I’m posting this video because it was shot in the studio I now intern at. It’s Protest The Hero tracking their new album with Nick Blagona producing and MW staff engineer/classmate Kevin Dietz. Thats studio 1 in Metalworks Studios.
If only I had of started working there a couple weeks earlier I’d be in the video too.
Every Monday I highlight free plugins new and old that are worth checking out. See all posts in the Free Plugin Of The Week Series.
This week’s free plugin is the great new guitar amplifier modeler StudioDevil British Valve Custom by Gallo Engineering.
I’m really not a big fan of guitar amp plugins. I do like this one, it sounds great, not too much distortion, and its really fun to play with. Right now instead of getting some much needed sleep, I’m playing guitar. Sounds really cool with PSP Springverb along with it.
A great thread has been started about getting the metal k(l)ick drum sound and getting it to sit in the mix and also keeping it audible on small speakers.
Modern Metal Kick Sound – The Womb
While you are there you might want to check out the Mix It Like A Record section of The Best Of The Womb for more mixing tips.
The Digidesign website has new Pro Tools Accelerated videos.
10 videos on remixing in PT
6 on the new A.I.R. sampler Structure
5 on using 7.3
2 on Velvet electric piano synth
and many more.
One thing I find interesting about all these videos is that our Australian host is wearing the same green shirt in each one. Which for some reason makes me think that all of these videos were filmed at the same time, meaning that all these features were available back at 6.9. Or maybe they just wanted him to wear the same shirt years later. Hmm, maybe I’m going crazy from lack of sleep. ITS A CONSPIRACY!!!!
Every Monday I highlight free plugins new and old that are worth checking out. See all posts in the Free Plugin Of The Week Series.
The SynthMaker site has some excellent free (windows vst) plugins, examples of what you can create with SynthMaker. Anna is awesome, and Loop Drive looks very interesting, I’m going to have to try it out this week.
“SynthMaker is the ultimate sound synthesiser. Create your own instruments and effects to use in your music or to share with others. Learn about and experiment with sound synthesis and digital signal processing techniques. SynthMaker is an audio programming tool that allows anyone to create their own sounds, virtual instruments and effects without having to write any code. These instruments and effects can then be used for playing live via MIDI or as VST plugins for use in making music using any of the popular recording software.”
A band was due in a studio. It was midwinter, very cold and snowing. The bass player comes riding a bicycle, bass on his back and without a case. He comes in the studio, brushes most of the snow off the bass, plugs in and starts playing.We listen in horrified silence.After a while the engineer says, very politely: “Could you please tune up the bass, please?”The bass player gets angry. He puts down the bass and storms in the control room shouting: “I borrowed this bass from a guy who’s been playing bass for 30 years! Surely he knows more about having a bass in tune than you!”
The engineer looks like he’s carved out of marble. Without blinking an eye he says: “Maybe he didn’t use pre-tuned strings this time, then?”
Now the bass player gets all excited. “Pre-tuned strings! Wow! That would solve all my problems!”
The engineer points to the telephone: “Maybe you should order a set for your own bass too, then, while you’re at it.”
-Slabrock
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