Thunderstruck - ACDC

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well again, what do you think??

Poor quality on myspace, due to myspace compression, and the vocals are low in the mix for a reason!

myspace.com/goodfellasuk

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Listen Loud Please :)
 
Wack some reverb on the "waaahh" vocals at the start, and have some backing vocals support it.
The vocalist has got the main vocals pretty spot on though ;)
Nice clean guitar playing, good sound - what distortion/amp are you using for it?
It'll definitely sound better when you get a real drumtrack recording.

Sorry for the strange post - was putting comments down whilst I'm listening (used to doing it being a student lol).
 
Maccy said:
Wack some reverb on the "waaahh" vocals at the start, and have some backing vocals support it.
The vocalist has got the main vocals pretty spot on though ;)
Nice clean guitar playing, good sound - what distortion/amp are you using for it?
It'll definitely sound better when you get a real drumtrack recording.

Sorry for the strange post - was putting comments down whilst I'm listening (used to doing it being a student lol).
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Were not aiming for a real drumtrack as of yet, its not entirely noticeable its for agency work.
 
Achieving a drum sound thats better than ezdrummer is no easy task. The sample library it uses would have been recorded using the most expensive preamps, compressors, microphones on the market. Unless you have that kind of money, the toontrack products are more than sufficient. If you want humanisation, you can use ddrum triggers, hook them up to a real kit, which in turn can trigger the Vsti. This will give you that "no so perfect" timing of a real drummer. If you want a more natural but still consistent sound, use a program called drumagog, this can blend a recorded sample of a bands kit, with the vsti. <Rant over>
 
I_Am_Vengeance said:
Achieving a drum sound thats better than ezdrummer is no easy task. The sample library it uses would have been recorded using the most expensive preamps, compressors, microphones on the market. Unless you have that kind of money, the toontrack products are more than sufficient. If you want humanisation, you can use ddrum triggers, hook them up to a real kit, which in turn can trigger the Vsti. This will give you that "no so perfect" timing of a real drummer. If you want a more natural but still consistent sound, use a program called drumagog, this can blend a recorded sample of a bands kit, with the vsti. <Rant over>
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for the simple fact i cant be bothered to go through tedious process of the drumkit setup especially with transporting and not currently having room for it, i think what were using does the job.
 
Hey, i'm not knocking you, i think you made the right choice completely. It is a completely laborious process, and finding a suitable room is a nightmare. Even after recording the real thing, it's extremely difficult to achieve a drum sound on par with what you've used in these tracks. It is and always will be the hardest thing to record, and you need lots of money and experience to do it well.

Like the song btw, feel sorry for the guy doing lead gits. :p
 
I_Am_Vengeance said:
Hey, i'm not knocking you, i think you made the right choice completely. It is a completely laborious process, and finding a suitable room is a nightmare. Even after recording the real thing, it's extremely difficult to achieve a drum sound on par with what you've used in these tracks. It is and always will be the hardest thing to record, and you need lots of money and experience to do it well.

Like the song btw, feel sorry for the guy doing lead gits. :p
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think the lead guitars came out ok? no chopping and pasting, he did it all in full takes.
 
Yeah, they came out well, it's just that the lead in thunderstruck tires on the arms, is all. Good to do things in full takes, drop ins can sound weird and unnatural. Was it the line out at the back of the Marshall? Or did you mic a cab? If so, what mic? Also, what speaker type? Or cab model e.t.c heh...
 
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I_Am_Vengeance said:
Yeah, they came out well, it's just that the lead in thunderstruck tires on the arms, is all. Good to do things in full takes, drop ins can sound weird and unnatural. Was it the line out at the back of the Marshall? Or did you mic a cab? If so, what mic? Also, what speaker type? Or cab model e.t.c heh...
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Haha dont want to give too much away used a GT6 DI'd into Mbox 2 Pro
 
Ah, if it was mic'ed i would have been jealous. It had a nice direct sound, not always easy to achieve when mic'ing. I just assumed it was the Marshall in the myspace pic. I'm not all to familiar with Boss distortion. Sounds as good as any Marshall i've played through, including most of their valve amps. :p
 
Sorted out now, quality isnt poor anymore, got it bounced from protools as mp3, the machine was playing up last night, have a re-listen see what ya think, also remixed it and mastered it.
 
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