This episode sponsored by Distrokid. If you’re new to the channel/website, this is my weekly roundup of viewer comments & questions! Leave a comment, you just might wind up on the show! Totally Awesome writes: “gets demonetize for saying fuck… gets top 10 trending for posting a video laughing at a dead
Today I want to show you guys a few ways that I approach tracking and mixing heavy vocals. Singing or screaming, it really doesn't matter. The trick is to get the best possible sound on the way in. If you do that then and you'll have a lot less to worry about
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This episode sponsored by Distrokid. Methinks modern metal drums have gotten to the point where they’re stale & predictable, mainly because we're not hearing actual drummers anymore. With time alignment, samples and programmed drums, who needs a drummer, right? WRONG! RArecordings - Rick- commented: The definition of a drummer in 2018: “someone who can
Today we're checking out how I approach recording screaming or death metal style vocals. Personally I prefer singers, but hey I get it, everybody is trying to out evil each other. This vocal style is very popular- apparently there's a lot of evil out there! I've certainly recorded enough bands doing it.
The short answer: Well, duh! However, Gibson’s quality control and mismanagement now have them looking at possible bankruptcy. I posted up my views on the “modern V” disaster last week, one day before the bankruptcy story surfaced. So Let’s take a look at the history of the iconic Les Paul, and maybe
Welcome to SMG viewers comments episode 136! It's been a while since we've been back in the studio! So let’s get right to it! Some of the questions I got this week are: You probably get this a lot. What do you do if you’re in a band with a great musicians
You guys have been asking for this one for quite some time! “How do we record heavy vocals?” You'll be glad to know that recording vocals is probably the easiest aspect of recording metal! There's no real big secret to getting a good vocal sound because it really comes down to the
Been working on this one for a while..... and went through many, many revisions in the process. Our take on the 80s classic: Danger Zone. Thanks to everyone who played on it! Vocals: Siegfried Song Drums: TJ Downhaniuk Guitar: Brandon Wright Lead: Jason Constantine Keys: Alex Nasla I think we retracked the
I had the chance to have some guests on today's episode of SMG Viewer's Comments! Joining me is Jared Dines, Stevie T, Sarah Longfield, Trey Xavier, Adam Neeley and Tony Cappocchi! We take a look at questions such as if Apple is still a viable platform for audio production, what kind of