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Peavey 5150 / 6505 Settings + Samples
The Peavey 6505 / 5150 is one of the most famous amps for metal. That aggressive monster can be heard on many of the most famous metal releases from the last 20 years including Machine Head, Trivium, Bullet For My … Continue reading →
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Tagged 5150, 5150 settings, 6505, 6505 settings, metal, peavey, presets, recording, sound sample
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Free song of the upcoming kohatred album
We are currently recording the third release of my band kohatred, which will be called ‘Edge Of The Unknown’. Two weeks ago we finished the first track and decided to provide it FOR FREE! You can find the download link … Continue reading →
Line6 POD Metal Preset
Unforunately I was very busy in the last time and was not able to write new posts. But now I have taken some time to provide a really badass preset for your recordings. I have done it on the basis … Continue reading →
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Tagged guitar, Line6 Preset, metal, POD Preset, Presetz, recording, sound sample
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G12K-100 vs. V30
I’ve done a short comparison between these two speakers. The V 30 sits in a Engl Pro 412 and the G12K in a Diezel Custom 412 Cabinet. Mic was a SM57 and the amp an Dieze Herbert in channel 2 … Continue reading →
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Tagged 4x12, cabinet, diezel, g12k-100, herbert, metal, recording, SH-4, sound sample, v30
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SH-4 vs. EMG 81
Here you can hear a quick comparison of these two pickups. The Seymour Duncan SH-4 is in an ESP Horizon Custom and the EMG 81 in a Mayones Regius. The signal chain for this test was: Guitar -> OD808 -> … Continue reading →
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Tagged 4x12, EMG 81, engl. powerball, metal, pickup, SH-4, sound sample
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Fredman Micing
Today I did some tests for the recording of our new release and I tried the Fredman-Micing-Technique. The basic idea of this technique is to use two dynamic mics in front of one speaker. One of it on-axis and the … Continue reading →
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Tagged diezel, fredman, guitar, herbert, metal, mic placement, sound sample
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Mic Placement for Metal Guitar Recording
I’ve done a short video where you can hear and see the influence of the microphone position when micing an amp. I used an SM57 with three different angles: on-axis, half-off-axis and off-axis. Then I moved the mic before the … Continue reading →
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Tagged cabinet, diezel, herbert, metal, mic placement, recording, sound sample
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Metal Bass Sound
The bass guitar is the most underrated piece in heavy metal music. Probably this is the reason why only a few good bassists bustle around in this genre?! When I record a bass guitar for a heavy metal sound I … Continue reading →
Comparison of Drum-Plugins and Presets
Here are five sound samples of existing drum plug-ins. The track I used for this test is from the first KOHATRED album ‘feel the silence’ and is called PEACEFUL SLEEP. You can hear the full song here. The first three … Continue reading →