Competing with lolgreg

[ryanoliver]

Every time I listen to one of lolgregs tunes I get a little pissed off. He's got some mad skills and sexified, chunkarific tones (spell check is really pissed off at those two).

I took a break from proof reading to continue my search for awesome tone (sorry Brandon but you write like a fourth grader).

I tried some of the techniques Greg spoke of on his last entry and this is what I came up with. Give me some feedback people, is he some kind of god or can us mere mortals achieve greatness too.


*edit...well, I went and listened to greg's breaking benjamin cover and it was obvious that I uber failed. I'm cutting way to much mids. Fuck you lolgreg.

[TheJoker]

haha, I often feel the same way.
apart from the bit about having 'killer home recording' in my hands
but yeah, that tone sounds gooood. Especially at first, I was thinking I'd be more than happy with this but thought to hold out before forming an opinion. And yes, in the last half - when the lead comes in, I kinda changed my mind. It's some awesome tone but is it workable in a mix?

The chugging rythm guitar sounds awesome but as soon as another aspect is introduced (another guitar part)... it got a bit messy. I do mean 'a bit'. it's still sweet and you've obviously just thrown it together for example's sake, but i'd be interested to see how it sounded with a full band.

and without that HORRIBLE hi-hat.

[ryanoliver]

I went and added some mids but that changed the whole mix and I hate myself now... so I quit this ridiculous recording business.

Hey, weren't you doing some screamo vocals in the colab section? I'm still waiting to hear that.

[TheJoker]

Originally Posted by ryanoliver

o I quit this ridiculous recording business.

Probably a wise decision.

Hey, weren't you doing some screamo vocals in the colab section? I'm still waiting to hear that.

uh... I was?

I'll go check.

[ryanoliver]

I guess that was someone else, my bad.

apart from the bit about having 'killer home recording' in my hands

After reading the first few paragraphs of KHR, my life was forever changed. It added 60 lbs to my bench press, and made me more attractive. This morning I noticed that my penis was much larger and no longer leaned to the left.

Thanx Brandon, I owe you one.

[lolzgreg]

LOL I JUST SAW THIS THREAD.

I'm flattered. Listening to this mix, you've got this tone worked out a lot better for you than the one in the metal guitar wars contest. I would use this sucker as a template for that mix.

I suppose I've just practiced a lot when it comes to mixing, but I'm nowhere near as advanced as I WANT to be. My room is an issue in guitar recording. Its only a 12x15 and it's full of stuff, so I'm getting a lot of mud. I gotta get the cab out of this room and record some clips soon. I will admit I have quite the aresenal of gear to get the job done: The Tomato Farm Studio on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Videos

Regardless, keep it up guys. You'll all get to where you want to be if you keep on trying.