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11-29-2012, 05:05 PM | #364 |
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The Rockman/Boston/Def Leppard discussion is interesting because I'm facing this conundrum right now.
I have a nice tube amp and it sounds screaming great - turned all the way up to 11. On 1/4 volume, it doesn't sound AT ALL like I need it to sound. I'm working on my album in my bedroom, on a home PC, and I really have no choice - I HAVE to use an amp simulator to get anywhere close to the sound I want because other people live here and I have to be mindful of their ****ing ears. |
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Get a great bass tone from the amp, cabinet, microphone, instrument, strings, pick/fingers and record. Make a decision and go with it. Having options doesn't make the music any better and it generally tends to **** things up come mixing time. Quote:
The Rockman was a new creative tool and it sounded unlike any other guitar amp or guitar recording chain. Same with drum machines. There was an isolation that had never existed before and new sound. Quote:
Drum samples came into play for various reasons. A guy like CLA uses them because it defines his sound. Bob Clearmountain used them and shared his library with others because it defined his sound. Producers don't generally use drum samples unless they ****ed something up while tracking and that usually isn't the case. Mixers like to supplement recorded drums with samples to fit their vision, although it's not unlikely that the drums are replaced in their entirety. I just don't agree, whatsoever. If you're using high end gear like Neve, SSL, API, Drawmer, Empirical Labs, Vintech, etc. and so on and the gear is properly maintained in a clean, temperature controlled room, there is absolutely no reason why anything should sound different from day to day. |
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11-29-2012, 05:14 PM | #366 |
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Really hard to nail it down to only 5. And I can't include my own band...heh.
Alice Cooper Iron Maiden Metallica Queen Creedence But it's not by far a complete list...
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Come mixing time...we're using my stereo-miked cabs. Already a done deal. Quote:
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Think any Nickleback, Disturbed, or Saliva record you've ever heard. Again, not a fan. Quote:
It may just be a musician thing...of course I'm a weirdo with acute hearing.
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But if you have a bass tone, it shouldn't be difficult to capture with one microphone. If you don't know what you're going for or the producer is unsure, that's a whole 'nother can of worms. |
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A Line 6 pod woukd probably be the cheapest route, but...they only sound like 90% of the way there. Orange makes an awesome little amp called the Tiny Terror, i think it has like a 5/15w switch. Flip it to 5, stick it in the closet with a mic, put on your headphones and wail away! (
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Like I said, literally just doing to appease everyone else; when it comes time to mix, I'm using my mic'ed cabs. Maybe in stereo, maybe just the one. But it sounds great, the dailys with the mic'ed bas sounds great, so...I've already made up my mind.
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I've been playing around with some VST simulators from LePou plugins and they're actually kind of cool... |
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Do you like straight-up rock with weird shit (White Album) or experimental power-pop perfection (Rubber Soul)??
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I can tell.
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