HUGE metal guitar tones! Sound creation & mixing (Line 6 Helix & OwnHammer HHC1 & 2)

[@borhksalduero9259]

Mate, amazing riff and writing, the mixing process is very pro.

[@Bigjunk9999]

I friggin love the Badonk. No joke, i think this the best model on the Helix.

[@MichaelWilson-ri9pn]

Love your videos and thank you for the tutorials. I just got Helix Native and I can't thank you enough for the tips. Keep em coming. And love the Ownhammer packs. I use quite a few on my AX8

[@MrDaoJones]

Do you feel like the Helix holds up well against the Ax8? On the fence about getting one or the other. :

[@TheEdu0920]

Great tips thank you!! I bought bias fx and the tones are terrible I’ve tried many things but haven’t tried changing IRs yet.

[@chapperbone]

Sounds absolutely amazing! Right on!

[@ruanddu]

Unbelievable tone! Nice work!

[@kvrohit]

Sounds great! Love the OwnHammer IR's

[@scottwhitlow8468]

Would be cool to do an updated version of this one ;)

[@Batsinthebelltower]

agreed ! man i can neverg et my guitars to sound this good and i have decent equipment !

[@ephreimharris]

You've gotta try Redwirez mixIR! That has some serious options for IRs! You'd love it! Nothing wrong with NADIR! But I liked the Redwirez best coz I load up three IRs from Celestion! One with 57, 121 and one room mic with low mix! And it's killer!

[@SonicDriveStudio]

If you'd like to hear the full song (albeit with a different platform) go here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYLQamdsmtd5oNU

[@prognosis77]

It looks like each guitar track is recorded in stereo. It's a sick guitar tone.

[@KeenenBlockson]

Why are the individual guitar tracks printed to stereo? Also for the reverb impulse, how is the "Legacy" option different from mono/stereo?

[@aaronpenton3977]

Fantastic. Totally inspiring.

[@frankjager1647]

You should look into the multi-band compressor trick for palm muting. It tames the extra bass from the palm mutes while leaving everything else intact.

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Frank Jager I use that technique sometimes but I very often prefer static or automated eq because it sounds more natural to me

[@giovannivillar6831]

Great and killer tones indeed, but i have the same question, why stereo tracks ?? please.

[@pasdasma]

what is the difference between wav 200ms and wav 500ms in the Ir's Ownhammer? Which one should i use with Nadir?

[@christopher.k.guitar]

Great video and tone! Don’t you high cut at all? I don’t hear disturbing sizzling high end…

[@SonicDriveStudio]

I never do that

[@GinoGenero]

I’m kind of surprised that you panned the same tone L and R. Why not change something like the amp, the spkr, the mic or cab to get more fullness? BTW your videos are amazing learning tools.

[@JiTiAr35]

BADONK!!!! lol. The name is hilarious. Great sound BTW.

[@buuzr_]

Subscribed! Very cool videos! I hope I get my own Helix soon :)

[@WillVRam]

1:30 is there any differences in tone when we use different IR loaders like NadIR, Lancaster, Helix etc? it would be nice a sound comparisson between IR Loaders.

[@GoneToHelenBach]

Nice....but does it djent? Sorry, I'll get my coat.

[@JeremyVarao]

Sounds great man!

[@mariofonovic]

im glad that you are happy.....!!!!

[@Mindlaneband]

Awesome video as always 🤘🏻🔥🙌🏻 really inspiring. Killer tone!

[@JoaoCorceiro]

Dude knows his sh*t! Awesome content

[@emmanuelpaige8898]

Awesome video man! I see you own both axe fx 3 and helix. Which do you prefer? I'm on the fence for both.

[@TheBlackstrat01]

Awesome sound! What DI box do you use? I have Helix Native and Ownhammer but have struggled to get similar results. I am thinking of buying a Radial J48???

[@MaksymBubyriev]

Powerful Sound!

[@WillVRam]

I thought people always use doubled track with different tone in each guitar. How often is this?

[@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE]

Great stuff as always man! Quick question; How would you compare the Slate hardware emulations to the Waves ones? I know the Slate ones are newer and look really nice GUI-wise, but is there much of a difference sonically? Cheers!

[@SonicDriveStudio]

AJD OLD CHANNEL ARCHIVE I haven't compared the waves stuff to the Slate stuff. I just use Slate and I'm very happy so I don't feel the need to try the Waves plugins.

[@albertocabrerahermogenes5551]

Any high cut for guitars on the video? They don't sound fizzy at all, but I cannot find where it's applied.

Huge!!! i like it a lot. Where can i find this song? sounds amazing

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Cristhian Peñaranda kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYLQamdsmtd5oNU

[@unstablesun8179]

Man that patch is UUUUUGE

[@dinogiolitti6968]

can you use the slate and ignite amp products if you are not recording and don't have a daw. you just want to improve tone out of you powered speakers?

[@wtdty4z]

how you save presset with out overwritng the helix native presset ?

[@adambriggs6734]

Do you remember what pickups you used here? I just got a helix and followed this tutorial but mine just isn't getting the same amount of bite that yours is (even though I've bumped the 1k and amp presence higher than your suggestions in the video). I'm using a passive set of Sentient + Nazgul. I'm wondering if that might be what's holding me back. Thanks!

[@jasem1767]

Interesting - the Nazgul bridge pickup ordinarily has bite for days. It may be a string gauge difference or indeed one of many other possible variants in the signal chain.

[@adambriggs6734]

@@jasem1767 Right on man. I appreciate the help

[@scentia_est]

Same here. Very curious.

[@thomasfokas]

I just got the GT-1000. What ownhamer sims should I get? So many to chose from. I love jerry Cantrell’s tone and of course VH I tone

[@SonicDriveStudio]

thomas666 Maybe check out the EVH or the GNR?

[@Awezomenis5150]

Can the gt even use outside IR's? I thought they weren't ready for that yet.

[@soundBromusic]

Thanks for this tutorial, great sound! What guitar did you use here? Wait for a next parts about bass&drums ;p

[@SonicDriveStudio]

soundBro.music Ibanez Rgt320z

[@USJTrunks74]

Did you share it on Costumetone??

[@danielaldas3827]

Power

[@0oTHEJACKo0]

9:30 aren't you adding reverb before the cab IR? is that common? never seen this :D

[@mrcoatsworth429]

If you wanna emulate some actual room ambience, you're right, putting after the IR would make more sense. But putting it before the IR is more like using a reverb pedal. You'd have that between the preamp und the power amp. So I'd just do what you think sounds better.

[@thomasfokas]

Dude... you rule!!!!!

[@Korneo54]

Sound awesome ! But why do you add some reverb on each guitar track and not on the bus ? Does it will change the tone ? Can't wait for the bass part !

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Korneo54 this makes it easier to tweak each side individually when needed. Sometimes I like to have this option.

[@Korneo54]

Thank you :)

[@ofirdror9700]

is that an original song? a known one? is there any version of the full song?

[@SymbioseStudios]

what guitar was used for this clip?

[@scentia_est]

Interesting question. The amount of gain even without a pedal in the front is tremendous. Usually i use only active pickups however i am not able to deliver the Helix such a level of Input. Which pickups were used? Would be really cool to know.

[@TomJorman]

Do you remember the pickupcs did you use for the recording?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Dimarzio/IBZ pickups

[@TomJorman]

@@SonicDriveStudio :| Hmm they sound nice. I'm suprised. I thing I have to switch to some passive pups. Too many years with EMG 85 18V :D

[@chris_and_music]

12:00 Is there a way to, instead of copying the settings you tweaked and liked, put those 2 guitar tracks on a Bus, and apply helix native only to that bus? So you tweak only there and avoid having to copy-paste and pan guitars. I've tried many approaches to do this, but Helix resolves that bus into a mono bus, so guitar pan is lost. If someone knows, please help :) PD: Im using Reaper as DAW.

[@rhitosparsha]

While most blocks in Helix Native can take a Stereo signal, unfortunately, the Amp and IR blocks in Helix Native are Mono. So yes, it is possible to process the stereo guitar bus in a single instance of Helix Native, but you'd have to split the path, pan the signals in the path's Split and Merge points, and then add two Amp blocks with identical settings on each side. Depending on your signal chain, you might have to set Hardware Compatibility mode to OFF. Hope this helps!

[@chris_and_music]

@@rhitosparsha Thank you very much, you are very kind. I'll try it!

[@Arcanes_Russia]

great! but what guitar and pickups you used?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Leftsound Ibanez RGT320Z with Dimarzio/IBZ pickups

[@josemariamartinezgonzalez3431]

hi!!! what interface has you used? ty!!!

[@hoobastanker9]

I miss more of these helix/slate/ownhammer videos!

[@MrMusicopath]

what guitar are you using?

[@nicolasmanay4091]

Hi, how are you? beautiful sound!! What interface are using to record?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

nicolas mañay Axe FX XL+

[@ray66antonio]

muito bom

[@gatavmania6277]

Like Tutoriallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

[@llaveoceans9893]

genial xd

[@ATX0705]

Can you get these tones on the Helix LT?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Yeah!

[@ATX0705]

@@SonicDriveStudio Thanks! Precciate it!

[@Alek_Archer]

Too loud for the overall mix. But I hope it's just for the demonstration.

[@FEV369]

Honestly it sounds void of all feeling... modern metal, generic. Tight but everyone plays it the same.

[@tarekwayne9193]

Could you explain how "feeling" sounds in quantifiable terms? Quite curious.

[@gustanoid]

exactly what I feel about modern djenty chugga-chugga stuff. Everyone plays the same shit

[@gustanoid]

@@tarekwayne9193 well, something with more "adult" sounding maybe? this one sounds like its made for teenager hipsters