[Heavier7Strings] Arch Enemy - Nemesis (VST Cover)

[@shucklebug8094]

The leads definitely sound artificial but I'm actually blown away by the rhythm, especially with how well it handles palm mutes on the power chords. first vst I've seen that can actually chug.

[@Tremendouz]

Oh, this is quite old and bad, I've improved my lead programming quite a bit since haha. Yeah, H7S can definitely chug but it's not great at faster palm mutes (think of power metal)

[@shucklebug8094]

@@Tremendouz I'm wanting something I can throw some metalcore riffs together with when I can't access my guitar to see what it sounds like so I might grab this

[@Tremendouz]

@@shucklebug8094 If you want to try something free before committing to a purchase, Unreal Instruments Metal-GTX can sound decent. Definitely good enough for getting your ideas "on paper". My choice for ease of use would be Ample Sound's Metal Hellrazer or Eclipse.

[@ysse9065]

incredible vst

[@Tremendouz]

It really is.

[@sammpaul]

Wow. the rhythm guitars is so good. I wonder what amp did you use for this.

[@Tremendouz]

Thanks! My old project is broken because I've uninstalled some stuff but it seems I was using one of the internal amps in H7S but with external cab IR loaded into NadIR (my guess would be either GuitarHacks or Catharsis, both free)

[@sammpaul]

@@Tremendouz ok, I'd like to ask what you if Ample Metal Eclipse is still good at rhythm guitars

[@Tremendouz]

@@sammpaul Definitely. It doesnt have as aggressive chugs as some others but it's a great allround workhorse library

[@sammpaul]

@@Tremendouz Awesome. Glad to hear. I'd like to make a request. I'm not sure if you're willing to make some tutorials on how to make metal covers from scratch using Virtual plugins since there's not a lot of tutorials covering on how to do it, honestly.

[@Tremendouz]

@@sammpaul I will not be making videos of the full process because the other parts are already covered by other people (bass tones, drums, synthetizers, orchestral instruments) but I've been thinking of perhaps doing something that focuses on my process for realistic lead and rhythm parts plus perhaps some tone presets made with free plugins. However, the issue is that a lot of things work differently between Ample Sound and Shreddage guitars so for the tutorial to be more broadly useful I would have to make separate videos for both and that would be a lot of work that I would rather use for making more music. So, it might happen some day but I can't make any promises.

[@minionmuse8884]

how to automate the pitch bend, like this is the first time that i am unable to automate it unlike any other vst where also any idea how to wam it? i really need help and ive been looking on this for a very long time!!!! btw its amazing man

[@Tremendouz]

Thanks! I don't know what causes your problem, it's just normal pitch automation (pitch wheel). Automatic vibrato is made with aftertouch (channel pressure in Reaper) by default but you can reassign the functions to different CC as you wish (see the manual for more info)

[@minionmuse8884]

@@Tremendouz oh thanks for the vibrato too i some how figured out now! Ps:am trying ascend by thedooo

[@muhdfaiz7637]

Can u share the midi guitar files for this song?

[@Tremendouz]

There's really nothing special going on with the MIDI here, rhythm is just varying between palm mutes and sustains and lead uses some vibrato and bends here and there. You can find a guitar pro tab for the song (can be opened with the free Tuxguitar software), export it as MIDI and manually fix it in the DAW, that's pretty much what I did here (but this one is very rough and rushed)

[@alonsopalazuelos7599]

how do you convert guitar pro palm mutes into midi cc?

[@Tremendouz]

Either drop the velocity of the notes or use mod wheel depending on the palm muting mode you're using with H7S. It's not a direct conversion, I edited the MIDI manually.

[@darksoulmusic6042]

is it possible to bend the strings in the midi section?

[@Tremendouz]

I'm not sure what you mean but you can use pitch wheel to do pitch bends like with any other VST instrument.

[@gbeatsmacedonia]

how do u automate pitchwheel in flstudio??

[@Tremendouz]

Probably the same way as in any DAW? I don't use FL but in Reaper you can draw pitch automation in the MIDI CC lane.

[@gbeatsmacedonia]

@@Tremendouz cant find the modwhell name.. Guess its different on flstudio u click all things that can automate and find the specific than automate.. I dont see pitch nor modwheel.. Thx anyway

[@Tremendouz]

@@gbeatsmacedonia I'm sure there are a lot of FL Studio tutorials around. MusicLab (the maker of RealLPC etc.) has some guitar programming videos and they show how to do pitch bending but they seem to use modwheel instead of pitchwheel there. But the principle should be the same.

[@crystallica5340]

Wow very impressive! U have used different virtual guitars for examble heavier7strings, shreddage etc... which one is best for its prize in your opinion? Ja suomeksikin käy :D olisin ehkä lähiaikoina hankkimassa mutta kaipaisin kokemuksia :)

[@Tremendouz]

Thanks! Varmaan Ample Metal Eclipse alennusmyynnistä $89 olisi parhaiten hintansa väärti jos Drop C riittää. Helppo käyttää, sellainen jokapaikanhöylä ja sopii lead-kitaraksi paremmin kuin Shreddage mun mielestä. Mutta palm mutet ei aivan ole Shreddagen tasolla (vähän machine gun -efektiä mutta ei pahasti). Shreddage-sarjasta lemppari on varmaan IBZ mutta niissä kaikissa on vahvat puolensa: - alkuperäinen S2 on kaikista "tasaisin" joka paikassa mutta soundi kaipaisi hiukan enemmän särmää ettei puuroudu miksatessa - S2 SRPssä on eniten palm mute -variaatioita mutta se ei ole yhtä "tarkka" kuin S2 IBZ ja S2 eli joskus tulee vastaan oudonkuuloinen sämple joka pistää silmään - IBZ on aika tasainen suoriutuja, ehkä paras soundi rytmeihin (vaikka puuttuukin SRP:n kaikkein löysimmät palm mutet). Vähän turhan terävä soundi lead-kitarana mutta ei mitenkään surkea siihenkään Eli alkuperäinen S2 olisi varmaan paras jokapaikanhöylä, aika lailla kilpailee IBZ:n kanssa lempparin paikasta. Mutta kannaattaa kuunnella demot tarkkaan. Ja sitten vielä Shreddage Classic (lisäosa mihin tahansa S2:een), tosi hyvät palm mutet power-metal -rytmeihin, tosi laadukkaat samplet. Suosittelen ostamaan samaan syssyyn jos päädyt johonkin Shreddage 2:een (ja lähtee halvalla alesta). Kaiken kaikkiaan parasta oottaa alennusmyyntejä jos raha on tiukassa. Nämä H7S-tyypit on kai julkaisemassa uuden 10-kielisen tässä kuussa, on varmaan vähän hintava mutta hyvällä tuurilla saattaa olla markkinoiden paras. H7S on upea lead-kitara mutta rytmit kuulostaa vähän puhdittomilta. Tulipa aikamoinen kirja kirjoitettua tähän. Tosi vaikea valita lempparia mutta mikä tahansa näistä on varmaan paljon monipuolisempi kuin se mitä nyt käytät.

[@crystallica5340]

@@Tremendouz varmasti on! Ja kiitos paljon, rupeen kattelee kriittisellä silmällä näitä ehdottelemiasi ja odottelen toki niitä aleja :D kiitos tosiaan vaivannäöst!

[@Tremendouz]

Eipä mitään!

[@crystallica5340]

@@Tremendouz päätin nyt ostaa tuon ample metal eclipsen siihen sadan euron hintaan, vielä kysyisin että mitä pluginsei käytät tuon ame kanssa? Anteeksi häirintä mutta handlaat selvästi homman ja mukava on vinkkei saada :D

[@Tremendouz]

Aika lailla Mercuriall TSC-1 -> Ignite Amps Emissary -> NadIR + GuitarHacks IR -> EQ (high-pass jossain 80-100 Hz) kuulostaa jo aika hyvältä ns. out of the box. Löytyy paljon videoita samasta prosessista kun etsii "free metal tone" tai vastaavaa.

[@berserker2551]

Like just for use Reaper 😎