Mix Walkthrough: "Heir to the Tone" with Aaron Smith & Jeff Loomis

[@kryptictao]

Jeff Loomis is one of the best of all time. His rhythms, his leads, his clean playing, his compositions are all top quality. He can do it all.

[@DomicidalCovers]

Jeff's arpeggio licks like this and Born are insane. I fell in love with Born because of how Warrel's vocal line in the chorus was simplistic, and Jeff's licks were complex but they just go together perfectly. Genius song-writing.

[@23Guitardood]

Purchased most of the NeuralDSP amp sims, including pretty much all of the archetype amps, and I just downloaded this gem about 30 mins ago... after about 10 minutes of messing around I already feel more confident in the sound I'm getting vs the NeuralDSP stuff, which is REALLY saying something because NeuralDSP is fantastic... This amp sim is just so versatile and sounds so clean and crisp and amazing... I'm honestly blown away and absolutely thrilled! Can't wait to start writing with this! Seriously, THANK YOU FOR THIS AMP SIM!!

[@AHmusic]

The song is such a good example of the versatility of this amp. Loved this walkthrough!

[@MrGuitarTormentor]

7 HORNSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 7 EYEEEEEEEEEEEEEES NOW. Sry, got really excited to see a video of Aaron and Loomis in the studio again. Right in the childhood.

[@ricoblade9790]

VST plugins have come so far, it's insane how authentic this sounds

[@Philikins5489]

The guy in the background is eerie

[@DimebagDoogle]

Thats the first thing that I thought, who's the lurker in back. Bought the plugin today, it's awesome

[@omairsh8]

Holy fuck didn't notice until I saw your comment. Eerie as fuck

[@dougleydorite]

Jeff is my hero. I looked up to him when I was a kid and still do to this day.

[@MrDreamsAlot]

this is so cool to see the flow of the song and stems thanks.

[@LP808]

This song is so amazing that it made me go out and buy my first 7 string!

[@federicogarufi479]

This is really cool. Probably one of the best videos you've made

[@dimitarmarinski4838]

Sound absolutely amazing !

[@artinrahideh1229]

Man! This song is so good

[@tonilindgren5002]

Awesome lead tone and great sounding reverb. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@denisherry]

That's start SO damn good 2021. Really inspiring with Jeff music!

[@slammingburritorecordings7185]

Great song, great walkthrough keep up the good work :)

[@blazfuturama]

I bought this after hearing like one demo. Crazy impressed. I own every toneforge guitar plugin so far and honestly am blown away by this one. I feel like they truly have gotten better and better but this newest one feels miles beyond TF:MM (which was still great.) absolutely loving it.

[@vejichan]

what are your top 3 favorite toneforge amp sims? hows bass forge

[@blazfuturama]

@@vejichan I would say this one, Misha (crazy good cleans too) and then Jason Richardson. And I do like bass forge hellraiser a lot as well!

[@blazfuturama]

@@vejichan if you check out “soundtrack to your Christmas” by my band Searching Serenity, ALL bass tones are using BF hellraiser

[@vejichan]

@@blazfuturama can you share your presets for misa and richardson>?

[@blazfuturama]

@@vejichan yeah if you reach out to me on Facebook later I can message you pics

[@metalfather8139]

mix sounds great powerful excellent guitars jeff.....

[@Badomen_5150]

That synth part is awesome

[@FromZero2HD]

Even Jeff was like yeah, I kicked some ass on that lead, didn’t I? Wow, I’m incredible like that sometimes, man. Not all the time, I’ll have a little pick scrape or be holding back a sneeze and keep the take, but that time I was soooo perfect dude. You didn’t know I was that perfect, did you? (These are how many thoughts go through Jeff’s mind in a single second. You only see a smirk because if he spoke his mind, it would sound like an auctioneer or that Micro Machines guy).

[@RobKingRC]

Absolutely love this plugin bought it right away!!!

[@ColonelClaypool]

God that slide-in riff is even for Lommis` standards incredible.

[@jacobjacobsson7974]

The section of the song that starts at 12:18 here gets stuck in my head. It's so cool. Wish you would've sat on that part for a few more bars

[@bobkornbrust7138]

Sick! This is a must have.

[@Storm-l6f]

Enlightening vid. Thanks

[@Ethersis]

Thanks for that great Video!

[@Hellseeker1]

Dudes a master, no doubt

[@aldorivera4524]

what is behind that? I mean about the composition, I think everyone loves to know about that Jeff, all the rhythms, leads, keyboards, drums... You are a fu...ing incredible artist, guitarist, my favorite guitar player. Who thought of the "Tron" part? was Jeff of Aaron? That sounds so amazing.

[@thedrumengineer]

Drums sound killer

[@airixxxx]

Man, let him talk a bit, you were interrupting him every time he wanted to say something. Plugin sounds amazing.

[@ElijahMendiola]

I have this. I won’t be using anything else in the foreseeable future .

[@gpav1]

Whoooooo yaaaaaaaaaaa

[@enhancedwizard]

Would it be possible to get the isolated guitar tracks for this song? I've been trying to learn it and tab it out but there's a lot going on in it. It would awesome to get the tracks!! Thanks!!!

[@emmanuelaina4709]

What a nice walkthrough!!! Please I’d like to know the name of the drum plugin used in this walkthrough. Thank you.

[@aaronsmith6613]

I was using Toontrack Superior 2.0. It's actually a crazy hodgepodge of several different EZX expansions I had previously put together over time and refined to my liking-a kick from Made of Metal, a snare from Metal!, toms from Metal Machine, most cymbals from Metal Machine, and I believe a ride and splash from Progressive. It's all mixed down entirely in the plug-in UI, and it's more or less my go-to kit for demoing and writing metal. Unfortunately, you'd have to own all of those libraries to create this exact sound, so it's not as simple as buying just one thing.

[@emmanuelaina4709]

Thanks a lot, this is really helpful

[@JoaoVitor-nq1bu]

What choir library did you use? And would you mind going through the chords being arpeggiated at 12:50? Sounds awesome, but I have no clue what he is doing.

[@metatron333ascension]

Jeff is da man

[@ElijahMendiola]

Are those different section all separate takes right . Put together? Even the quick licks?

[@matheus61728]

AARON WHERE IS THE NEW 7 HORNS 7 EYES?

[@ElectriconicJesus]

This MUST be answered.

[@aaronsmith6613]

It's happening this year, it's almost entirely written and demoed out in great detail! Should be about an hour of music. JJ will be flying out soon to stay with me to do all the vocals. It's an album that is extremely important to me, and I promise I won't let you down. Thank you for reminding me that you care, it means a lot 🤘

[@matheus61728]

@@aaronsmith6613 Great to hear! Thank you so much for the response! 7 horns 7 eyes has a special space in my heart and for that, I thank you, kind sir!

[@Cantstandtherock]

How did you program the drums? What did you use?

[@OneironautOfficial]

I saw Sturgis used this on the new conquer divide and attack attack - sounds awesome. Really mix ready

[@kevinrenard2913]

i want a tab *-*

[@dieslow313]

The Ghost of Miami 😂😂😂😂

[@levisalazar8031]

Scared me for a second lol

[@floa6416]

a new solo album in 2021?

[@Stargazerz]

What synth was used for the Tron part? Adds a really cool vibe to the part.

[@aaronsmith6613]

I believe it was a few stacked sounds from Omnisphere!

[@Stargazerz]

@@aaronsmith6613 I need to get my hands on omnisphere. And the JST Jeff Loomis

[@aaronsmith6613]

@@Stargazerz Omnisphere is loaded with great sounds, which are easy to stack up and blend all within one instance! Super powerful, and a seemingly endless supply of creative usefulness for me! Definitely grab it (and the JST plug 😉), and get to rocking 🤘😤🤘

[@labyzoune5751]

I don't see "trial" on the web site. I Can we try it before buying ? Thanks ! :-)

[@parisparaskevopoulos6505]

I for once would've liked if Aaron showed the pro Q2 running alongside the plugin on the guitar bus

[@gtrgareri]

Who dat creepy dude lurking in the back? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@pablocacaster]

awesome song, but cant hear the bass really

[@omairsh8]

That's the case with most modern metal sadly

[@Megaman2ooo]

Joey, stop making every damn sentence sound like a damn question . . . It does nothing for you ...Nor anybody else for that matter .

[@joeymusic]

I’m not in this video lol

[@Megaman2ooo]

@@joeymusic hahah shit sorry dude :D Well, the dude on the left , thought that was you :þ

[@mikewatkins3533]

This guy talk too much. Let Jeff speak about his riffs. Yappin and yappin🤨🤨

[@aaronsmith6613]

It's an arrangement and production walkthrough, and Jeff wanted me to do most of the talking. Sorry it wasn't to your liking.

[@mikewatkins3533]

@@aaronsmith6613 no harm no foul. Wanted to see him play😎🎸🍺🍺

[@joeymusic]

@@mikewatkins3533 We've got a playthrough up on our channel :D

[@mikewatkins3533]

@@joeymusic Ten4. Thanks for the info😎🎸🎸🍺🍺