The general sound and genre (partly) should be consistent throughout the album, in my opinion. Edit: Re-read the OP and saw that he didn't mention anything about putting together an album, my bad. But I think you should have some sort of consistency. Ideally you'd want people to go "Oh, I...
Not metal at all. They're pop rock/punk. I even consider bands like Blink 182 more metal than MCR. BFMV though is definitely metal. They're one of my guilty pleasures, as they write some REALLY catchy songs.
That's actually really impressive! Thievery Corporation is not bad, but needs a few more listens though. Kyoto Jazz Massive wasn't exactly what I'm looking for, I want a bit more ambient feel. Future Sound of London was pretty good. Reminds me of Orbital, Vibrasphere and that kind of stuff...
Awesome, absolutely awesome! Listening to them right now, and this definitely floats my boat, thanks :) Ah, how could I forget about Portishead. They have some great songs. Under Byen is rolling right now. I think I need to get more.. acquainted with them before I can figure out if I like...
I've always been kind of a curious fan of these genres. But a total lack of knowledge have made it difficult for me to discover anything significant. I'm looking for some accessible songs so I can start digging further by myself. To give you a hint at what direction I'm going for, I'm already...
Alanis Morisette deserves a mention, though I think I like mostly because of her songwriting abilities. I find Miri's voice to be very similar to Cristina Scabbia's, albeit a bit less powerful. YouTube - System Divide - (n)Ether KaRIN from Collide. YouTube - Collide - "Euphoria"...
Digitech distortion pedals have a dedicated output with a cab sim so you can connect a cable between the pedal and your computer and record direct. It sounds like shit, but you get what you pay for. This is also possible with a standard pedal, but the sound will get even more fizzy, I believe.
If you want a purely effects pedal I recommend the Boss GT-10, because the amp modeling is shit (well, not really, it's quite good actually, but anything with hi gain makes my ears bleed). It's a very flexible unit, and everything can basically be programmed to do whatever you see fit. It also...
I've tried messing around with it, but I can't get it to sound good. The distortion is even worse than the built in ones. Does anyone have any tips? I have zero knowledge about where stuff should be in the chain. Don't think I even saw an option to move the FX loop around.
I should've clarified. I'm using a headset because I don't have an amp (or rather, I don't have a cabinet for it), so I'm obviously talking about the effects loop of the GT-10. I want it there so I can control it with the pedals on my GT-10. Or else I'd have to have a very large and disfigured...
Right, so I recently bought a Boss GT-10. I did some research before buying it and I heard some people say that the distortion models are not very good, that they're very digital sounding and thin. I thought they were just tone snobs and that I wouldn't hear the difference that much. Boy was I...
I can personally confirm that the holes can get stretched and ruined even if you never take it off. The sheer weight of the guitar itself ruined the holes on my leather strap after a few years of use. But maybe it was just a shitty strap. I use this sort of strap locking mechanism, which...
Anybody? I'll throw in another song which makes use of this effect at the intro. Skrape - Waste Surely some of you must know what I'm talking about? O.o
At end of every bar in the intro of Zebrahead - Check It kinda sounds like there's some harmonic overtones added to a regular fretted note. I've been trying to figure out the effect for a long time now, as it's been used alot in modern (pop) rock.
I was there! Daath and Throwdown didn't do much for me. Never heard any of their stuff before and when you're at a concert with a band you don't have any experience with, all songs tend to sound the same. Unearth was great though. They're using alot more leads so it was easier for me to tell...