IShred4Life

I thought about it, but was kinda wary of what the quality would be.

8 Layered version https://soundcloud.com/ishred4life/8layer

I have not, I will now though, once I figure out how to use it properly. The EQ improved the sound of the track A LOT. I literally took the original drum track, added a nice Bass EQ, and copy/pasted the tracks to thicken the sound. 4 Layers of the same track. However now I have an 8 layered version that sounds better. When we placed the mic, we tried a multitude of spots. It was a tad above the two bass drums and pushed back a little. When we tried placing it lower the bass drums became overpowered and muddy sounding.

I used to use just Ernie Balls, started with Regular Slinky and then when to Skinny Top, Heavy Bottom or whatever its called, Occasionally use the Ernie Ball Cobalt's as well. For a short time I used the GHS Dave Mustaine signatures. Those were amazing strings. 5 bucks a pop on Musicians Friend. Worked great for my purposes. For the past few months however Ive been using the Dunlop Heavy Core's. I love the sound and the tension is great for everything except the 3 highest strings. Its a tad too thick on that end for me, but anytime I go lighter than 10, 13, 17, My strings go out of tune any time I bend. I don't know what the hell is going on. Its not just on one guitar either so I mean. My primary axe is a ESP LTD V-300 Cheers Zack

Yeah I EQ'd it a tad. After posting originally I figured out how to add a decent Bass Equalizer to it, so I did

This is somewhat a follow up to my previous topic in this section of the forums, but covers a different subject in a way, that and figured more people would look if I started a new topic. Been using Studio One 2 Artist edition. As stated before, money is tight and only had one mic to record my entire eight piece drum set, got decent results but wasn't thick enough of a sound. So I made four layers of the set. Tell me what you guys think. I have guitar and bass for this, but separated the drum track to really tell what's going on. And also, I don't have as many cymbals as I would like, hence the over use of the crash cymbal. XD https://soundcloud.com/ishred4life/4layerdrumdemo2effectreupload Also, It feels like it needs more of a heaviness to it, yet Im still trying to figure out how to mix properly. Its a learn as you go thing I guess. Cheers Zack

If there was more clarity to the notes and a bigger contrast in dynamics or even tempo itd be sweet. Great player Not so Great Solo Zack

I do have a DAW, what we did originally was just record the drum beat separately on its own (We didn't use met because our drummer had to leave rehearsal early) and once we had a nice enough drum track we just recorded the guitars over it. (Honestly I thought the guitar and bass lines were sloppy takes, but I got out voted to redo them for just the demo XD) Vocals had to wait because our vocalists voice was acting up a tad. So I'll probably end up doing what you said and mix them separately. Additionally Ive been doing research in the digital drum department as well. Found some program called Addictive Drums, looks interesting. As for separate mics, what mic would you suggest? A condenser mic or an acoustic mic? That way I know exactly what would be best to pick up. Thanks for all the help, Zack

Here's a rough recording we did. Ive never recorded anything but guitar before so please excuse the sloppiness as I am new to audio mixing and recording and this is just meant to be a demo to test everything out. It sounds a lot better with the proper speakers in person XD https://soundcloud.com/ishred4life/psongreupload I still cant get the stupid sound cloud player in my posts. Tried pasting the url, share link, and embed texts. I don't know why it's not showing. Cheers, Zack

Will do. Thank

Rehearsal going on as we speak. We played around with it and found a decent way to record it until we have more funds. I'll post a recording we did on here later tonight. Cheers, Zack

Crap I apologize, I got my fingerings messed up. How embarrassing... And my knowledge of scales and theory is very mixed. I apologize for any confusion. Thanks for the help and Ive been working on it a lot Zack

Remembering Sunday - All Time Low https://youtu.be/ccKV1X9uyP4

Hey guys, Zack here, So my band is coming over for rehearsal tomorrow and Im pretty pumped. But I've run into a slight hitch. I own a full 8 piece sound percussion drum set, but I don't have an amazing way to record it. The recording gear I use is an AudioBox USB 2x2 system that came preloaded with Studio One 2 Artist, It works great with my guitar and vocal recording, but what I could find digitally in the drum department was less than savory.. Alternativly, I do have a mic I can record with and worst case scenario just record the whole set with one mic by adjusting the mic placement. But I have not yet tested that theory out yet nor am I positive it will work. And I don't really have the cash to purchase digital drum sounds that sound great and I don't know of a place I can download free ones that sound good. Does anyone have an Idea of what I should or could do? Any and all suggestions appreciated. If there was already a topic on this and I overlooked it I apologize. But I figured it would be best to post my own new topic. And if anyone needs to know we play metal and different things like that. I just need a thick, heavy, classic drum sound if I were to do it digitally. That and I have no experience using digital drum machines or drum machines in general. Thanks in advance, Zack

I just don't want to start any bad habits. Im the kind of person that if its explained to me how to do something I can perfect it in a day after several hours. But that's a good way to look at it. Thanks!