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We all learned our parts by ear. That's the only way we're able to release it this fast. Paulinho actually recorded his drum parts less than 24h after the original song was out, since drums are the foundation for all others to record over. What takes longer is actually mixing, editing, post-production. Just playing the song 1-2 days would be enough, but instead we needed 8 for the whole thing, especially since life gets in the way. :) Thanks!
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Guitar: SM-57 / Great River ME-1NV Bass: Direct > Great River ME-1NV Keyboard: Direct > A Designs Pacifica (2) Vocals: Neumann U87 Ai / A Designs Pacifica
wow! excellent! don't let DT know that you're capable of covering their songs, they might sue you... :-) waitin' for them to cover your stuff... perfect! respect! talent rules...
Very nice cover. I think your singer sings more in pitch than the DT singer.(which is good) Now I'm going to "bash" your mix, you don't have to read, and please, take it with a pinch of salt. I will try to point out elements of the production that I think could be done better, the goal is a constructive criticism. I liked the cover! So here comes the critique on the mix: Guitars: Double tracking sounds a little bit muddy at some points in the song, less than optimal interplay with the bass guitar+kick, especially on the staccatos and palm mutings. Vocals: (you've heard this before) The vocalist could be more in front in some parts of the song, others he's just right, you use volume automation, yes?. Keyboard: Way too much in the background, I can barely hear it in parts, and some other parts It is just perfect. Where you can hear it properly, it is perfect. Drums: the drums all occupy the precious center channel, when (in my book) only the snare and kick should be allowed in. By having the cymbals so centered you phase out some of them if they are stereo mic'ed. also the drums sound much more unnatural when they are so focused in the center, I'm used to listening to the ride, hihat and toms spread more out across the stereo field, this centering gives the impression of a 96k mp3 file. But still, there is some stereo spread there. I can hear it. But his main rides/crashes are too centered for my tastes. Bass: Could use more compression, Varying bass levels competes too much with the kick drum, it also does not seem to have its own space in the mix, it jumps out at me from time to time. Also for fun, try paralleling it with extremely band limited distortion (see Ola Englunds bass recording tutorial) OK. hope I'm not too strict on you here. My intention is to give constructive feedback. This has been a very critical review of your mix, telling you what I hear, and If you read it all, thank you for taking the time to read it.. Good work.
All great mixing tips my friend! Thx. At the time I thought the same of a few of those aspects you pointed out (shortly after the release). Today, they are even more evident to me. :) Back then we were hurrying these out just to be cool and make them fast! haha so yeah, having to do most of the work myself, it was taxing (and fun) on me. I remember this video specifically, my ears were so tired, from all the recording and mixing (we were doing Bad Salad EP at the time, and slipped this drum recording in at the end of a session), I just could not differentiate anything anymore (and underestimated the importance of this phenomenon on my judgement), and this mix suffered, consequently. We wanted to release it in like 5 days, and I was laboring on the mix, extending that deadline, and everyone waiting on me. :D Oh well, it was worth the challenge. Take it for what it is. Did you hear the other videos? I wonder what you'd think about each of them, cuz all were kinda "put'em out fast" challenges (not as intense as on this one), but I thought some of those mixes sounded pretty decent (I think Metropolis Part 1 and On The Backs of Angels had some cool well balanced ones). Anyway, let me know your thoughts if you ever check them out! Also did a live one of "MUSE cover" my band did a few weeks ago, which I posted on my channel. Cheers.
Might be a mix issue, but the vocals sound weak compared to the rest of the mix. Could just be a tone/delivery issue on his end though too...I will be the first to admit I LOVE Labrie's tone, and honestly this dude, just doesn't cut the mustard. Although he IS a very good singer.
Listening through my monitors in my studio, the voice could use a boost (2db maybe) to cut through the mix, since Denis's voice is "darker" than James's, but it's very well balanced with the instruments as it is.
Okay, guys - my reply goes only to those of you who deserve to get an answer and I'm talking about those who are not swearing, like swearing will give any pluses to their response. I used to be a DT fan, used to go to as many concerts of them as I could but my personal opinion is that now days the only thing they are doing is repeating themselves . Music has nothing to gain anymore from this band. We are living in a free world and that's what I believe. I respect everyone's opinion and I EXPECT from everyone else to do the same. Well for those who swear and curse in their replies I must say I find it quite amusing to see 15 and 16 years old teenagers to practise their vocab so please...be my guest hahaha!!!
Why? Maybe for "playback"? in italian it means that someone is pretending to singing or playing an instrument when in background there's another musical track. At that time, you can see that drummer doesn't hit cymbals that you can hear. Am i wrong?
These guys are doing the best covers worldwide - I´ve searched for the best, and here they are! No Joke: Canada, Japan, Germany...not bad - but these brazilian guys ROCK! Listen to the rest of the DT Covers - and also to their own band "Bad Salad" - worth to support!
Never get tired of your covers. Course, everyone does a great job, love seeing Paulinho on drums. XD The more i listen to both your's and DT's versions of the song and i think "Does this sound familar?", then it hits me that the lyrics remind me very much of "Hellraiser: Inferno". XD
Absolutely ASS-KICKING! Expertly done, as usual for this lineup with Jungwhan on keyboard and Denis on vocals. Can't wait to see the next Split Screen.
Congrats guys. Saw your video put up on Dream theater screen at Wembley Arena on Friday. They were showing the best renditions of their songs on RUclips and you were there. :)
I can't stop watching this video, great job, you guys really rock. So in the description says you' re not a band, i mean: you don't even know each other right, every one record their own work at home and then send it to who? I would really like to colaborate with you. Greets from Mexico, and one more time excellent job!!!!
DREAM THEATER COVER website: dreamtheatercover.com
JP/DT SOLOS (Guitar Course): johnpetruccisolos.com
My new project TRYPTAMAX, ft. Will Shaw on vocals! 😮🎤 ruclips.net/video/O2DecaNDwIU/видео.html
We all learned our parts by ear. That's the only way we're able to release it this fast. Paulinho actually recorded his drum parts less than 24h after the original song was out, since drums are the foundation for all others to record over. What takes longer is actually mixing, editing, post-production. Just playing the song 1-2 days would be enough, but instead we needed 8 for the whole thing, especially since life gets in the way. :) Thanks!
The drummer is ridiculously good.
Yup
NickMorrisDrums oh yeah!!
Release.. August 5, 2013
Upload.. August 14, 2013
Oh, my.. ! You guys r so awesome!!!
SUNGWOO PARK daaaaaaaaaaanggggggg
Dream Theater played a clip of this during their intermission when I saw them last Thursday!
Yeah, they've been doing so since the start of this tour! Pretty cool! :)
That must be an honor.
***** Yes, we were surprised and honored!
Love the drumming! so fresh!
I love the drummer bro 😄 what a player wow
200.000 views on VRA!'s Dream Theater Split-Screen Cover of "The Enemy Inside" on RUclips. Wow, that was quick! Thanks for watching/sharing/commenting! Keep spreading the word to your fellow DT fans! \m/
Dream Theater - The Enemy Inside (Dream Theater) - SPLIT-SCREEN COVERS - VRA!
YOU DESERVE IT! Great cover. You guys rock. I especially like Paulinhos drumming a lot, congrats from Hungary!
You made onto Dream Theaters' Live show too. Great job guys.
Absoulutly incredable, gonna share it on facebook!
Thiago,
Tem algum lugar para ver se vocês vem tocar aqui em Sampa ?
Abraços !
E cara, parabéns pelo talento exemplar !
Marcos de Moraes Tem show do BAD SALAD com abertura do VRA (Dream Theater Cover) aí em SAMPA no dia 27/07 (Domingo), no Manifesto Bar.
I have always seen. Full cover in several days after new song deployment. It is wonderful!
In Rome, Italy, we say "Ve la comandate", something like "You rule!". Really fantastic, a great job!
Anche a macerata
wow! the drummer is a machine.. love this cover!
Melhor banda cover de Dream Theater que eu já vi!!!!
Concordo mano!
Very cool cover of the new dream theater song... Keep up the great works guys!!!!
Guitar:
SM-57 / Great River ME-1NV
Bass:
Direct > Great River ME-1NV
Keyboard:
Direct > A Designs Pacifica (2)
Vocals:
Neumann U87 Ai / A Designs Pacifica
wow! excellent! don't let DT know that you're capable of covering their songs, they might sue you... :-) waitin' for them to cover your stuff... perfect! respect! talent rules...
What a drummer!
The singer's voice reminds me of Russell Allen from Symphony X. Great stuff!
Holy crap what a great cover. That guitar tone is so freaking close to john's.
I love the sound of the double bass... You guys are awesome! Congratulations!
Too many extraordinary musicans out there. I did a DT-Medley with keys and vocals myself on youtube but this guys are just beyond...
Absolutely incredible. Even more fun to listen to when we don't have to hear LaBrie.
I like the guitar tone in this better than the album's. Has a little aggressiveness to it and doesn't have that mid-spike that the illuminators have.
i love the drummer... so power full n u the awesome fat guy i ever seen bro... keep rocking
The drummer is amazing!
I have this playing on another tab here, I completely forgot I wasn't even listening to DT! Such a great job guys PROPS!
precision cover. You guys nailed it to the millisecond!
Cover do DT é com vocês!!! Parabéns!
Wwwwwooooooowwww.
I am speechless!
A tip: you can watch series at flixzone. I've been using them for watching lots of of movies these days.
@Lincoln Amari Definitely, been using flixzone} for months myself :)
@Lincoln Amari yup, have been watching on flixzone} for years myself :)
i like denis voice, reminds me at labyrinth...really awesome.
Great Cover and really well executed.
Son espectaculares ... Suena más potente incluso que los mismísimos dream theater, excelente cover. Saludos !
The drums is amazing, his power, his... sensation that he pass for us, is amazing! the keyboard too, fantastic!
your snare is better than mangini kk
Any 5 dollar chinese pawn shop snare sounds better than Manginis snare on that album
heeeyyy ! that fast after release,and that tuff played ! respect
John myung on keyboard???
kkkkk
That was soo funny, I forgot to laugh
I guess that makes this nightmare cinema
Racist much?? Lol...
Cut the hair and changed his role 😂
you guys define perfection!..this is unreal..great job!
You should do The Glass Prison from Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence.
Fuck that, the hole Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
The campos section is strong as always :)
AMAZING. This is what DT would sound like if MP was back. Way cooler than the robotic playing of Mangini. You guys are BEASTS. congrats
The singing is so close to the actual song! very impressive! great job with music too!
Would it be too much to ask for The Count of Tuscany?
Astonishing. How just the 4 instrumental and the (great) singing parts are sounding this huge is the main accomplishment here IMHO
o vocal ficou mais empolgante que o original! haha, parabens man, matou a pau, alias, toda a banda matou a pau!!
WOW!!! what a performance!! you're great :)
Very nice cover. I think your singer sings more in pitch than the DT singer.(which is good)
Now I'm going to "bash" your mix, you don't have to read, and please, take it with a pinch of salt. I will try to point out elements of the production that I think could be done better, the goal is a constructive criticism. I liked the cover! So here comes the critique on the mix:
Guitars:
Double tracking sounds a little bit muddy at some points in the song, less than optimal interplay with the bass guitar+kick, especially on the staccatos and palm mutings.
Vocals:
(you've heard this before) The vocalist could be more in front in some parts of the song, others he's just right, you use volume automation, yes?.
Keyboard:
Way too much in the background, I can barely hear it in parts, and some other parts It is just perfect. Where you can hear it properly, it is perfect.
Drums:
the drums all occupy the precious center channel, when (in my book) only the snare and kick should be allowed in. By having the cymbals so centered you phase out some of them if they are stereo mic'ed. also the drums sound much more unnatural when they are so focused in the center, I'm used to listening to the ride, hihat and toms spread more out across the stereo field, this centering gives the impression of a 96k mp3 file.
But still, there is some stereo spread there. I can hear it. But his main rides/crashes are too centered for my tastes.
Bass:
Could use more compression, Varying bass levels competes too much with the kick drum, it also does not seem to have its own space in the mix, it jumps out at me from time to time. Also for fun, try paralleling it with extremely band limited distortion (see Ola Englunds bass recording tutorial)
OK. hope I'm not too strict on you here. My intention is to give constructive feedback. This has been a very critical review of your mix, telling you what I hear, and If you read it all, thank you for taking the time to read it.. Good work.
All great mixing tips my friend! Thx. At the time I thought the same of a few of those aspects you pointed out (shortly after the release). Today, they are even more evident to me. :) Back then we were hurrying these out just to be cool and make them fast! haha so yeah, having to do most of the work myself, it was taxing (and fun) on me. I remember this video specifically, my ears were so tired, from all the recording and mixing (we were doing Bad Salad EP at the time, and slipped this drum recording in at the end of a session), I just could not differentiate anything anymore (and underestimated the importance of this phenomenon on my judgement), and this mix suffered, consequently. We wanted to release it in like 5 days, and I was laboring on the mix, extending that deadline, and everyone waiting on me. :D Oh well, it was worth the challenge. Take it for what it is. Did you hear the other videos? I wonder what you'd think about each of them, cuz all were kinda "put'em out fast" challenges (not as intense as on this one), but I thought some of those mixes sounded pretty decent (I think Metropolis Part 1 and On The Backs of Angels had some cool well balanced ones). Anyway, let me know your thoughts if you ever check them out! Also did a live one of "MUSE cover" my band did a few weeks ago, which I posted on my channel. Cheers.
clap clap clap!! excelente cover, me encantó!!
Are the guitar player and the bass player brothers or sth? they look very similar
We're brothers!
ThiagoCamposOfficial Oh and it was in the intro lol
Agus Gonzalez HAHAHAHAHA +ThiagosCamposOfficial
i thought both were same but before shaving bass shaved and played guitar lol
Love that run at 2:31 It's sick!
Might be a mix issue, but the vocals sound weak compared to the rest of the mix. Could just be a tone/delivery issue on his end though too...I will be the first to admit I LOVE Labrie's tone, and honestly this dude, just doesn't cut the mustard. Although he IS a very good singer.
It might be your speakers or something. The vocals sound really powerful on mine.
nah, I've tried in 3 different sets of headphones, computer speakers, and flat response monitors...all are the same.
interesting... don't what's wrong. It sounds pretty powerful through my spakers
Listening through my monitors in my studio, the voice could use a boost (2db maybe) to cut through the mix, since Denis's voice is "darker" than James's, but it's very well balanced with the instruments as it is.
Sounds a little quiet to me, too.
Absolutely amazing players.. especially drums and guitar. Waiting more from this crew.
Better than the original guys! Congrats!
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get the fuck outta here
yea your comment is seriously off-color
they re good but no better than dream God... girls
Okay, guys - my reply goes only to those of you who deserve to get an answer and I'm talking about those who are not swearing, like swearing will give any pluses to their response. I used to be a DT fan, used to go to as many concerts of them as I could but my personal opinion is that now days the only thing they are doing is repeating themselves . Music has nothing to gain anymore from this band. We are living in a free world and that's what I believe. I respect everyone's opinion and I EXPECT from everyone else to do the same. Well for those who swear and curse in their replies I must say I find it quite amusing to see 15 and 16 years old teenagers to practise their vocab so please...be my guest hahaha!!!
good job guys, it's amazing to play a good music !!!! I'm soo glad for u
2:36 drummer is in playback!
Why? Maybe for "playback"? in italian it means that someone is pretending to singing or playing an instrument when in background there's another musical track. At that time, you can see that drummer doesn't hit cymbals that you can hear. Am i wrong?
These guys are doing the best covers worldwide - I´ve searched for the best, and here they are! No Joke: Canada, Japan, Germany...not bad - but these brazilian guys ROCK!
Listen to the rest of the DT Covers - and also to their own band "Bad Salad" - worth to support!
So queria saber que é o idiota que dá "não gostei"???
Ficou foda.... Como sempre!!!!
Fantástico!!! Brutal mesmo!!! Um abraço desde Portugal!!
The drummer's tone is better than Mangini's.
Who is the Mangini?! ;) :)
Amazing, yet again. Love the vocals. And of course, the instruments are very well done.
peter baelish on the bass?
Josh G kkkkk Maybe!
The best Dream Theater cover band on youtube ever....Love from Nepal!
Kneel before Talent
Excelente trabalho !!! Parabéns e continuem !!!
No disrespect to James or his fans but this vocalist sounds better IMO.
this guy is an awesome singer, but i like james's singing for this specific song
+Yogen Grg ANd the Drummer is better than Mike Portnoy too.
+Ramad Nazhif WHAT?!
Matthew Larson burn
what? hahahahhaha
As usual.... Fantastic and unreal how well you cover such a musically gifted band. Good job guys. :)
great cover ! solid groove...
Wow, that's one heck of a cover! Awesome job from the whole band, especially the drummer is phenomenal! Keep 'em coming!
I have never seen a cover with this level of perfection.. salute!
That solo.... 10/10! Amazing cover!
I just love that agressive MM Bongo-tone. It sits in prog/metal-mix so perfectly!
From one drummer to another, you are a legend sir. Every aspect of your playing is GREAT
I'm a guitarist but I seriously love your drumming Paulinho! It's so fluid and relax, you just do it man!
Paulinho - making playing hyper complicated drum parts easy like it's a piece of cake
SENSACIONAL!
Never get tired of your covers. Course, everyone does a great job, love seeing Paulinho on drums. XD The more i listen to both your's and DT's versions of the song and i think "Does this sound familar?", then it hits me that the lyrics remind me very much of "Hellraiser: Inferno". XD
Parabéns Thiago e Cia, vcs foram lembrados pelo DT no show aqui em SP!
Como sempre um cover com qualidade fabulosa... Parabéns, vcs tocam muito... E Paulinho vc é o cara !!!!!!!! Detona pra valer nas baquetas !!!!!!!
This is so on point from the keyboard the guitar tone phenomenal guys you’ve earned a sub
The sound of the drums here is so much more satisfying than in the original.
Excellent! Best DT cover band I've seen!
Absolutely ASS-KICKING! Expertly done, as usual for this lineup with Jungwhan on keyboard and Denis on vocals. Can't wait to see the next Split Screen.
When I saw Paulinho playing Metropolis, i got stunned. I'm a fan of him, Thiago and Felipe! Awesome band and awesome covers! Greetings from Galicia
You guys deserve a shot for any future DT contests. Well played. Keep on Rockin!
Love this tune. Awesome cover!
Imitation is the best flattery!!! Very good!!!!!!!
Fantastic job, guys, rock on!
Excelent job. Great cover to listening and watching.
freaking awesome... the album is not even released how come we already find such awesome covers !!!
Really stellar job guys! The singer especially was very strong and impressive. The bass player was very entertaining.
I had forgotten I was listing to a cover. That's how good they are!
F*@&ING great dudes!!!. Nice work and congrats. Keep on playing and uploading videos.
Excelente trabajo. Felicidades.
Congrats guys. Saw your video put up on Dream theater screen at Wembley Arena on Friday. They were showing the best renditions of their songs on RUclips and you were there. :)
parabéns thiago e banda vcs tocam demais cara
CHAPEAU BAS! Marvelous job! You present great skills and unusual level of playing.
I can't stop watching this video, great job, you guys really rock. So in the description says you' re not a band, i mean: you don't even know each other right, every one record their own work at home and then send it to who? I would really like to colaborate with you. Greets from Mexico, and one more time excellent job!!!!
....is there any other word higher than perfection...???? The drummer seems like a magician..!! hats off guys !! real ace
Very stunning for the piano player 👌
Nice vocals, natural sounding drums - you guys make the recent DT stuff listenable.
Serious I love the drummer ...so energetic...YEahhh !!!!
Unbelievable... everything spot on!
This is epic. It has rekindled my love of Dream Theater, but I like these versions better than the original.
How on Earth can anybody have disliked this?! Absolutely incredible cover guys! Especially learning by ear so accurately and quickly!