FREE Metal Guitar Tone 2021 - I can't believe that this is free.

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Today we'll be checking out a completely free metal guitar tone. This tone works great for djent and modern metal stuff such as Periphery, Northlane, Erra, Meshuggah, Monuments and many more.
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[@KeyanHoushmandLive]

Thank you for watching! Remember to leave a comment asking me a question for the 25k Subscriber Q&A special!

[@laufey8001]

How do you make instruments to stick together (glue) so well with each other in a mix? I know it's probably eq related but I wanna know if there's anything else you could say about it.

[@RebelKicks-mn4kc]

Camilo Hernandez I know you’re asking Keyan specifically, but I feel like I have a decent opinion on this. For me, what makes them glue together is actually everything before I mix. I make sure my signal going into my interface or amp is as clean as possible, I make sure my parts are recorded as perfectly as I can record them, and I always make sure my tones sound good on their own. Good arrangement helps as well. You could have the best tones in the world but the parts need to fit together. Those things will get you 90% of the way there. The mixing part is just the fine tuning tool if that makes sense

[@ErebosGR]

LOL Was that a late April Fool's joke? Because Amped Roots came out exactly a year ago. You've been busy shilling premium plugins that you've missed all the amazing free amp sims of 2020.

[@sangeetsing128]

Hey keyan, you do a tremendous job of teaching us so many things. However, could you also tell us more about making tones if you have a low end guitar and not guitars like you have. Like a high end guitar you know😅

[@apothecide.1]

Question for QA video: do you ever think of starting a band or maybe just making some solo music?

[@tylorkenniston1192]

For those of you less than morally inclined, Reaper doesn’t stop working after the “60 Day Evaluation” is over, it just reminds you they’d like some money for their hard work developing one of the best and most affordable DAW’s in the game.

[@lucash653]

Man, if only we could see these riffs in a band setting IRL.

[@KeyanHoushmandLive]

Never say never

[@adrianamorphous]

Why couldn't you‽

[@xcvd2534]

@@KeyanHoushmandLive Well

[@Vishnu-xn4vx]

@@xcvd2534 dream came true

[@JoseFlores-be8bw]

This dude is just waiting for the day when periphery need a new guitarist

[@timscottgroove9502]

Well he's definitely good enough thats for true

[@Koke_Cola]

6:07 that riff brooooo !!! oooomgg is amazing

[@kingnary9th688]

it’s Coven by Thornhill

[@Koke_Cola]

@@kingnary9th688 thanks mate 😁

[@deandagner]

Dude, that demo track was sooooooo tasty. It's crazy all the feels in just that short bit of time.. Well done, mate!

[@bryce1073]

Seeing Keyan go all in when he plays big chords will never not bring a smile to my face.

[@steveisabella8268]

I just wanted to say thank you for putting this kind of content out, ive been playing guitar for a long time now and its gotten stale since i had been in a band, and ive just wanted to write music and these videos have been a massive help when it comes to learning how to use my software. I appreciate the videos a lot! Also youre a killer guitarist.

[@DoveSimon]

It's fantastic to see your channel growing, but it baffles me as to why it's not happening faster. This is seriously some of the best guitar-focused content on you tube. Thank you Keyan!

[@GaboGtr]

This is the type of channel that you hit the like button without even having seen the video

[@calebmolenda9588]

Thank you so much for this video! Been looking for exactly this.

[@ScttSt_vocals]

So much energy in guitar playing. So cool!!

[@ericgibb6701]

dude you always come through with the best content and links to gear! thanks man!

[@danielpowers4787]

thanks so much for posting!!

[@dyrvith8670]

Loved the tone! Nice video

[@tribaku1]

Looking forward to this 🤘

[@alexlawson2750]

Always such quality content, man. I just finished building a guitar this weekend and I was struggling to find a decent tone to go with the P90s I put in it. This tone actually sounds really nice with just a couple minor adjustments to the EQ and the brightness on the drive pedal. I love trying out the tones you recommend! Thanks so much for all your hard work!

[@hados1853]

Wow I hadn't realised how much you're riffing style has influenced mine until now haha. I've been finding myself using the same kind of rhythms a lot (mostly by accident). Great stuff!!

[@308media74]

Thanks K Man !!! 🤘

[@DudesCover]

Thanks for making this vid! 🤟

[@Nils0o]

great as always! Really nice vid. cutting 👍💪

[@nash_pacan]

Thank you Keyan so much , you helped me a lot with the sound setup , this is my first preset ! The video is useful even for those who are not strong in English, I am one of them! Good luck in your new endeavors !

[@dimerocks123]

Your riffs always slap.

[@frantiseksvarc1672]

This is pretty great sound for all free plugins! Also, sounds killer in the mix.

[@luanventura6569]

Insane riffing. You could make a video or playlist with just these short songs you play in the begging of the reviews. Congrats.

[@CalvinYiChen]

second? lol! anyway, looking forward to this! Your NDSP Soldano presets are awesome!! Thanks for the presets!!

[@dannyalaniz7387]

Bro I trust you completely. My tone for everything that i do is either Bias Fx 2 and now the new Soldano plugin and I use your presets untouched. 🤘🏽keep it up!

[@mukherjee22]

Bro, I would love to hear a complete song based on what you just showed us!! MIND-BLOWING

[@aleksandarmatovic8794]

Keyan buddy, Thank you for this video. I finally found my favorite guitar tone. \m/

[@Aaronitouse]

Amazing video!

[@KieranGiles]

Absolute banger of a riff.

[@HubertX15]

Good tone!

[@gioelevio1626]

That IR sounds killer with the 5034🚀. I didn’t find the right IR for that amp until today, thanks🤘🏻

[@Ujaric]

Great video man! thank you, now we need to know how to complete that sound, I mean the mix, the bass, the drums...

[@KingRoChi]

Beautiful demo song

[@InsightCloud]

Great peace of music. These free plugins just show that in a lot of cases what most matters is your ears, taste and habiliteis to proper dial and mix all of it. Of course there are amazing paid plugins and I’m not questioning this.

[@PapaRainYT]

I have to say, I just got an interface where I'm finally trying to adjust myself to ACTUALLY recording myself as opposed to having someone record me... Your channel has helped me tremendously when it comes to finding some of these neat free plugins for guitars.. and watching your videos makes me realize how bad I need to change my fucking strings lmao... Cheers man. Absolute love your content.

[@pdrkny]

I have bias fx2 and I use it more for the effects itself like ambience but sometimes I realise that there are loads of good distortion tones for free, like this one and also the emissary, I also saw your video how to get good tones in bias fx2 and it helped me a lot :)... today is so easy to get good tones but also is so hard to buy every single one hahaha. Greetings from Brazil buddy

[@justevan877]

When do we get a band with you and Joao?

[@orkus53]

Yeees, great video.

[@alessandrobonci9675]

Top tone ! thank

[@alessandrobonci9675]

the stock cab is also good

[@EruditionBand]

Thanks fam sounds great. No questions really

[@mardvkmedia3159]

cool riffs and chuggy tonesssss!! not usually a big fan of jackson, but that thing of yours is just beautiful. u should take a look at the djent god by amped and the black rooster audio cypress

[@shane4796]

What a fitting choice of jumper...

[@KeyanHoushmandLive]

It's so comfy

[@FutureGuitarGod]

that noise gate is a good tip. I forgot I could set that up to repair my weakened signal and high gain pickups.

[@sartajhanspal5604]

holy fuck bro the sheer energy outburst at 2:13 in that riff

[@dovegrunt]

Your doing exactly what i do pedal vst into amp sim into ir loader and in fl studio

[@marcoabyss]

i totally forgot that i downloaded TDR Nova months ago and still haven't used it. thanks for reminding me \m/

[@AaronCatling]

Cant believe i havent subbed already , myy badddd

[@domigrin4886]

I love your videos

[@FutureGuitarGod]

thanks for making this video I will be sure to try out the tones for myself they may sound bad cause I'm using a strat currently.

[@KRayxKodessA]

Forget the tone, that's a SICK riff dude.

[@leonardoignaciorodriguezga9667]

My man finally checked out the Dr. Drive

[@rango14994]

12:28 Gungrave

[@raythksdikks7]

T H E riff

[@reljapesic988]

That gungrave riff🤘🤘

[@TomSGao]

The demo song he did in the beginning song rocked hard

[@robylucker7016]

I loved

[@benskurbe]

Bruh you nailed misha mansoors tone with free plugins oh my days

[@ImDatOoz]

godayum that song was CRISP !!! reminded me of Novelists

[@attilabalaton981]

That thing at 2:13 got me misty eyed and that hasn't happened since I heard Toska - Abomasum for the first time.

[@deathmetalglenn]

Been using the free Ignite plugin for my home demos/writing with a tube screamer plugin, just gave the roots a try in combo with this precision drive emulator. THANK YOU for this video good sir! instantly I'm able to sculpt a far more articulated chunky ass tone, the built in gate in the drive with the gate on the roots pedal board was just what i needed to deal with this old as hell terribly old noisey ass apartment n its shitty old ass electrics!

[@AlaaImam]

Appreciate these types of tone videos! Q: How long have you been playing guitar?

[@xsonicassassinx]

"the dr drive didn't sound anything like the pre--" "and when i did an A/B i found i needed an EQ to get it right" "I--- alright"

[@ConspiracyToCommitX]

Hey Kenyan, always great stuff… just wanted to let you know that KZbin is Overlaying Caption Text that says “Hi my name is Ken Fishman…”😂

[@kevroyo]

Good god that Gungrave riff is just too damn filthy.

[@LeviJules]

Hey! First off, i love your channel! Love watching how you do things and how you play! Second, my question! When finalizing your mixes, how do you regularly go about setting your levels before hitting your master bus with compression, eq, etc? I've been having issues with my levels and how my mixes end up sounding because i'm a bit hearing impaired :') Thanks in advance!

[@rodelrak]

tasty riffs

[@justevan877]

25k Question! When can we plan on getting some original music from you 🥺

[@kistophe]

Great video again dude. Here's my question....what is your video and vocal setup for your videos? How do you edit your footage and mix your vocals? Cheers

[@romeogolfbravo]

Mate! I’d love to get a rundown of your computer and interface setup. I’ve got a MacBook and need a lesson or 2 on the setup!

[@ieatyoulol]

here from Joao's podcast!

[@momentbracholcaczas3561]

Man your playing is sick! How you developed your own style?

[@kennethsmith5383]

A fun surprise is that the modern drive end of the blue cat free amp can replace the amped roots.

[@rahimovruslan1]

For amp section may use lepou. Old but gold

[@ScttSt_vocals]

What's your go to oractice routine amd what exercises did you use to develop new skills, like more progressive tapping, maybe some fancy lead work? Oh, yeah, btw, would be good to know weather you can slapp or sweep

[@camfre4k]

First off, thank you so much for doing this, I learn a lot from you ! I just downloaded these exact plugins and did what you said. It defiently sounds better that the amps I used before. BUT I've been struggling for sooo long to get a decent tone out of my guitar. Still when I try to groove to a drumbeat it sounds muffled and doesn't fit. I have a theory about it might not be the plugins or my signal, but my guitar. I use a stratocaster mexican. I know that's not an ideal guitar for metal. I've tried everything so I might need to get a new guitar before I can play rock music. It would be cool if you one day showed exactly how you mix your guitars so it fits with the drums and in the mix.

[@GrayKeyboard]

stratocasters are fine for metal even single coils don't sound terrible the issue is probably somewhere else lol

[@Rushtallica]

2 possible things I can think of right away: 1) When I plug my guitar directly into my audio interface, it doesn't sound as good as when I either plug into a tubescreamer or another pedal that is NOT true bypass and that has a good buffer -- even if I don't turn the pedal on -- or if I plug into a D.I. (a direct box). I got a cheap Livewire active direct box, something like $50 new at the local Guitar Center, and it makes a noticeable difference when plugging into that and then into the sound card. 2) I have a MiM strat from 2008 that has a humbucker and 2 single coils, and it's fine for metal. But if the bridge pickup is also a single coild and you want a hotter pickup, it can be replaced by either swapping out the single coil to something like the Seymour Duncan JB Jr (I put one in a different strat guitar), which is a single coil-sized humbucker that sounds great IMO, or you could take the pickguard off and make sure the guitar is routed to have space to fit a humbucker (I'm pretty sure the MiM strats likely all are able to). Then you could change the pickguard and add a full size humbucker in the bridge, wired in with the single coils. Anyway, IMO because you say it sounds muffled, I think the first thing I mentioned might be the root cause, as strat single coils tend to be bright instead of muffled. And making sure to turn the overdrive pedal plugin on. A last thing; sometimes you need to adjust the input on the audio interface. It might help to turn the gain up enough where it's slightly clipping occasionally when playing hard.

[@funkaforfan]

This video is fantastic but MAN there is a lot of 4k in that tone.

[@silverseedtom]

Epic riffs as usual. Is your 7 string in drop A?

[@GlennWDavisII]

Searching for the best monitors to play through. Without breaking the bank. Any suggestions? Great video BTW. New subscriber

[@eduardarrazola8960]

Killer tone man! But i'm having trouble installing the NadIr. I just started Messing with plugins in general.

[@Balesz36]

What’s the problem exactly? And DAW are you using?

[@eduardarrazola8960]

@@Balesz36 So the problem was that nadir is part of a free bundle where you get the emissary amp and something else but I didn’t know that back then. I watched another video on how to install the nadir and figured ir out so I managed to get the same tone to work properly. Thanks for asking! Edit: I use Reaper atm

[@pingukid726]

if you had to pick another instrument to play what would it be

[@KM-tv5km]

Will you do a video on THALL?? Pleaseeee

[@69novaguy91]

AWESOME Big time .... What are you using to get your Dum Tracks ?

[@ieatyoulol]

hey Keyan im wondering how do you go about programming your drums for those riffs? can you reccomend any good free or cheap drum sample packs?

[@nikitasavcenko3666]

Commenting for you

[@iharshumilouski8520]

Amazing video! Can someone explain what is the source of such soft and bright high notes? Pickups? I’ve got schecter hellraiser c1 with emg 81/89. Is it possible to make such soft high sound? Or I need to change pickups? I just see lots of videos about the tone, but don’t see videos about explaining why your guitar even without anything sound such great. Help, pls

[@cameronneal4]

I downloaded all of the plugins and have everything working except that the Nadir plugin won't load your impulse response file. Is there something to fix that? Also, I'm so glad I found your channel! I have been trying to find guitar tones like this for a long time but I don't know anything. Haha!

[@Chaosweaver-1]

Can you recommend a good 7 string for your style of playing. Been using custom 24 prs forever, in the market for something heavier.

[@AKAJACE1337]

Hey man, what string gauge do you use? and what would you recomend for a 7 string Drop A, I have 11-64 and its not tight enough thank you so much

[@GaijinMo]

Is there a difference between adjusting the "output" in an amp sim and the "gain" slider in NadIR?

[@GrootGuitar]

Stellar tone aside, the composition of the riff is absolute choice.

[@czar7717]

That riff was from Riff Wars 2 :D

[@SlimVans]

Hey,man! What string gauge do you use for 7 string? ( 25.5 scale) Tnx!

[@CarrionSmile]

I’ve been struggling so much to dial in a good tone but going through your videos has helped. I still sound like ass compared to you tho. 😂

[@FutureGuitarGod]

do you have to add a standalone amp and hook it up to my air|8 if so do u have to mic the amp or do i use a virtual amp cabinet plugin?

[@crowdkillproductions.]

Do you know of a good program to create impulse responses? Is it easy to do?

[@oscar.leon003]

Hey what’s up bro really appreciate your videos. Did you put bare Knuckle 550k pots and and capacitor in your pro series juggernaut Ht6 with the ragnaroks? I see you have one upgrade it and I plan doing the same thing. But don’t know if those pots are really worth it.

[@jaredesker7348]

Dont know if this will help, but I am going to do the same thing with the ragnaroks but I'm gonna keep it stock for the first week and decide what upgrades it needs before I buy them (new nut, pots, Etc.)

[@edwinantony3370]

Little did we know this one is gonna become the monster “Pulse”.

[@k_miloam2429]

Awesome man, can you share this reaper template for details? I downloaded all plugins and i would like sound like you, regards from Costa Rica, Pura Vida!!

[@LT_Hayden]

this shit busin. What daw are you using