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.

Miraculix · 07-03-2011, 01:55 AM

Normally 1 track for leads/solos is enough. I hate it when I read this on other forums, but the answer is that there is no "best" option and it depends on the sound that you want to get - you have to know in your head how you want it to sound.

If you want the dry, raw sound of slipknot leads, usually 1 track is enough. If you want a more space-y kind of gilmour-ish sound, you might need more than 1 tracks.

Here's a trick that I use with leads: Use 1 take, but run it through different chains. Record one DI track (raw input from your guitar as it comes from its pickups) and send it to different effect chains. Use whatever you have, we'd run it once through an Ibanez boost pedal to the RAT distortion pedal on the clean channel of an Engl amp, and then we'd run it straight to the Engl's lead channel (maybe with the Ibanez boost before, don't remember). We'd get the same track sounding rather differently, but since it's from the same take there is no de-sync in the playing, just different texture of the sound. We'd go even further and pick up each chain with 2 mic's positioned differently on the speaker, ending up with 4 tracks from 1 take, panned 40L/20L/20R/40R. Play with the levels of each track also to achieve the blend you like between each texture/chain. You can widen up the panning for more "space", or narrow it for a more "raw" monophonic feel. Add reverbs/delays to taste

Just don't pan it hard left/right (100L/100R) because you're putting your rhythm guitars there. Actually scratch that, try it out and if you like it there go for it.

Come on IRC and we can geek out all you like over this kind of shit

Or msn or w/e, you know

And no, I threw all my spare taylors away

EDIT: Algorithmix is the company that makes this tool that Seher posted a screenshot of. It measures the dynamic range of your track - how much (in dB) it's lowest volume differs from it's peak. The larger the better usually, because without softer parts the louder ones make no impact

I've only recently started looking into this myself.

Mattdoesrock · 07-03-2011, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Miraculix

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Ah you're recording far more betterer and cleverer...er than I am.

I'm just doing pure digital input, guitar to POD through USB to PC. I probably would have gone for the mic'ing up an amp method, but a good enough amp is something I do not possess, so this is fine for me.

That's a really interesting way of recording leads, something I havn't seen before, not that I'm an expert.

I'll stick with single tracking, unless like you said, it feels right to double. Feel is everything!

Mmm, I do love geeking out. I just wish I knew more! I want to leaaaaarn!

BTW, a Schecter Omen Extreme 7 is next on the guitar list.

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Thanks for the kind words.

I can certainly appreciate it's not everyone's cup of tea, which is perfectly fine.

Mattdoesrock · 07-13-2011, 03:58 PM

Something different up today that might be alittle more accomodating to more people's tastes, no distortion, just a nice melodic song.

Click me.

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?

07-02-2011, 01:00 PM	#2
Heglin Initiate Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 136	Mattdoesmetal, /me likes it __________________ Heglin lvl 55 Dwarf Knight Hewdir lvl 50 Nordo Marksman Hegrulun lvl 60 Utghar Conjurer Heglina lvl 44 Warlock Smaerta Och Lidande lvl 60 Dwarf Hunter

07-02-2011, 08:57 PM	#5
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

07-03-2011, 01:55 AM	#8
Miraculix Count Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Infinite Improbability Drive Posts: 1,287	Normally 1 track for leads/solos is enough. I hate it when I read this on other forums, but the answer is that there is no "best" option and it depends on the sound that you want to get - you have to know in your head how you want it to sound. If you want the dry, raw sound of slipknot leads, usually 1 track is enough. If you want a more space-y kind of gilmour-ish sound, you might need more than 1 tracks. Here's a trick that I use with leads: Use 1 take, but run it through different chains. Record one DI track (raw input from your guitar as it comes from its pickups) and send it to different effect chains. Use whatever you have, we'd run it once through an Ibanez boost pedal to the RAT distortion pedal on the clean channel of an Engl amp, and then we'd run it straight to the Engl's lead channel (maybe with the Ibanez boost before, don't remember). We'd get the same track sounding rather differently, but since it's from the same take there is no de-sync in the playing, just different texture of the sound. We'd go even further and pick up each chain with 2 mic's positioned differently on the speaker, ending up with 4 tracks from 1 take, panned 40L/20L/20R/40R. Play with the levels of each track also to achieve the blend you like between each texture/chain. You can widen up the panning for more "space", or narrow it for a more "raw" monophonic feel. Add reverbs/delays to taste Just don't pan it hard left/right (100L/100R) because you're putting your rhythm guitars there. Actually scratch that, try it out and if you like it there go for it. Come on IRC and we can geek out all you like over this kind of shit Or msn or w/e, you know And no, I threw all my spare taylors away EDIT: Algorithmix is the company that makes this tool that Seher posted a screenshot of. It measures the dynamic range of your track - how much (in dB) it's lowest volume differs from it's peak. The larger the better usually, because without softer parts the louder ones make no impact I've only recently started looking into this myself. __________________ Hit me, nail me, make me God. Panoramix :: Half Elf Hunter ## Miraculix :: Half Elf Marksman ## Aspirinix :: Wood Elf Conjurer Syrtis :: Horus :: Antartes

07-13-2011, 03:58 PM	#10
Mattdoesrock Count Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England, UK. Posts: 1,055	Something different up today that might be alittle more accomodating to more people's tastes, no distortion, just a nice melodic song. Click me. __________________ MattdoesJOKE_#40_NOT_FOUND RA / Hor... Haven?

07-03-2011, 12:53 AM	#7
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.