How To Layer Synths for FAT Modern Metal Guitar Riff Tone - Metal Production and Mixing Tutorial!

[@marcdicamillo9453]

Great lesson Dr Mike. Finding synth tones that work with heavy guitars is more difficult than it sounds.

[@DrMikeMetal]

Absolutely yes Marc! I'm following up a little bit more on it today!

[@Reapertips]

What an amazing technique! thank you for sharing!

[@DrMikeMetal]

So glad that you find it useful!

[@theforestguard1752]

thanks for the video bro and good luck with the next video

[@DrMikeMetal]

Thanks so much and my pleasure!! Hope that this is helpful

[@lorenzocaliani1st185]

Cool tip, cool editing, I'm sure you'll do great in the future! Subscribed.

[@DrMikeMetal]

Thanks so much!!!

[@lorenzocaliani1st185]

@@DrMikeMetal Well deserved!

[@2giantmonsters]

Exactly what I've been looking for

[@DrMikeMetal]

stoked to deliver!

[@CarterBanks]

Dude, that’s brilliant.

[@DrMikeMetal]

@@CarterBanks too kind man!!

[@whatskraken3886]

really interesting concept that i’ve thought of for a while

[@DrMikeMetal]

Cheers and hope that it helps!

[@thisisflojo]

This is such a cool trick, thanks

[@DrMikeMetal]

cheers!!

[@woodward_alan]

Exactly whay i was looking for

[@DrMikeMetal]

Happy to help!

[@DCBMusic]

I will now be asking for everyone's Guitar Pro midi exports now 😇

[@DrMikeMetal]

Haha sick! If I produce for artists, I have these anyways. If I'm just mixing then eh... I can play those synths if needed 😜

[@DCBMusic]

@@DrMikeMetal I did a Midi conversion for one of the The Beast Of Nod songs last year via the eurorack and think what they did with what I sent over was cleaver. I havn't fully thought of using it in this type of concept, so I might use it on my rhythm tracks for one of the songs I'm currently working on. Also, both tracks (background and example tracks) used in the video sounded dope :)

[@DrMikeMetal]

@@DCBMusic ooooft!!!

[@2UnderstandDivinely]

Thanks bud! Been looking for something like this for a while.

[@DrMikeMetal]

Cool!

[@keltonhammer165]

I would recognize that riff anywhere: The River by Wage War

[@DrMikeMetal]

hell yeah

[@pablo1982100]

Thanks for the video. What eq would you use on synths ?

[@DrMikeMetal]

I usually just shape them with Pro-Q3

[@mrTJ94]

Good stuff, thanks!

[@Emily_M81]

And this is why I bought Positive Grid's OMNYSS (though I didn't know it was a normal thing. But it makes sense now why they'd make amps that combine the two).

[@DrMikeMetal]

Thank you for sharing! Very interesting tool, I haven't seen it before. Is it a guitar to synth sort of thing or just a collection of massive shimmer-type reverbs?

[@Emily_M81]

@@DrMikeMetal The Etheria amp does do a shimmer thing (meant for cleans), Aggralith is a deep-sounding synth, and I forget what Viscerus does. They have simple controls. A blend, a tone, and depth, so you could do a lot more mixing in a synth yourself. I really like Aggralith's though.

[@DrMikeMetal]

@@Emily_M81 thank you for suggesting, sounds great

[@Emily_M81]

@@DrMikeMetal You're welcome. It took them a while to put OMNYSS on sale, but it's finally being included in sales now, FYI >_>

[@thomasfoster4091]

Super cool. I love it.

[@DrMikeMetal]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@markpulsar4831]

thanks for the video doc

[@DrMikeMetal]

Thank you for checking it out 🙏

[@RGZRGZ333]

Спасибо! А что насчёт лэйеринга самих гитар? Я тут экспериментирую, лэйерю диай, реамп и реамп на октаву ниже, плюс сверху миксую обычную пилу из синта. Получается прикольно, но я не уверен, что делаю это правильно. Например, лэйер обязательно другим тейком делать, или нужно просто копировать их? А как дела обстоят с фазовыми проблемами, появляются ли они тогда в этом случае? Блин, может и есть такое видео уже Но если нет - я бы с радостью поучился! Спасибо ещё раз

[@DrMikeMetal]

Поскольку у этих слоев разный частотный контекст и разное звучание, можно не делать разных тейков. С фазой могут быть проблемы, у меня есть видео, у котором я показываю метод исправления сего! Поищи по слову layering

[@kiillabytez]

Could you do the same with the Bass guitar on a Mono channel down the middle, or would that just be overkill?

[@DrMikeMetal]

You certainly can, depending on the riff! I'd still do stereo left and right synths just to make the part wider and bigger but try experimenting, certainly a great idea!

[@andreyandrey260]

Спасибо, круто!

[@DrMikeMetal]

Рад помочь!

[@jackiesimplejake]

you asked why do I want to learn? because I want to break the rules and you can't do that till you fully grasp them.

[@DrMikeMetal]

Yes, absolute respect for this approach \m/

[@rockboy360]

That synth sounds so Rammstein!

[@DrMikeMetal]

Hehe my big influence!

[@xPBKM4x]

Dang. I didn’t even know this was a technique honestly. It’s cool but personally I’m not too big of a fan of the digital guitar sounding tone. I might use this technique a bit differently to give my guitars more umph! But not so tight. I like a more natural sound and dislike the overly digitized sound modern metal has.

[@DrMikeMetal]

You can try old school gritty analog synth tones. Can sound very very cool

[@fetyandodio]

How to experience guitar tone like this

[@DrMikeMetal]

Thank you for the question! I can't remember exactly, from memory I either used Axe-FX II or just Clairvoyant plugin. It's a low-tuned guitar that is tightened significantly.

[@gameking6060]

Hey, where is the video „how to transcribe guitar to midi“?

[@DrMikeMetal]

Thank you for the suggestion, I would consider making one! Essentially, you would use Guitar Pro to tab it out.

[@Landekar]

Wait this is River by Wage War

[@DrMikeMetal]

@@Landekar yep!

[@MartinvonBargen]

Great technique to fill out the sound and as an old fart, this is the first record where I realised that the guitars may be being underpinned by a synth (or two). kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKi4hWSCic1qiKc

[@montazownianr1]

I think I like it more without :\

[@DrMikeMetal]

And you have all the right for it man! If your style doesn't work with synths, embrace it

[@montazownianr1]

@@DrMikeMetal I mean it's ok, sounds fat, it's just not for me. Just too fat ;)

[@DrMikeMetal]

@@montazownianr1 exactly! All about one's style

[@RaulRieraS]

Guy spends 10 thousands bucks chasing the ultimate tube, organic, analogic tone... "Needs more synths"

[@DrMikeMetal]

Striving for perfection hey. Need better everything

[@RaulRieraS]

@@DrMikeMetal absolutely! Very good tutorial man. Thanks for sharing 🤘🏻

[@DrMikeMetal]

@@RaulRieraS absolute pleasure

[@АнатолийСемёнов-н7ц]

Дарова! Вот к тебе вопрос - зачем и самое главное нажуя - ты без нормальной приблуды на полу и в своем рэке не повторишь этот звук. Не надо пожалуйста плодить гитарастов - их и так уже много - вроде красивые на дэмках а ничего не могут. Ты тракт собери с этим звуком - и покажи парням. Хочешь ипат королеву? Берешь королеву и ипёшь королеву. Гитару на активных ежах типа есп, два ламповых стека на 6 и на 34, сплиттер, две мидяхи, нк, ротадин, питчер, фазер мазер лазер эквализер и прочая хренотень. Так чтоб люди понимали. Чтоб становились нормальными музыкантами. По факту - тобою плодимые, приходят, насмотревшись чудес, на площадку или репать - срут в уши. Не понимая нихрена требуют чтобы Я понимал их бурные влажные фантазии и как музыкант и как звукорежиссер. Кнопку вау так и не завезли. Покажи живой звук людям из живого тракта.

[@DrMikeMetal]

Привет! Спасибо за комментарий! Солидарен и часто сие вижу. Когда музыканты приходят в студию на запись, всегда использую живые ампы. Всегда помогаю исполнять свои партии максимально музыкально и старательно. А вот когда сами записывают и присылают на микс... Всякое бывает

[@АнатолийСемёнов-н7ц]

@@DrMikeMetal извини за агрессию. Спасибо за понимание. Хорошего дня!