Worldwide Exclusive: STL Colin Richardson

[@migrimtan2693]

Great video! If anyone's interested in the guitarist who's doing the demonstration, he's name is Luka Matkovic of the Serbian thrash metal band Quasarborn. Check the guys out. Truly worth the hear/watch. I hope you'll like them. Luka's the guitarist and the vocalist of the band.

[@SophiaAphrodite]

You had me at Carcass. One of the most underrated riff masters in the genre along with Prong. Labeling it pepper made me think of CoC actually.

[@michaelrichardson8343]

Great video Glenn...I love these tones! STL and Neural DSP are trying to out do each other and WE are reaping the rewards.

[@gabopenav]

Your drums are sounding so good!! Ohh wow!! Given your approach to drums there must not be samples! I’m amazed!! Congrats Glenn! The whole demo mix sounds great!!!

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Ty

[@kadenlynch6646]

Wow, Glen, That is the best mix I've heard from you yet, and I have been watching the channel for over 5 years now.

[@buhimoth]

Colin is the GOAT, I knew this would be an instant buy as soon as STL announced it

[@joshbeer414]

Love the tones lately. Good stuff

[@ChadKirk]

I haven't played guitar in like 6 months. This makes me want to buy that plugin and play the shit out of it. Sounds great

[@Silverfox.J]

So full and forward in the mix

[@KevinFrasard]

This sounds INCREDIBLE, goddamn thanks Glen!!!

[@TheMixClub]

Your Mixes have always been great.. But over the past year they are kickin some ass. The definition you have going on it killer..

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Thank you very much!

[@denverrandy7143]

Awesome Riffs,Great Tones!!!

[@jasongreen5360]

Glen, you keep telling me I don't need to buy a bunch of plugins, but keep showing me awesome plugins I want to buy! You're killin me here haha

[@olivierpeartnoy]

love the drum sound

[@weareparkerful]

Holy crap this blows my mind! I just ordered it I’m not going to work for a week

[@denverrandy7143]

Thanks for the wake up vide my friend!!!Great stuff...damn Colin,Badaxx!!!🤘👍🔥

[@71goaliemask]

Impressive stuff - thinking about how long it can take to setup for a mic'd cab, if it's not one of a 'go-to' list one already has. This would be killer to quickly show clients a world class palette of sounds in a short space of time, that don't mean "well it'll sound a bit like this, but better, if we do it for 'real'". Great way to isolate a potential setup for oneself without having to plough through mics, cabs, amps. etc. Lastly a shoutout to the demo player - great riffage!

[@CrushingAxes]

I've been using STL Tonality, it sounds very cool, there is definitely something about this plugin, some sort of dept I can't find anywhere else, sounds really cool! Awesome mix!

[@darinjones209]

Ok I'm in that is an awesome vst! Trialing the ozone9 right now. As always top notch.

[@stevewelsh8560]

cool, that's what you get? an amp sim with a drummer, love it

[@angermanagementstudios]

Sounds awesome. Defo helps when it’s being played by an absolute demon like this guy. Brilliant.

[@resington]

That demo tune is a big STEP UP!

[@moof99]

the drums sound massive!

[@alrecks619]

i'm a carcass boi, i see a mention of carcass, i instantly like.

[@deafconmediaZA]

Wow! What a performance.

[@LimitlessPotential12]

would have loved to hear the Poisoned Valentine preset. That`s Bullet for my Valentine`s The Poison tone which I love

[@violenceisfun991]

Yes! The sound on that album has always been my favourite metal guitar tone

[@slogiranopile3860]

Vidje Citadele poznat postao

[@KaldDodeGitarist]

I can't wait for your video of the Frankencab

[@nikolatomic5295]

I think you should consider referencing people you feature in your demos. You haven’t done it with the guys in the beginning of your video, so no one can look the dudes up. IG handle mentions in the video itself would’ve been cool, but maybe you should at least mention them in the video description. I’m sure it’s just an oversight. Cheers!

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Just reached out to Luka for his IG

[@nikolatomic5295]

@@SpectreSoundStudios awesome, man! Thanks!

[@seanmorgan9020]

Great mix man, those drums remind me of Symbolic era Death.

[@georgeangelakopoulos8884]

AMAZING guitar player at the beginning!!!

[@citadelasoundproduction9412]

It's Luka of the band Quasarborn. :) Check out "A Pill Hard to Swallow"!

[@georgeangelakopoulos8884]

@@citadelasoundproduction9412 thanks!!!

[@shredevil_13]

Full mix demo sounds dense and powerful...👍🤘👌

[@edms3656]

I love that glen now embraces plugins.

[@Admiral_Bongo]

Well, now this is convincing. They make a Scott Burns plugin - I'm buying it and trying my hardest to imagine I'm in Florida.

[@MartinBellamy.MBDrums]

That opening song was so tight!

[@BrianOboylemusic]

Sounds fantastic

[@Sailor_Man_Music]

Beautiful, plug in it sounds great. Not my tone but I think it sounds amazing.

[@Flagellator-wn2br]

Amazing run through, showing all the necessary differences, especially when the miking combination/cabinet changes. The voicing change is obvious, and I pretty much think those are Colin's go-to cabinet/miking combinations after building up his sonic palette throughout all these years. If I recall correct, the JVM series were released back in 2006 or 2007, so they didn't exist back then when Heartwork was being recorded. I think maybe he reached for the Marshall JVM since it's the most versatile thing Marshall had ever made since the 6100 30th Anniversary, and since it was a layer of the old 5150 mk1, JCM900 SL-X, 6100 and a 10 Watt Valvestate combo (for the extra fizz texture I guess), I certainly think that Colin might have chosen the JVM to create an "average" tone of all those amps being layered. I'm totally going to try using the cabinet of the "Halfworks" preset and do layers/blending with the different head presets (6505, JVM, and JCM800 maybe with a boost?) tweaked to taste! Might turn out to be something awesome and maybe pretty close!

[@caileanhunt8679]

Wow that really does sound great!

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Thanks so much!

[@jakeseitz]

You need to break down that drum mix, that’s amazing

[@samivuori6669]

Nice!!! I have here Harley Benton 6 string with Floyd rose...But I just call it Glen. Really nice guitars with reasonable price. At least after Seymour Duncan: Invader upgrade!

[@frederickthorne2496]

Glenn can sell some plugins. Now I want this STL. goddamn that sounds badass

[@jimmyquail1]

Nice!!! Glenn!!!

[@eamonahern7495]

I shall make a note of that.

[@offtherealm5438]

Question, What about Colin Richardson's EZMIX2 pack from Toontrack??? Made of Metal is the pack.

[@FarBeyondMetalz]

Me: I have too much gear, maybe I should just focus on mastering what I have. STL: Want some Colin Richardson tones? Me: Yes absolutely

[@SterlingJergens]

I know this is an ad but I'd like to see your take on the Otto Audio II II II II amp sim. recently picked it up and I don't know if I'll need to pick up another heavy amp sim VST at this point, it seems to cover a lot of ground with just the one VST.

[@scottrance2818]

I would be curious to know if the Demanufacture tone is in this pack. It's awesome that Colin was gracious enough to put the Heartwork and Burn my eyes tone and a few others in this pack. But Dino's tone on Demanufacture would sell it for me. That tone still stands up to this day 30 years later as probably one of the most iconic metal guitar tones ever in my opinion.

[@IMMANITYTHEBAND]

WOOOOOOOW 🤘😎🤘

[@bradzillarocks]

Colin Richardson is god-tier. This sounds pretty outstanding, not that I need another amp sim but ...

[@marijandesin8226]

Hi Glen Does the pack come with a bass tone to compliment the guitars?

[@blacksaltscotland]

Glen! Idea for the intro to gear demo's: use whatever plug in or amp you're demoing for the Eagle has landed guitars.

[@chrisrodriguez4981]

That was a really good mix

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Thanks, Chris!

[@notsure1135]

Tonehub is fantastic.

[@fernandoguerra6841]

I got i say, i got tonehub since like 1 year and half and nothing sounds like this ampsim, feel amazing and sounds great out the box, no IR searching, no 3 plugins, simply click and you have a great amp. Glenn check out the Mark lewis expansion, you will blow away.

[@burningempire666]

Heartwork is worth it alone. The greatest sounding death metal album of all time.

[@arturoestrada9441]

Gonna get it at some point, been looking to get close to that roadrunner records sound for so long

[@jasonverhoek4914]

I was definitely too excited myself. Because I didn't make it to the end of the video and was searching for it on the website for ten minutes.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

It’s out on the 18th

[@jasonverhoek4914]

@@SpectreSoundStudios I came back and watched the rest. My own impatient fault!

[@Rokkbom]

I've been subscribed for years, and I've always loved your recordings, but it has never sounded as good as now. Keep up the good work and you'll be working with the big guys in no time.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Ty!

[@guitarandgames1386]

Just got off work at a shit grocery store and saw this uploaded. Fuck yes time to relax before band practice!

[@shredenvain7]

The Marshall JVM is an extremely versatile amplifier. The 4 channels can give you dozens of great sounds.

[@lazarpetrovic1241]

Luka one of the best Serbian musicans and producers !

[@ElectromagneDikk]

Band in video at beginning fucking rocks!!!!!!!!!

[@krissmith2396]

cant wait

[@danimourinho]

Awesome

[@The_Metal_Mechanic]

Hey Glenn, I'm having trouble getting a solid bass tone on Reaper. I like the sound I get using my Darkglass distortion into my Ampeg head and running the XLR into my Scarlett Solo, but I keep seeing people online making videos and talking about getting a great distortion tone with VSTs only. I can't seem to get a tone I like using their walkthroughs. Is it okay to use physical effects in the signal chain and then using EQ, Amp Sim, and Compressor in Reaper? The Submission Audio DoubleTap has been very helpful.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Let's just say you're really going to like what's coming from Spectre Digital

[@intriguedviewer501]

Sounds great, worth moving from Gojiras amp sim?

[@wadealleman941]

Hi Glenn love mix and your education. The only thing I had a hard time hearing the bell ride in the recording. Maybe it is just me. Wade

[@billhinsperger8120]

I can’t get close to any of these tones they never sound like in the videos wat is your post processing?

[@JoRgHeaD666]

Hello glen, so with all these new technologies, the quality of the guitars, pickups, etc., is going to matter now?

[@chickenwing601]

Thank you Glan for this review. I always used the plugins from Cubase but it always was to muddy for me. I can't record my AMP (which is an old tube amp from black rose, i think they aren't around anymore but it is amazing for 200€), because I must do it in our living room, my little studio is now my daugthers room. Finally I can achive what I was looking for. I jammed the shit out of the plugin. Love your videos Greetings from germany PS: FckGibson

[@damonhinson4005]

Really cool to see someone using Reaper! Extremely underrated daw

[@AntohinAndrej]

You could at the very least put the IG handle of the guys that did the intro in the video or put em in the description...

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Done!

[@AntohinAndrej]

Awesome, man!

[@MetalTerrorist]

Them tones!!

[@samhyans5403]

Looking good Glenn

[@davetbassbos]

I love the Ignite Emissary, which I think is same guy, Not only sounds great but there's no noticeable latency when recording unlike some other amp sims on my wimpy PC..

[@alexanderz8052]

Glenn: i've read the presonus pd70 being touted as the shure sm7b killer. This comes from guys doing podcasts. Do you think it might be true for extreme vocals as well? Would be even cheaper than a rode nt1a. On the other hand one could use the latter as a second mic for guitars as well I guess.

[@vikingkombat9389]

Dude Rocking a Cort bass. Nice

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

It sounds great! Definitely giving brainworx and neural DSP a run for their money! Also as you said, the way the tone knobs work is everything. It’s partially why i prefer other amp sim companies, but none the less this is some sick tones.

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

For me Plugin Alliance Brainworx are not there with the rest, even thou i have ton of their plugins. Imho STL and Neural DSP are above them.

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

@@DadoSimicStudiostriver fair enough, but the engl savage 120 from brainwox is so spot on imo and their Diezel VH4 and herbert models are top notch. I like that they represent the actual amp vs just generic controls and not knowing the exact signal chain. This is helpful if i want to reamp later with a real amp or to match what the artist is aiming for but couldn't get on their own. Softube has some good stuff too. For just great high gain tone Neural is amazing. also i noticed some weird stuff going in the high end and noise on the STL here. definitely will need a bit of EQ. but it still sounds good.

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

@@CreativeMindsAudio I love simple layout too, I must say by loading preset, general starting point PA tend to sound very muddy, but with clever pre/post filtering they can sound pretty good.

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

@@DadoSimicStudiostriver I think they sound similar to the actual amp, which for me is the goal :). If i had the budget I would shape my tone in the box then go to a studio and reamp it all and expect it to sound similar but slightly more unique. it's faster to get the idea in the box then reamp once instead of going back and forth. Oh and the silver bullet in my last mix for guitar tone was Ampcraft by Kazrog. Great 5150 clone. there's tons of great options out there, but I really prefer to use amp sims that have direct hardware emulations. mainly because i have to dick around less since i know how those amps work and respond. For MY workflow nothing beats it. as far as the mud in the PA stuff, never notice it since I roll off after the amp sim. all in my template and I'd do this for any amp to sit well with the bass in the mix. how much i roll off depends on the mix I'm making though. sometimes as high as 150, other times 100, and less often 80.

[@transitoryrecords9045]

That song is fucking amazing bro!!!

[@BasedCringe]

What is the Tesseract Bass??? Been seeing that a couple of times and am super curious!!!

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

No idea what you’re talking about ;)

[@AnkothOfficial]

Hi Glenn. I know this is a bit off topic, but could you do a video on Quadruple Tracking Guitars? I honestly don't know how I can pull off such a huge sound that I'm trying to achieve, especially with just amp sims. I tried some quad tracking but my results were just a weird sound of the same riff playing over each other and not actually blending. I came on YT to see if anyone made a video on it, and the one I just watched suggests that I should "edit my guitars to a grid" which we both know that such a thing is how we get robotic and stale sounding metal. I wonder how you would appro6the issue, seeing as you seem to have mentioned the positive effect of good quad tracks in previous videos.

[@StaaleMathisen]

The Marshall JVM are used on extremly many records.

[@cederickforsberg5840]

Sounds fantastic as usual, BUUUUT... 0:59 should have had a spot mic on the ride cymbal, it's barely audiable at all!

[@SkywalkerDohmen]

Well, this might be a cool tool to check out. I've been trying to chase after the In Waves tone, especially after hearing what a nightmare it was to craft that tone while Trivium was making that record. I do already have a couple really solid amp sims, but I can't pretend that I can't justify having one more tool in the toolbox for killer sounds. Great review and Fuck You, Glenn!

[@noflooddamage154]

can you elaborate on the troubles faced with that tone? one of my favorite rhythm tones

[@SkywalkerDohmen]

@@noflooddamage154 At least from what I've read/heard from Matt Heafy himself and the Making of In Waves documentary. The main issue was the inability for Colin to find a satisfactory tone that actually recorded well (among 10+ amp heads with like 5 or amp cabs). This was when the band tracked drums at AudioHammer Studios (Eyal Levi and Jason Suecof's place). They ultimately moved studios to a place where they were FINALLY able to get the tone for that record that made the cut. You can actually find Matt talking about the making of documentary here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmipcohsgdSkoMU&ab_channel=MatthewkiichichaosHeafy

[@bobmartino8073]

Bad ass!

[@yanossnicklefritz7064]

So many great amp sim plugins and modelers. So amazingly close to the actual amps without all the cons. Someone needs to keep using and buying real amps though to keep the industry alive and new amps to be modeled. Not me, but I'm glad you still have amps Glenn.

[@WIMPY86]

Sepultura, Overkill, Napalm Death, Murderdolls LOL! There's some memories! But you got me with Uncle Meat.

[@SOHCGT96]

at 1:45 I know this video is supposed to be about the amp plugins but my first thought was "fuck that snare sounds good!"

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

:)

[@jeremythornton433]

Very cool! So how feasible would it be to run this on a laptop for a live rig? I do know some players are doing something like that. Great show and thanks, Glenn!

[@ElCapitanGames]

The problem you’ll find. And what I found to be the case with kemper, axe fx, helix, pod 500. Everything PC related really. Is that you lose Ms off the attack. Taking away the feel of the amp on the end of the guitar.

[@OurWorldinChaos]

ok this is a bad ass amp plugin it sounds very tight very good. One question the Harley Benton your playing is that the amarock? beautiful guitar

[@mattw.6726]

The JVM410H is an absolute monster and I love mine to death...though my (lack of) skills in no way justify my ownership of it. 😆 I'd love to see what you can do with it. A couple things to be aware of: OD1 and OD2 have different voicings and both will get as heavy as you want them to. OD1 has a higher frequency mid-focus for a more British sound, while OD2 has a lower frequency mid-focus for a more American sound. (My personal go-to is the OD1 orange channel.) Also, on the off chance you use the clean channel for anything, the clean green channel doesn't make use of the channel volume, only the channel gain; the master volume still affects it, though. Clean orange and clean read *do* make use of the channel volume. Lastly, the JVM tends to be a very "hissy" amp on the OD channels, so it's a good idea to use a gate with the 4-cable method to keep it under control.

[@Qemetiel]

"World Ender" = World Eater...finally, a Bolt Thrower preset. Sold.

[@avbh-d3i]

It’s that thing where personally I think NeuralDSP sound great soloed whereas this, not so much. But in use this provides a very robust and detailed mix whereas NeuralDSP can start to feel soft sitting in a mix and needs considerable work. Interesting

[@sly4894]

Well I hadn’t planned on buying anymore tone hub packs for a while guess that’s out the window..

[@sillyness3456]

STL usually also releases these packs for the Kemper. This sounds really nice, even though I'm really happy with the Tue Madsen pack, if it comes for the Kemper I might buy it.

[@PooNinja]

Hypnotoad approved

[@XMorbidReignX]

Okay I fucking NEED this. Skipping to the cost part. I stopped caring about the review as soon as Machine Head was shown and the use of a Jackson Kelly

[@hedonisticpunkvatos]

Somehow I recently blew out 2 speakers on my Fender Stage 100 412 I've had for 20+ years. I think when a buddy dropped my cab because the magnet came loose on the top 2 speakers -____-* Anyway, using this opportunity to get some G12 Neo Cremebacks to go with the Celestion 12T 100s that come with it. It'll be in a diagonal config. I took inspiration from your tone vids. I use it for gigs in half stack with the Stage 100 head (loud and I love the tone!) and I pair this with 1x18 Peavey Black Widow cab (no tweeter) and I've really love the heavy tone. Thanks for your show, dig the sound from this plugin! Will def get the 5 day trial. Keep it up and Fuck You, Glenn! jaja!

[@joejohnson8966]

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