You Need To Try Quad Tracking Metal Guitars Now!

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Barefoot IR Pack:
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Thanks for watching!

[@rram992]

Recently started triple/quad tracking and it’s honestly a game changer! This helps especially in parts you want to sound huge(example: a breakdown/a chorus)!

[@shardzkaylar]

That sounds incredibly stout alright, and there still seems to be enough definition to prevent things from getting muddy. I employed methods like this many years ago pre-2000, and as it really filled out the sound space nicely, but we didn't have this cool modern gear back then. Amp sims were made for this sort of thing so that you can experiment much easier and reamp if it goes pear-shaped. The ML Drums really sit nicely in the mix, and the bass sounds awesome. You have a happy place for everything! Thanks for the awesome video, it's very interesting! 👑🎸🔥

[@resington]

Thanks man! The quad tracking actually informed the riffing, big open groovy thing, gonna experiment more often.

[@marceloharguindey159]

Huge, strong, and beautiful sound. Really is needed a very acurate takes, but this way rocks

[@MrOscyn]

Juat traying your IRs. Very awsome sounding. Thank you.

[@resington]

Thanks man! Glad you like them.

[@ChugDealer]

I normally quad track on slower tracks with the Nalex Pectifier, and it sounds massive. Sometimes with 4 different IRs - Barefoot 1 being one of those. Sounds absolutely awesome here! 🤘

[@resington]

Great choice chug as always thanks man!

[@DuFFuL]

Man I always quad track! Have since I started recorded. It always gives the most brutal tone!!! Great vid!!

[@resington]

Cheers man it's different for sure. I prefer doubles. Laziness maybe..

[@leandrogomes2831]

Brother, it's great! Taking into account all my musical insignificance, I would give the Drum Box a little more! Just to show up a little more in the final mix! But don't take it the wrong way brother, it's incredible!! I even imagined myself going there with my voice! it's show!

[@marceloharguindey159]

On the other hand Big Boot is a great gift man.

[@jmetalguitar]

Your mixes are brutal. I pretty much use the same set up as you from what I can tell. Could you please explain (or make a video) going over your song writing workflow? Do you write beats first and then riff over top or do you have a riff and beat idea in your head first and then track both? Improv over drum beats vs ? Thanks! Cheers!

[@maplefoxx6285]

ohh cool tips for the amp sims being different, i really need to try quad tracking but i noticed i really need to practice all my rhythm styles to bpm now that i want to record faster bpm metal. I came up with a good method to get better at speed picking , i find it's sort of hard to hear if you are spot on for 16th note drill picking(like for black metal) when i get to bpm speeds of 230 or up, so what i have been doing it playing short burts so i can hear i'm syncing to the bpm properly and then alternate into holding the speed picking for a couple bars at a time, it seems to be working for me to get faster at this. I really want to make orchestral black metal kinda like lorna shore/dimmu borgir stuff. i work with a lot of kontakt libraries. my playing is actually holding me back now lol.

[@cursetheserpent]

I do double tracking on verses, quads on choruses. sections with leads will have double tracked leads with quad tracked rhythms. solo sections can have up to 8+ guitars going at once. I like to use layering as a way to create dynamics myself.

[@resington]

Awesome. Quad for choruses would be good.

[@chrisripper9777]

Thanks for this video 😎

[@bigalthelegend5007]

Man that guitar tone is brutalllll

[@resington]

Cheers!

[@thelostboymusic]

Thanks for the video. I usually only have 2 guitar tracks 1x hard left and 1x hard right and then a 3rd in the centre for certain parts but this does sounds awesome and I'm keen to try out next time 🎸🎧🤘

[@JesusChrist_IsTruth-LoveForALL]

And you record them on different takes right? You don't just copy and paste them and then L/R pan, you do two separate takes and L/R pan?

[@thelostboymusic]

@@JesusChrist_IsTruth-LoveForALL yes definately record different takes or another method I sometimes use to save a little time is = if i need 4 bars for example, I will record 8 bars and move the last 4 bars to another track, same timing as the first 4 and pan left or right - then like in Resington's video example, use a different amp or IR to have a different sound - but NEVER copy and paste . . . it wll sound crap

[@JesusChrist_IsTruth-LoveForALL]

@@thelostboymusic right on dude! 💪

[@elguitarTom]

Triple track sounds better = guitar in middle stereo panned and completely different Cab and amp to fill out the "gaps"

[@resington]

Triple is cool too yeah.

[@JesusChrist_IsTruth-LoveForALL]

And all separate recorded takes right? You are just copying on take and then pasting them and planning them out? Correct?

[@elguitarTom]

@@JesusChrist_IsTruth-LoveForALL no copy pasting. recording 3 rythm tracks.

[@pedrolopes6071]

Amp in the middle more mid focused with the panned guitars more on the scooped side 😉

[@weeschwee]

I remember watching a video of Misha Mansoor demonstrating quad tracking (I think it was quad). He said he usually uses less gain, because by the time they are all combined it can be too much. I wonder if a bit less gain could help reduce some fizz build up. Also, when doing compression/dynamics on a stereo buss, try experimenting with the plugin in stereo and dual mono. Sometimes dual mono retains some width and size.

[@imnotgreekiswear]

you can try One 100% left one 100% right one 45% left and one 45% right and the 45%'s being an octave higher it gives amazing results even without compression or any volume tweaking

[@mattvdh]

I think Hetfield did a left/right/center triple track, seems to make logical sense as to filling up the speaker space

[@resington]

Yeah dude triple is great too

[@calangobass6044]

Thanks

[@joejohnson8966]

NAM is the greatest game changer yet. And it's free. I would give everything to have had this a decade ago.

[@joejohnson8966]

My man @@Lenser

[@CrushingAxes]

Man I tried quad tracks for a while, made never worked for me, I prefer to have a really growling bass, I used to record 2 tracks with a Mesa Boogie and a single track in the center using a modded Marshall just to add some texture. But I definitely need to try some quad with those new amps! I probably didn't choose the amps/cabs wisely in the past.

[@snakeeyes3883]

quad tracking is not necessary. actually how you do it, is exactly the same way i do. record 2 tracks with a third track in the center just for a bit of texture. actually what i usually do in the center is just guitar harmony, or anything to thickin the guitar chords. but ya im usually playing a bit different on the center track.

[@Kalyosa]

@@snakeeyes3883 do you process the middle track any differently than l+r guitars?

[@snakeeyes3883]

@@Kalyosa it really all depends on the sound im going for. it usually goes through all the same busses though. that said, sometimes i may want to inject a bit of subtle low end harmony into the rhythm just to thicken it up so i wouldn't process it any differently. other times if im just playing the same thing as my left and right, then i may use a different sound altogether I.E. amp sims and such. like i said it all depends on the sound your going for. @Kalyosa

[@Kalyosa]

@@snakeeyes3883 thank you, ive only recently delved into amp sims, crazy how good they sound now

[@josephbrenner2278]

Master of Puppets was triple tracked ( left, right and center) all you need.

[@resington]

Need yes but want....? 🤔

[@vincentemerald2574]

I have tried it not a huge difference imo. But for certain parts it can make it sound beefy!

[@cmd_f5]

I generally like quad track for more "serious" and ambitious projects like Pyre of Ghosts and the like. Still, it can get messy for faster riffing and notey sections. Definitely gotta put in the extra effort when quad tracking. I do the spread pan thing, EG 2 tracks hard left/right and 2 tracks more centered, but only by a few percent. If you go too much tward the center the mix loses impact IMO. Awesome stuff as always man

[@resington]

Cheers chainsaw!

[@TheWolfware]

You really need to check out "The Growler" bass free vst. I use it after B.O.D. and it's amazing.

[@resington]

Already got a video on it.

[@bukowskimoho]

quad tracking is cool in some parts or to create new tone layers for your main tone, but it has some phasey character that i dont like, i mean, is really ''heavy'' but that phasey vibe turns me back from doing it on all the song, in open chords for blending is really good, or slower parts but i dont know, i notice that phase problems.

[@resington]

Yea man it choruses almost.

[@davidgann3251]

Check out Bobby Huff’s video on Guitar Secrets of Mutt Lange where he shows how he adds subsynth underneath the guitars. I know it’s probably not what you’re going for, but it is very interesting. Quad tracked sounds great! Just requires more work mixing to obtain the awesome goodness! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@resington]

The synth thing is cool but yeah not really what I'm after.

[@robh-ck1vn]

The quad tracking sounds great in this demo, but the difference to your other double tracked songs is so little, that I don't see the need to quad track... imho I liked that you muted and soloed the tracks in this video. Gives us a the Chance to hear how much the guitars, bass and drums influence the whole mix

[@80s_kid]

Mix question: don't you pull back the fader of one of the guitar pairs? I don't think there is an exact "rule" for this but I see in other quad track videos that the volume fader of one guitar pair is a few dB lower.

[@resington]

The volume is pulled back yes but on the amp plugins not the track fader.

[@djabthrash]

04:31 good tip

[@fuowl666]

I don't hear such a big difference to your other demos without quad tracking. Maybe because you make everything sound fantastic.

[@fuowl666]

@@buttsbuttsbutts68 Of course I'm not judging the sound on my phone! 🤦‍♂ I'm using my trustworthy old Braun 4740 shaver.

[@gazjo85]

You have to know that the fortin meshugga is a capture of the nameless plugin

[@resington]

How do you know that?

[@gazjo85]

@@resington discussion on the official group. The guy uploaded several mix ready tones from various plugins. There were an ethical tread about this. Not really a problem imo as it not really offers what a full plugin have to offer.

[@CrushingAxes]

PS: Sounds good here!

[@resington]

Thanks dude!

[@mahbuburrahman926]

Try this bro. I accidentally discovered it. Double tracked guitar Take the left and right into another 2 tracks and pan them left n right Pitch shift them +12 or -12( I do +12 since I play in drop E) Blend that with main sound with volume. This adds a very amazing artificial character. I'm sure you'd love it I used reapitch for shifting

[@resington]

Oh dayum yeah man, I know about this, never tried it though.

[@timmokoo5679]

Is "drop E" one octave down or like drop D but one full step up?

[@thegoodguy44]

I think your technique could work even better if you kicked it off with just 2 guitars, then at the 13 second mark in your track the 2nd two came in. Strange how that bass tone sounds really wholesome when you solo it but you can’t hear any of that tone when it’s unmuted. It just sounds like a rumble with all the high end rolled off.

[@resington]

The distorted track could be louder yeah. Adding in the 2 extra guitars for more impact would be great on choruses or breakdowns.

[@spaceexpireaudio666]

the only real advantage of Quad Tracking is ability to use 4 different ampsims at once🙃

[@arjunjsatheesh8899]

Do you record each guitars in one single take?

[@resington]

Sometimes but most of the time it's riff by riff.

[@arjunjsatheesh8899]

​@@resingtonWould love to see your guitar tracking process.

[@resington]

@@arjunjsatheesh8899 I just track till it sounds good. I don't keep any alt takes. That's about it haha.

[@arjunjsatheesh8899]

@@resington damn 😁

[@snakeeyes3883]

i can still hear slight phasing issues..so ya, i wouldn't do this if you don't want a crap sound. you really don't need to quad track. but if you do, then at least record 4 separate tracks. don't be lazy.

[@timmokoo5679]

Judging by the waveforms, they seem to all be different takes.