Waves GTR Solo on Drums, Synths & Vocals. from wiretotheear on Vimeo.
My friend Tal Shoshani at Waves asked me to take a closer look at GTR Solo and their large metal hardware unit GTR Ground. In the video above I discover I like GTR quite a lot. I run GTR through a few Roland TR-606 patterns, a synth line and my voice. Next week I will bring the GTR Ground to Mark Ephraim’s studio and let some real guitarist’s at it.
For more info: wavesgtr.com
This entry was written by , posted on February 22, 2009 at 1:46 pm, filed under plug-ins and tagged amp, Distortion, GTR, Tal Shoshani, Waves. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
D16’s Drumazon and Devastator. from wiretotheear on Vimeo.
Here is a screencast I put together showing a few features of D16’s incredible Roland TR-909 emulator Drumazon and their new distortion plug-in Devastor. I really like both of these. After watching the video I encourage you to head over to the D16 website and download the demos.
I’ve owned a real Roland TR-909 for many years. In fact I bought mine from Chaka Kahn! I can honestly say Drumazon is a better replacement. It’s a joy to use and you get all the nicesties of software (presets). You also get features a real 909 doesn’t have like random and automation. When you add a quality multiband distortion unit like Devastor to it you can’t help but smile. This is audio software at its best.
Do you own any of D16’s products?
This entry was written by , posted on May 5, 2008 at 12:24 am, filed under plug-ins, video and tagged d16, Devastator, Distortion, drum machine, Drumazon, random, Roland TR-909, sequencer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Here’s a technique I use on almost every song I record. This step gives me a helping hand in making transitions in the arrangement work. It also can add drama at the end of an important verse. I have a few names for this tactic including the Kickverb, Kickboom and the awesome Thunderverb!
Take the kick drum you are using throughout the track and isolate one hit. Make a new audio track and place the single kick drum on it. Don’t forget to render your kick first if you had some effects on it like compression or EQ. Once on its own channel insert a reverb. I usually go for Alitverb convolution reverb or the Korg MDE-X multi-effect which comes with the Korg Legacy collection. Both those reverbs have colors to them. Next, I render a single kick going through a wash of reverb. Do several bounces with different kinds of reverbs. You end up with Kickverb1, Kickverb2 and so forth. If your song calls for it insert a distortion plug-in after the reverb. This gives you a dirty decaying sound. My favorite distortion plug-ins are Izotope’s Trash and Ohm Force’s Ohmicide. Another thing to try is pitching your rendered kickverb down.
I usually create my Kickverbs after the general arrangement is finished. Then, I place them strategically throughout the timeline. Two places they fit include at the beggining of the chorus and in the verse after you say something shocking or important. You can also start and finish the song with them.
Some other things that maybe obvious that you can do is reverse the Kickverb. Place that “Reverse Kickverb” before the chorus comes in to build up tension. Of course you don’t have to stick to the Kickverb at all because real thunder and explosion samples will also work.
photo credit: caddymob
This entry was written by , posted on November 23, 2007 at 12:58 pm, filed under plug-ins, song writing, sounds and tagged Altiverb, Distortion, izotope, Korg, Ohmicide, reverb. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
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