Tag: recording metal guitars

7 Great Free Plugins for Recording and Mixing Metal

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7 Great Free Plugins for Recording and Mixing Metal. My selection and plugins that I use on daily basis in my productions and mixes.

These plugins cover Guitar, EQ, Compression and Saturation for you. I am not affiliated with any of the companies!

1. Amped Roots Free Guitar Amp Sim: https://ml-sound-lab.com/products/amp…

2. Ignite NadIR free Impulse Response Loader: https://www.igniteamps.com/

3. IK Multimedia Comprexxor (Free until September 20th, 2022): https://www.ikmultimedia.com/news/?it…

4. Audio Damage RoughRider 3: https://www.audiodamage.com/pages/fre…

5. TDR Nova EQ: https://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-nova/

6. Acustica Audio Coffee the PUn: https://www.acustica-audio.com/pages/…

7. Softube Saturation Knob: https://www.softube.com/saturationknob

The Overcoming Project – Determination. Exclusive Premiere via MetalSucks

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Exclusive Premiere: The Overcoming Project (Fear Factor, Threat Signal), “Determination”

The Overcoming Project – Determination. Exclusive Premiere via MetalSucks. With Jon Howard of Threat Signal, Arkaea, Imonolith, Mike Heller of Fear Factory, and Sergei FS Fomin of FS Projekt

The Overcoming Project is a Psychedelic Metal project featuring world-class metal musicians Mike Heller (Fear Factory, Malignancy) on drums, Jon Howard (Threat Signal, Imonolith) on vocals, and Sergei “Efes” Fomin (FS Projekt) on bass. Executed by Doctor Mike Trubetskov – Guitarist and Producer at EOL Studios.

”Overcoming” EP depicts a psychedelic journey through immigration, Doctorate degree, Type I Diabetes and insane burnout into discovering the true purpose and becoming a Metal Producer.

After releasing the “Anxiety” single in 2020 through Heavy Magazine, The Overcoming Project returns with a bang.

Custom Audio Amplifiers Metal CAA OD100 | CAA Suhr Amp Review | Lasse Lammert DI Reamp

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CAA OD100 Custom Audio Amplifiers Metal Guitar Amp Reamp and Review. Using Lasse Lammert DIs, Pepper’s Pedals Dirty Tree, Suhr Reactive Load, CAPI VP26 mic pre. 

Mixing Your Own Music. Lessons that I learned in Metal.

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Mixing Your Own Music is hard – be it Metal, Rock or any other genre. In this video, I share my recent experience when mixing The Overcoming Project and some insights that can help you on your path!

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METAL RECORDING STUDIO TOUR – Guitar, Bass, Microphones, Outboard Gear

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My Metal Recording Studio Tour. Gear by Custom Audio Amplifiers, Suhr, Darkglass, ENGL, Ownhammer, Rupert Neve, Universal Audio, Louder Than Liftoff, Cranborne Audio, CAPI, Wes Audio, Avid, Audioscape, Horizon Devices, Focal, Amphion, Focal, Pepper’s Tree.

How To Hear Compression, EQ and Saturation in Your Metal Recording and Mix – Guitars, Drums, Bass, Vocals

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A simple method that allows you to better hear compression, EQ, saturation in your Heavy Metal Recording and Mix – Guitars, Drums, Bass, Vocals. Push things to the extreme, level match and listen to the results while changing one parameter at a time.

Recording Metal Home Studio vs. Actual Studio – Which is Better?

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Recording Metal in the Studio vs. at Home – Which is Better?

Let’s break down one of the common recording myths – Recording Metal at Home is just as good as Recording Metal in the Studio. In this video, I talk about the not so obvious advantages of recording your heavy music in the studio with a producer, and what value you could get from it.

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Recording Metal Tutorial. Gain Staging and Levels.

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Recording Metal Tutorial. Setting up Gain Staging and Levels while Recording your Heavy Metal Guitars, Drums, Bass and Vocals at Home Studio – Makes it or Breaks it! 

Find out how different is the sound for correct and incorrect gain staging within Logic, Cubase, Pro Tools, Reaper, or any other DAW, and how to set it up correctly.

Mixing Metal Tutorial. Compression vs Clipping – Doctor Mike Worships Tape Over Compression

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Mixing Metal Tutorial. Compression is a key way to make instruments powerful and fit in the Heavy Metal Mix. Overcompression, however can make instruments sound thin, too pushed and, frankly, boring.

I discuss unique ways to retain dynamics and still keep Metal Guitars, Drums and Bass super powerful in the Mix. By using Tape, Saturation and Transformer Clipping.

Staying Present when Recording Metal

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Staying Present and Mindful when Recording Metal. It’s all about the mindset. The state of mind that you are in during the recording session in the studio or at home, dictates the end result. The way you feel translates into your guitar, bass, drums and vocal recording, and even mixes. Consider tuning your mind into your music and not losing the big picture, and the results will follow.

https://youtu.be/_Qa-Mzso2Gw

METAL GUITAR TONE. From RAW to Mix-Ready. Recording Metal Guitar Sound.

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Recording Metal Guitar. How to get Heavy and Crushing Metal Guitar Tone starting from Guitar DI and into Mix-Ready Sound. I cover Cab Impulse Response IR Selection, Amp tone block, corrective and colouring EQ, dynamic EQ, multiband EQ, saturation, compression and lack of it, guitar reverb, and how to fit this all into the mix to obtain heavy, clean and crushing Metal Guitar Sound and Tones.