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    First full rock production (Nirvana cover) and introducing my home studio project Waytansea

    Hey everyone, after a long hiatus (haven't been producing anything since spring 2017!) here's a new full cover of mine and since I've been mostly covering acoustic ballads before, this is specifically my first full rock-oriented mix (with distorted guitars, programmed drums and all)...
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    • come as you are kurt cobain nirvana cover pod hd reaper waytansea
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    Help with Tama Iron Cobra loose beater head

    So the thing is, I apparently lost the bolt on the back of my Iron Cobra beater head which is supposed to adjust the beater head at an angle with respect to the beater itself, and fix it in place. Pic attached. The result is the beater head keeps turning backwards on itself while playing...
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    Looking for Keith Merrow Demisery tracking video

    Hey there, kind of an odd request. I remember seeing Merrow's guitars tracking video for his death metal side project Demisery (w/ Gord Olson, circa 2011?). It was so satisfying to watch for the great riffs and tone. Merrow deleted it from his channel a few years ago, I think after the end of...
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    • bernie rico jr death metal demisery diobolic5150 guitar tracking keith merrow merrow
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    • Forum: General Music Discussion
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    Pod HD: still can't get palm mutes to sound "right"

    Not posting in the Pod HD thread since it's been basically abandoned. So, it seems that after all these years of owning a Pod HD500, I can't get high gain tones to sound fully right in any possible way. The general tone is ok, but on single note stuff and especially on any kind of palm muted...
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    • pod hd pod hd 500 pod hd high gain pod hd palm muting
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    • Forum: Gear & Equipment
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    Advice for a Duncan bridge pup for a mahogany Schecter

    Referencing from this thread that was getting too dispersive: long story short, I have an all-mahogany (body, top, neck...quite a slab of dark wood!) plus ebony fingerboard Schecter C1. The guitar is very dense and with very little acoustic resonance, hence very dark. I once ordered a BKP...
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    Do you have to phase-check on virtual drums?

    Noob question, but the doubt just crossed my mind. Does one have to phase-check all the pieces of the kit in VST drums as well, or does a software kit come "assembled" with the correct phase relationships already, at least on average? Never thought about that before. I know I can always check...
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    • drum samples drum vst drums midi drums phase phase alignment phase check virtual drums
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    • Forum: Recording Studio
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    Music and production movies/documentaries

    Hi there, was uncertain if posting this here or in Rec Studio, move if needed. I love music and getting to see the creative process of artists as much as I love nerding about recording and producing techniques. So I was looking for any kind of music-related movie/documentary with the right...
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    Offering free non-professional mixing /drum programming for emerging artists

    Hi there, I’m a hobbyist musician with a passion for home recording and a small, amateur home studio. To gain experience, I’d be glad to offer free mixing /drum programming services, of course by online communication since I’m based in Italy. Given my free-of-charge proposal, I’d mainly cater...
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    • demo drum programming free mixing home recording pre production
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    • Forum: Musician Classifieds
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    Opinions on new Gene Hoglan DVD?

    Did any drummer here get to watch Gene's brand new DVD "The Atomic Clock: The Clock Strikes II"? I have the first "Atomic Clock" DVD and while the proposed exercises and anectodes are valuable, I found it lacking in performance material (Mechanism isn't surely Gene's top material for a metal...
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    • atomic clock atomic clock dvd death gene hoglan gene hoglan atomic clock gene hoglan death gene hoglan syl gene hoglan the clock strikes ii syl
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    • Forum: Drums & Percussion
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    Marshall Valvestate 8100, yay or nay?

    Hey there, as a 90s metal tone nostalgic and long time Death super fan, I'm used to an ongoing GAS for the above mentioned valvestate 8100, always fading and coming back from year to year since forever. Which leads me to the compulsive search for one every time it strikes. Internet pic for...
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    • chuck schuldiner marshall 8100 marshall valvestate solid state valvestate 8100
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    • Forum: Gear & Equipment
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    Music discussion: revisiting my opinion on Slipknot

    So, just for the sake of music discussion. Any Slipknot fan here? Or hater? Or sceptic? I personally handed Slipknot another chance after 10 years of hating on them and now it all clicked into place. Here's my impressions on my blog. Have your go at it...
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    Recording vocals with Pod HD500?

    Does anyone have advice on a vocal patch for recording for the Pod HD500? I actually just need advice on the gain and output ratio for the vintage pre more than anything, as I use a blank patch with just that. My mic pre hardware setting is at roughly 75% and have the +18 software switch...
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    First ever full home recording production. Spare some feedback (Brand New cover)

    So, one of my favourite ballads. First proper DAW recording. First ever vocal cover. First ever full production with mixing and mastering. Bunch of firsts there! Everything's been done at the best of my both poor present production skills and equipment, as a beginner. Also poor are my guitar...
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    • brand new guitar cover home recording play crack the sky vocal cover
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    • Forum: Recording Studio
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    Advice on the actual tracking of acoustic guitars

    Hey everyone. So, this question is stupid but I'd like to hear your approach. How do you go about tracking strummed acoustics, and specifically doubling them? I'm at my 2nd ever home studio production and I'm just getting my feet wet with some ballad covers (also easier to mix and master) but...
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    First Reaper master ever: mp3 export clipping

    Hey guys, finally closing my first full home recording production ever, basically a whole big pilot test. I'll probably let you hear the final product, it's a cover. On to the meat: I made a quick essential mastering phase (eq, comp, multicomp, limiter). All ok up to limiting. I had a -1db...
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    Rethinking my pickup sets: tales of compression, output, and incoming dad-ism

    Hey everyone. Kind of a tone chase \ general debate \ advice thread here. I'm currently rethinking my present pickup sets. I own two guitars: a Schecter C1 and a Squier strat, which I modded HSS. Point is: maybe I'm just getting older, but I noticed I'm striving for a less and less compressed...
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    My personal tutorial for Windows 10 privacy and performance mods

    Hey guys As many others did, after suffering from a forced Win10 install by Microsoft last June, I modded my Windows 10 system to gain the best privacy and performance capabilities. As I'm Italian and there were no such online tutorials at the time, I decided to contribute and craft an italian...
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    Drumming equivalent to Troy Grady's "Cracking The Code"?

    Feel free to move this in general music discussion if that's the case. Just wondering on the existence on some drumming-based equivalent of Troy Grady's "Cracking The Code" series. https://www.youtube.com/user/troygrady/videos I really admire the guy for the incredible amount of work, analysis...
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    "Full videos" guitar clinics \ masterclasses \ instructional stuff on YT

    Hey guys, As I enjoy noodling on the drums as well, I was thinking of how great of a resource Drumeo was for its free 1h VIP instructional videos on YT. So I was like: does anything comparable exist for guitar? Like a channel with free "official" long lessons? On the other hand, speaking of...
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    Currently on a "vocalists" kick. Favorite vocalists thread maybe?

    Hey guys, so these days I'm apparently caring more for vocals than for the instrumental. I want to broaden my knowledge of talented vocalists \ singers \ screamers, whatever. I'm looking for musical minds who can deliver tasty vocal lines, and\or who have an overall "artistic" vision or...


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