Stressing the Importance of the Source and Minimal Gear

[lolzgreg]

This is a sample that I A/B'd with an Underoath song "Breathing in a new Mentality" off of "Lost in the Sound of Seperation."

I think that this is a pretty good "cover" (despite the lack of vocals) to illustrate the fact that GOOD SOURCES are the key to a good sounding recording:

Interface: Presonus Inspire ($150)
Microphone and Cable: Shure SM 58 and no-name brand cable ($100)

Well, that's my recording chain.

Gear:

SX Jazz Bass Copy ($179)
Ibanez Joe Satriani with a Dimebucker ($350 used)
Revalver MK III (Bassman Setting for Bass)
Peavey 5150 II through 5150 Cab ($1799)<-- the guitar amp makes it or breaks it, folks.
Superior Drummer 2.0 for overheads-
Steven Slate Samples for drums.

No fancy mixing tricks here people, just a little parallel compression and transient filters for the drums.

Tell me what you think.

-Greg

[lolzgreg]

Anyone, comments?

-Greg

[brandondrury]

Sounds bad ass, dude!

Well done!!!

Brandon

[magno]

It scared the cat.
I liked it.

[lolzgreg]

Originally Posted by brandondrury

Sounds bad ass, dude!

Well done!!!

Brandon

Thanks so much! Now I just need to get all my recordings to sound like this

I think I need to bus the guitars and use a stereo widener in conjunction with the original track to open them up more.

How could I improve this though?

[lolzgreg]

Originally Posted by magno

It scared the cat.
I liked it.

This is good news. XD

-Greg

[Sloop]

I agree, Quality in first!! Regardless of the style of music.

Here is a piece I recorded of our local symphony with a guest pianist.

3 microphones.. direct to CD..

[guitargod09]

Originally Posted by Sloop

I agree, Quality in first!! Regardless of the style of music.

Here is a piece I recorded of our local symphony with a guest pianist.

3 microphones.. direct to CD..

What mics were used and on what sources? wow this sounds amazing for 3 mics. great example! beautiful

[PeterPav]

I think it sounds exactly like the equipment you have, a 1700 dollar guitar amp is hardly saying "look what I did on the cheap". If I heard a female voice clear as a bell, and you said "this was done with a 60$ microphone, using a 14$ soundblaster card" I'd get your point.

[lolzgreg]

Originally Posted by PeterPav

I think it sounds exactly like the equipment you have, a 1700 dollar guitar amp is hardly saying "look what I did on the cheap". If I heard a female voice clear as a bell, and you said "this was done with a 60$ microphone, using a 14$ soundblaster card" I'd get your point.

This "shoot-out" was about THE SOURCE. This was my point exactly: If you put a $100 mic through a $150 interface micing a $1700 halfstack, its going to sound great. If you mic a $100 amp through a $1700 microphone and a $1700 dollar interface its going to sound like a radioshack amp. I'm arguing that what REALLY matters is whats in front of the microphone, not what preamp, AD/DA converter or microphone (assuming it's not a total piece of shit) you're using. The entire recording signal chain used was under $300.


-Greg