Windir - 1184 (instrumental cover)

I'm back to sognametal with an instrumental cover of a Windir song. I picked 1184 not only because it's one of my favorite song but also because of all the cool guitar harmonies, groovy bass lines, epic keyboards and stuff...
Also I took the liberty to make a few little changes during the arpeggios part and the atmospheric/folk break (no accordion sorry...). Hopefully it won't ruin the song :)
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Gear used :
Guitars: Schecter BlackJack SLS C-7
Amps: Kemper (VHT 100CL / ENGL Blackmore)
Bass: LTD B-155
Drums: Toontrack metal foundry
Keyboards: Omnisphere / EWQL symphonic orchestra/choirs
Audio interface: RME Fireface UC
DAW: Cubase Pro 8.5

[@nicolasguerra1045]

I love the sound of this album, a great cover (10/10)

[@augure86]

Thanks! I really dig the sound of this album too, especially rhythm guitars, bass and keyboards.

[@kylegamble8614]

My first Windir song tbh, and I was amazed because I had only just gotten into black metal and - as a bassist - I liked being able to finally hear bass AND some perfect melodies. Great cover, sounds like the original!

[@BlairEwing]

Legendary cover

[@gaborkrauser]

Thanx man! I really love Windir, its really a special band for me! I never thought this guy used 4 guitars in his songs, its like a wall of harmonics

[@augure86]

Same here mate. If you listen carefully to the original song there is indeed 4 guitars, usually this would sound like a total mess (especially with electric guitars) if you don't know what you are doing. Valfar's was such a great composer!

[@smeni]

Can't describe how much I'm amazed, great work man!!

[@LvpvsArctøs]

Great work in this piece! New subs.

[@RafaeoNobre1]

This keep kicking fucking ass after so many years!!!!!!

[@ThoseSomberWinters]

🔥

[@bonjourcoucou773]

lourd, très lourd

[@woodsmith_1]

Holy shit man! Incredible work! As others have said, your attention to detail is most appreciated. Also, nice mixing + tasteful instrumentation.

[@augure86]

Thanks a lot for your comment!

[@sogn3244]

Tes un tueur, bravo pour ton boulot, il me faudra des mois pour décomposé tout ça! fabuleux ta cover, pile ce que je cherchai pour apprendre la guitare avec ce que j'aime

[@augure86]

Merci pour ton commentaire. J'ai commencé la guitare grâce à Windir en apprenant Arntor dont j'ai également fait une cover si jamais tu veux essayer de l'apprendre.

[@kaantaskintuna3994]

my man valfar really yeeted on people with his chord usage, great cover man a question: how did you do all those keyboard parts (harp etc.) so accurately? that's insane

[@augure86]

Thanks for your comment. The chords he used fit the harmony very well, it's not random "cool" and "weird" sounding chords put together with no connection between them. For keyboards, I didn't try to match the sound of the original song, instead I made a small string arrangement using various melody lines played on the guitar in other section of the song. Hopefully that worked pretty well.

[@kaantaskintuna3994]

it did man, i want to be as good as you at figuring stuff like this by ear. is your ability to play these songs etc based on some advanced theory knowledge or just ear developing over time?

[@augure86]

Kaan Taskintuna Both I'd say. Developing your relative pitch (ear training) is really useful for any musician. I started years ago doing tabs and covers, it takes a lot time but it's very rewarding in the end. Over the last years, I got into music theory and orchestration. I'm nowhere near an expert on the subject but it's very helpful if you want to compose music, make arrangements, etc.... Check Rick Beato youtube channel it's a goldmine for this kind of stuff. Don't hesitate if you have questions I like to talk about that topic.

[@dab_kenzo]

Amazing work - love how you captured all the guitar parts! I never knew there were four unique parts in this song.

[@augure86]

Thank you! I didn't either until I made this cover. Having 4 electric guitars playing individual lines without sounding like a total mess needs really good songwriting skills.

[@DrPepp]

Très belle cover, le son est superbe

[@esteban7740]

Damn! Incredible cover.

[@SOGNAMETAL]

All that perfectionism is killing my perfectionist eyes hehe, it's fuckin stunning! I died at the bass part, didn't expect that, it's 100% perfect work, hats down! Now I'm in an extreme need to REdo a drum cover of this song:-)

[@augure86]

SOGNAMETAL1984 Haha thank you my friend! Recording the bass lines was really fun. I put the bass a bit louder in the mix compared to the Cor Scorpii covers, it's a tricky instrument to mix ;-)

[@SOGNAMETAL]

The simple things that matter the most, those six seconds of extremely melodic bass parts added a stunning atmosphere to the song and that's how Windir's music remains timeless and one of a kind comparing to any other extreme metal band, you nailed that part and that's what I like in your covers, caring about the smallest details, I could have died twice if you came up with an accordion too, I won't be surprised and I can expect anything now hehe.

[@augure86]

Agreed. Funny thing is that I always disliked accordion until I heard Byrjing for the first time. It created such a beautiful atmosphere that would be hard to match with any other instrument. For 1184 I saw Strom playing the accordion part on the guitar during live show and it was really epic, so I thought I'd do the same as I don't have an accordion.

[@SOGNAMETAL]

Then freakin do it!:-) I wish if I could play guitars too, I have an acoustic and an electric guitar to jam from now and then, but it's not very pleasing to see hehe.

[@iTinou]

The solo on this song is so great. Awesome job!

[@augure86]

Indeed it is. Thank you!

[@pandaemonaeonaeon]

incredible man! keep the good work!

[@karimpardayev]

such a great work

[@Erroiak]

Really great !!!!

[@augure86]

Thanks mate!

[@Erroiak]

@@augure86 ah mais en fait t'es français ! Je regarde toutes tes vidéos, gros niveau, j'adore !!!!

[@augure86]

@@Erroiak Merci, ils sont rares les mordus de Sognametal dans le coin ! Je vais checker tes covers aussi !

[@Erroiak]

@@augure86 merci à toi ! C'est pourtant une musique d'une qualité incomparable !!!!

[@RafaeoNobre1]

Dude, this is absolutely fantastic to sing along, to appreciate better the melodies.. no words

[@augure86]

Thank you, glad you enjoy it!

[@expertmax32]

MIDI Orchestration + Le Suédois, J'ai les mêmes livres ! Vraiment bien joué, authentique à l'original.

[@augure86]

On doit avoir quelques points communs ! En tout cas, merci pour ton commentaire.

[@RashFever26]

That's amazing, it sounds just like Windir. Subscribed!

[@augure86]

+Emiliano Santori Thanks for your comment and subscribing!

[@MrDaoJones]

This is absolutely sick man, well done!

[@augure86]

Thank you!

[@asator0505]

damn, your covers are fantastic!

[@augure86]

Thanks man :)

[@RafaeoNobre1]

AWESOME!!!

[@lopaosnajsfjsdabfaj2959]

really good job

[@josegarciainsua5604]

Great!!

[@ddmddmd]

Do Journey to the End. Like 10 years ago I made a tab with the synth ending, it has some errors but a lot of people has used it ever since, it’s on several tab sites. You should definitely use it

[@itsaBoomer]

That was a great cover of this song. I'm currently working on it and Book of the Fallen by Caladan Brood.

[@augure86]

chevelleandopeth Thanks! It's a fun song to play at the guitar with all the cool harmonies.

[@jagd924]

Awsome, btw, does Windir usually have 4 guitars on all songs or 3??

[@augure86]

Thanks. Usually 2 rhythm guitars, one main lead and another lead for harmonization.

[@jagd924]

@@augure86 thanks! Btw how did you make the guitars? The lead sounds almost identical to the album

[@augure86]

@@jagd924 The guitar tone is from my Kemper guitar pre-amplifier. I added some post EQ on the mix to boost a bit the high frequencies to get closer to the record sound.

[@TreesOvSorg]

amazing work! what are you using for video editing software and camera's?

[@augure86]

Thanks man! I'm using my LG G4 front camera to record the video and camtasia studio for the editing

[@TreesOvSorg]

appreciate it man, thanks!

[@MetalJody1990]

Is that 40 subs or 40k subs I'm seeing? Judging by the quality of this cover, it's most likely 41k. My eyes must be fuckin with me. ;)

[@augure86]

+Jodeth Haha thank you, maybe one day ;) Thanks for subscribing btw!

[@MrDaoJones]

Was there any post processing on the guitars? Sounds like maybe there was a bit of reverb on the rhythm guitar parts?

[@augure86]

No post processing on the guitar. If I recall well the main riff was quad tracked using two differents amps so it could explain why it sounds like there is some effect.