Some more Pod XT Pro Metal Shop & DFH fiddlings!

scrotal_tug · Post by **scrotal_tug** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 1:52 pm

Hey guys,

Just finished another riffage session!

Ibanez RGT -> Boss GE7 -> Pod XT Pro (Metal Shop L6 Big Bottom)

http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplaye ... 22434&q=hi

Cheers,
James.

EDIT: Just listened back to it on the soundclick player.. Some bits sound awful quality, over compressed drums etc! You get the idea anyway!

SuicideNote · Post by **SuicideNote** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 11:48 am

Another good clip, you continue to own the musicans forum with these riffs.

Do you use some sort of recording software on your PC to capture these tracks?

Nevermind... From your earlier post

Guitar rig in details was:

Ibanez RGT42DX
into
Boss GE-7 (Slightly cut bass, I find stock Ibanez pups to muddy things up a little Sad)
into
ISP Decimator
into
Pod XT Pro (Metal Shop upgrade, big bottom patch. I will share if anyone has a pod with the model pack upgrade).
into
M-Audio Audiophile 24/96
into
N-Track Studio software.
I also added a little BBE Sonic Maximizer on the guitar & a slight bit of Waves C4 compressionn on the lows & low mids to help the bottom end remain nice and tight.

As for the drums.. It's the very first DFH sample CD. It's ok, takes a long time to tweak, though.
The snare is one straight from CD with some heavy compression, slight EQ & Reverb.
The Kick is a multi-layered sample.. A DFH sample layered with a really clicky sample over it, toms also.
Cymbals are straight from the DFH CD with some minor tweaking.

warhead dime · Post by **warhead dime** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:17 pm

that was awesome dude! who are your main influences?

BabyKiller · Post by **BabyKiller** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:37 pm

I can't play it.

scrotal_tug · Post by **scrotal_tug** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:20 am

Thanks a lot SuicideNote & warhead!

Umm, main influences!?
Probably Unearth & Killswitch in this clip - As you've probably noticed heheh, sounds like a bit of a rip off!
Also bands like God Forbid, All That Remains & some smaller bands like Fell Silent & Tesseract..

BabyKiller -

does it give some sort of error? Do you have a pop up blocker turned on when you open the link?

SuicideNote · Post by **SuicideNote** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 5:33 pm

It's too bad you don't live in Milwaukee WI. I'd replace myself in my band with you.

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 5:39 pm

Not a fan of the music, but the tone and the recording quality is great.

warhead dime · Post by **warhead dime** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 12:06 am

scrotal_tug wrote:Thanks a lot warhead!

Umm, main influences!?
Probably Unearth & Killswitch in this clip - As you've probably noticed heheh, sounds like a bit of a rip off!

haha no prob dude. yeah i could tell that those were what inspired that style of stuff you made, i was just wondering if i was right. my bands recording a new demo with 6 tracks in a week. im pretty pumped. its gonna be badass. we have some different influences though.

of course pantera, but also testament, exodus, slayer, megadeth. we expirement with different stuff besides thrash but its mainly a kind of thrashy vibe.

S · Post by S » Thu Oct 06, 2005 12:54 am

numetal sucks.

scrotal_tug · Post by **scrotal_tug** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 1:01 pm

Cheers for the cool words guys

Warhead dime - Cool, give me a shout when you have new Mp3(s) up bud

S wrote:numetal sucks.

Indeed it does.

S · Post by S » Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:52 pm

scrotal_tug wrote:
S wrote:numetal sucks.
Indeed it does.

lol!

geneticide · Post by **geneticide** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 12:03 pm

That was good shit.

hippy · Post by **hippy** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:00 pm

not a fan of the tone or music style, but good playing and recording quality!

scrotal_tug · Post by **scrotal_tug** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:07 pm

Cheers guys

Wrona · Post by **Wrona** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 1:04 pm

Sounds badass dude. I never tried a eq right after the guitar.

scrotal_tug · Post by **scrotal_tug** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:46 am

Thanks TK. I can't live without pre-EQ now

I've still got the stock pups in my Ibanez which I find a little muddy. Cutting a little bass with the EQ (100-300hz) seems to help. I geuss it varies from guitar to guitar, though.
I also add a very slight boost in the mids to give it more bite (800/1.6khz area on the GE-7).

BaptizedBurning · Post by **BaptizedBurning** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 2:49 pm

i like how the drums sound. that's my biggest problem with home recording is programming the drums. i'm not a drummer, so making beats gets frustrating.

scrotal_tug · Post by **scrotal_tug** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:53 pm

Yeah bud, it can be annoying!

When I listen back to some of the really old stuff, I cringe at how repetative & lifeless the drum arrangements are! They're nothing special now, but I've definatley learned a few things from watching drummers closely & listening to the DFH loops on the CD over and over again!

BaptizedBurning · Post by **BaptizedBurning** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:56 pm

do you record the drums first, then the guitars, or guitars first, then drums?

scrotal_tug · Post by **scrotal_tug** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:46 am

I usually think of a riff and record a rough take so I don't forget it.
Then I just listen back & compose the drums before recording a decent take of the guitars.
Sometimes I'll come up with a drum pattern I like & try and write a riff around it, though. It varies...!

warhead dime · Post by **warhead dime** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 7:50 pm

how much did the dfh cost?

scrotal_tug · Post by **scrotal_tug** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 8:57 am

About a year & a half ago it cost be about Â£60 ($100?!)

warhead dime · Post by **warhead dime** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 8:00 pm

im thinkin about pickin one up, is it worth it?

Metallash · Post by **Metallash** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:07 pm

dont get DFH2 its the worst of the lot, either get DFH or DFH:Superior.

scrotal_tug · Post by **scrotal_tug** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:10 am

I'm very happy with DFH. I'd prefer Superior, but don't have the money or the computer spec to run it as I'd like to.

Maybe in a couple of years when I get a new PC