ways to get more grit on recordings?
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ways to get more grit on recordings?
i have a digital recording setup and im always looking for different ways to put more distortion and grit back into my productions. ive found some plugins such as antares tube or voxengo tapebus can help but any other suggestions, digital or analog?
ive heard units like the speactrasonics 610 or thermanic culture can help, any other cheaper alternatives?
ive heard units like the speactrasonics 610 or thermanic culture can help, any other cheaper alternatives?
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yo Mark just run your signal through anything that distorts in a pleasing way..old consumer stereo electronics on the cheap..the culture vulture on the expensive..anything in between..
I like the way cheap tascam RTR's and cassette 4 tracks distort..I have this old discreet transistor sony cassete that sound like a germanium..tube electronics distort really well..I've used a mic into a pod with cool results before..any place your imagination can take you with this could potentially be awesome..
get out to the garage sales and thrift shops..second hand music stores..dumpsters..etc etc..
on the downside you might get something to distort nicely but the signal might suffer in other ways like lack of bass, etc. this can be both good and bad though depending on what you have brewing and how you want it to sit in a mix..
I don't know too much about plug-inz but I'm sure there are some out there that can work..in my experience the sound of real analog distortion is what I personally like most, usually..
I like the way cheap tascam RTR's and cassette 4 tracks distort..I have this old discreet transistor sony cassete that sound like a germanium..tube electronics distort really well..I've used a mic into a pod with cool results before..any place your imagination can take you with this could potentially be awesome..
get out to the garage sales and thrift shops..second hand music stores..dumpsters..etc etc..
on the downside you might get something to distort nicely but the signal might suffer in other ways like lack of bass, etc. this can be both good and bad though depending on what you have brewing and how you want it to sit in a mix..
I don't know too much about plug-inz but I'm sure there are some out there that can work..in my experience the sound of real analog distortion is what I personally like most, usually..
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I'll always have a "crappy" mic set up when tracking bands, drums, etc., and blend to taste, usually through an old Furman compressor....
I put "crappy" in quotes because it took a lot of experimentation to find the right crappy mic, pre, and compressor combo that would deliver the grit....
I put "crappy" in quotes because it took a lot of experimentation to find the right crappy mic, pre, and compressor combo that would deliver the grit....
"You see, the whole thing about recording is the attempt at verisimilitude--not truth, but the appearance of truth."
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sweet i just dug up one of my dad's old kenwood 7600 discrete stereo reciever im gona try out. hopefully itll give me a little crunch.
my studio >>>http://www.saddlemireproductions.com
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try line out of a preamp into the line in of the kenwood into something that can attenuate the volume of the line out of the kenwood after the fact..and then crank up the kenwwod into distortion..see how it goes..contramark wrote:sweet i just dug up one of my dad's old kenwood 7600 discrete stereo reciever im gona try out. hopefully itll give me a little crunch.
if your deling with balanced and +4 lines your gain staging may be less than optimal..but your goal is distortion so it will probably be ok..just wire it up correctly..
http://www.vandenhul.com/artpap/wiring.htm
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Not sure about what DAW you're using, but make sure to REALLY try out whatever distortion plugin is included. You can set that up on an aux or parallel bus, sending a touch of each element in your mix into the plug and adding back into the main mix. Tweak until you get the effect you desire.
If your tracking vocals, try a 57 or 58 > XLR-1/4" cable > distortion pedal > tube amp. A snare mic sent through this chain can liven up a drum sound.
Distortion is the new compression!
If your tracking vocals, try a 57 or 58 > XLR-1/4" cable > distortion pedal > tube amp. A snare mic sent through this chain can liven up a drum sound.
Distortion is the new compression!
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I have a old Tube Driver rack mount and I hook it up on an Aux. Sounds really cool on snare drums, bass and vocals.
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I've been playing around with the free ssl talkback compressor plugin. If you crank it, it's pretty nasty sounding.
Sometimes I use it on room mics, sometimes the entire drumset, if I'm mixing sequenced drums with live drums.
I've even used it on vocals and acoustic guitar. As long as other instruments that I haven't fucked with are playing at the same time, it can add an element of grit without making the whole mix sound trashy.
Sometimes I use it on room mics, sometimes the entire drumset, if I'm mixing sequenced drums with live drums.
I've even used it on vocals and acoustic guitar. As long as other instruments that I haven't fucked with are playing at the same time, it can add an element of grit without making the whole mix sound trashy.
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