinvan · 07-02-2011, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Heglin

Mattdoesmetal

Beat me to it

Seher · 07-02-2011, 08:35 PM

Wow! I really like it! (I love instrumental metal :P) Saved all files :P

Compositions could use some more variety to my taste though (No wonder, I'm Behold... the Arctopus! fan), but sadly there aren't that many good instrumental bands. And those few that are good have crappy recordings. :S

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Originally Posted by Mattdoesrock

It's all just recorded at home, nothing professional, and so as you'd expect, it's not perfect, but I do my best.

Not perfect? It's one of the best metal recordings on my disk now! All new releases are crappy compressed stuff, you didn't rape the recording to make it louder.

Ps:

:P

/edit: To all those that don't know:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gmex_4hreQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRyIACDCc1I

Miraculix · 07-02-2011, 08:57 PM

Haha and here I was ready to say that you could boost the master by a few dB...

But yeah I agree with Seher, and the Algorithmix tool for checking the dynamic range helps.

The double-tracked guitars on the songs that have them have a noticeable difference than the others, wall of sound ftw.

The songs are dying to get some vocals on them, they don't have the instrumental-song structure or excess of instrument voices... Get a corey-taylor-ish vocalist and omg jizz in my pants

Bone crushing riffs

Mattdoesrock · 07-03-2011, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Seher

Wow! I really like it! (I love instrumental metal :P) Saved all files :P

Wow thanks.

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Originally Posted by Seher

Compositions could use some more variety to my taste though (No wonder, I'm Behold... the Arctopus! fan), but sadly there aren't that many good instrumental bands. And those few that are good have crappy recordings. :S

Yeah my music is definatly centered around vocals... Which sadly is something I just can't do.

I wish I could write proper instrumental music, but I'm just a noob. This is more my kinda thing.

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Originally Posted by Miraculix

Haha and here I was ready to say that you could boost the master by a few dB... But yeah I agree with Seher, and the Algorithmix tool for checking the dynamic range helps.

Algor... Wut? I'll have to look into that one.

I'll take all the help I can get!

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Originally Posted by Miraculix

The double-tracked guitars on the songs that have them have a noticeable difference than the others, wall of sound ftw.

Wall of sound is awesome.

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Originally Posted by Miraculix

The songs are dying to get some vocals on them, they don't have the instrumental-song structure or excess of instrument voices... Get a corey-taylor-ish vocalist and omg jizz in my pants

Bone crushing riffs

Yes! Exactly! You haven't got a spare Corey Taylor have you?

Something you might be able to help me with Mira. If I have 2 backing guitars going, and I want to overlay some lead, should I double track the lead too? Sometimes I don't, and just leave it a single track centered, but sometimes I double it, and it sounds generally better... But it's hard to get the right mix of lead and backing. Any suggestions?

Thanks guys, it means alot hearing such positive things.

Definatly more to come!!

bois · 07-03-2011, 12:53 AM

I am not really a fan of metal or rock generally. But, I gave them a listen anyway and I liked them .

Good job. My pick of the lot would be 'World of pain'.
I know nothing of this kind of music really but I did not cringe after listening to them (I usually do with metal).

You got talent there. Keep it up.

07-02-2011, 12:44 PM	#1
Mattdoesrock Count Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England, UK. Posts: 1,055	If you'd like to hear some original music So I've been playing drums for 6/7 years and guitar for 2/3 now and in the last 2 or so months I've finally gotten round to recording some of my music. Here is where you can listen to it. - soundcloud.com/skyce It's all just recorded at home, nothing professional, and so as you'd expect, it's not perfect, but I do my best. Cheers. For anyone who's savvy, it's recorded using Reaper, a POD X3, Ibanez ART 320 (pitch shifted for bass), EzDrummer + DrumKit From Hell. __________________ MattdoesJOKE_#40_NOT_FOUND RA / Hor... Haven?

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Miraculix Count Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Infinite Improbability Drive Posts: 1,287	Haha and here I was ready to say that you could boost the master by a few dB... But yeah I agree with Seher, and the Algorithmix tool for checking the dynamic range helps. The double-tracked guitars on the songs that have them have a noticeable difference than the others, wall of sound ftw. The songs are dying to get some vocals on them, they don't have the instrumental-song structure or excess of instrument voices... Get a corey-taylor-ish vocalist and omg jizz in my pants Bone crushing riffs __________________ Hit me, nail me, make me God. Panoramix :: Half Elf Hunter ## Miraculix :: Half Elf Marksman ## Aspirinix :: Wood Elf Conjurer Syrtis :: Horus :: Antartes

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bois Count Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Trinidad and Tobago Posts: 1,194	I am not really a fan of metal or rock generally. But, I gave them a listen anyway and I liked them . Good job. My pick of the lot would be 'World of pain'. I know nothing of this kind of music really but I did not cringe after listening to them (I usually do with metal). You got talent there. Keep it up.