How to Dial in a Usable Metal Tone with Amp Sims
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- With so many amp sims it's easy for guitar players to spend time trying every amp sim to dial in a good, usable metal tone.
Here are the settings you can start with. Remember, these may not be perfect for you but you can always change them later! This is just a good starting point.
Gain: 5-6.5
Bass: 4.5
Mids: 4-6
Treble: 6-7
Presence: 4-6
We really hope this video helps you get a better metal tone from your amp sim, regardless of which plugin you're using!
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Damn dude! These settings you listed immediately lit up my mixes! Thank you so much for the info!
You’re welcome dude! Glad the info helped!
@@metalmastermind Absolutely HELPED my mix!! Thank you!!
You would be so much fun to sit down with in a studio jam session. Your info is so useable. Keep rockin' man!!!
Thank you for the kind words and support!
One thing I like doing is setting the EQ's at noon and just checking out the different cab IRs until I find one I like and then tweak from there
That's a smart way to do it!
I do this as well! It really helps you get an accurate impression of the EQ curve and ‘character’ of each IR.
Really nice tips, Jason!! Thanks!!
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You're welcome!
Thanks for another great video, learning so much, only wish I had more time to play with all my new devices, and practice more
You're welcome! I always recommend practicing and spending less time with gear. The gear will always be there and will always be enhanced. But the lost practice is something you can't get back
Just started getting into DAWs and stuff so this channel is a big help thanks guys
Awesome to hear that!!! Also, be sure to download our studio guide as it will be a big help: metalmastermind.com/join/
Great playing !
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This is what I'm about to dive into. I have something from STL tones.
Yeah dude, it's fun messing with the different tones!
@@metalmastermind I've got a feeling it's going to become an addiction! But a fun one!
I really like LePou LE456. Sounds great for Exodus style
Oh, love the Exodus tone!!!
I have the mesa boogie suite 1 in Amplitube 5 and I struggle getting a good tone out of any of them with the matching cabinets
Yeah the Mesa sounds great!
Great vid!
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I usually roll my bass down to about 2-3, mids at noon, treble at about 7, presence at noon and i started rolling gain down. I use a gate and 808 in front to tighten things up.
Sounds like a solid tone!
I'm working on a metal song at the moment that my friend's uncle wrote in the 90s and I've really worked hard in writing the music in 2018 and now that I have a home studio I want to record and make it sound professional and I'm still working on finding the right tone and I'm not sure if I can make it sound professional with plugins, I've tried different plugin like the ampire in studio one, amped roots and guitar rig 6 and I haven't found the perfect tone they all sound cheap ... I've tried cutting the high end and low end and put compression and saturation but it still sound cheap.. please give me suggestions ..
You may find our blog post helpful: metalmastermind.com/guitar-recording-tips-using-amp-sims/
@@metalmastermind thank you so much, I'll check it out
Very well put together video! But you might want to either throw a seizure warning at the start of your videos or redo the graphic so it's less likely to trigger a seizure
I used to think that the exposure had to be prolonged, but it turns out that it doesn't take that much
My new girlfriend forgot her meds and we passed a building that had a failing light, I was driving, but suddenly she wasn't responding to me and I looked over and she was having a seizure (she gets absent seizures)
So anyway, just food for thought
Thanks for the feedback. We've actually changed (enhanced) our intro since then.
What do you think about setting the bass where it sounds good on its own and then EQ'ing the bass out of the guitar track in the mix but leave it set on the amp?
For plugins, that would work. Because you can adjust the settings of the plugin at any time. If you were recording a live amp, you'd want to make sure your amp settings are catered to fit the mix.
@@metalmastermind but I’m talking about applying eq to your track after it’s recorded when your are mixing. Could you leave the bass in your audio recording for the track and then apply an eq to the track from your DAW to pull the bass out of the guitar track.
@@metalmastermind Killer playing!
When you down loud an amp sim do you have to wait to get an serial number to start it up its telling me that they have to send it in the mail with soft where o its the free amp tones
I'm not sure what you're talking about but if you're having issues, I recommend reaching out to the manufacturer of that specific amp sim
@@metalmastermind I have been trying to get this free amp sim but only takes me so far before it ask for a serial number to ho any further by the way I love your show I have been playing for along time but I learn from you every time I see you
The playing in the beginning sounds very swedish. You should do a swedish death metal video.
Both Ken and I (Jason) are very much into Swedish metal so this is definitely something we'll be doing in the future!
@@metalmastermind nice. Same here. I lived in Sweden when I was a kid. This was 94 to 2000 I loved the music scene. Metal was big.