TGF Do Something Weekly Challenge Week 4

[fretworn]

Gear:
'91 Ibanez RG570
Apollo Twin Duo mk2 Thunderbolt
Logic Drummer
Logic Sculpture
Logic loops for a couple of SFX
Helix Native--Placater(on all 3 Guitar tracks)--Simple Delay( on 2 of the Guitar tracks)--Kinky Boost(on 1of the Guitar tracks)
Valhalla Shimmer

Epic!

lol - shimmer ftw

 

[fretworn]

I should be g2g next round. I'm down -3 ... so lame

gotcha just where I want'cha ... lol.

 

[Iron1]

Here's my next entry:



Intro:

Guitar 1 - 1998 Hamer Slammer loaded with Fender Deluxe Drive single coils
Guitar 2 - 2022 Epiphone ES335 (less than 24 hours old...)
Both run thru Helix Rack JCM900 clean channel w/various DAW FX added for fun

Main Song:
Drums: Beta Monkey loops & hits
Bass: Solar A2.4, Helix preset w/Stupor OD pedal, Soldano Lead Amp, Mesa 610 Bass Cali Cab

Guitar 1 & 2: Solar A2.6S w/Elysian Trident II pickups
Guitar 3 & 4: B.C. Rich Blood Bound Warbeast w/Elysian Valkyrie pickup

Guitar 1 rig: Helix preset w/Stupor OD, Das Bensen Mega (Deizel), Ola Englund Mesa OS Cab IR
Guitar 2 rig: Helix preset w/Stupor OD, SLO100 lead, Ola Englund Mesa OS Cab IR
Guitar 3 rig: Helix preset w/Stupor OD, SLO100 lead, SLO 412
Guitar 4 rig: Helix preset w/Stupor OD, Das Bensen Mega (Deizel), Ola Englund Mesa OS Cab IR

DAW: Garageband
Interface: Scarlet 2i2 gen 1

 

[TravisG406]

iPad and Fractal

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Bumblebee with dead strings
Official JT FAS JP IIC+, 1959SLP and Recto presets
Ring Mod FAS Modern III Bass
I can tell Drew was not guiding the drums this time

Awfully bluesy for a guy that hates the blues!

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Gear:
'91 Ibanez RG570
Apollo Twin Duo mk2 Thunderbolt
Logic Drummer
Logic Sculpture
Logic loops for a couple of SFX
Helix Native--Placater(on all 3 Guitar tracks)--Simple Delay( on 2 of the Guitar tracks)--Kinky Boost(on 1of the Guitar tracks)
Valhalla Shimmer

Inspired by the cloudburst release!!

 

[FAKA!]

Ah man, week 4... I'm falling behind. Real life decided to kick my ass last week or so... sick, work, and my oldest turned 18.... gonna try to spit something out so I can listen to everyone elses takes.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

Ah man, week 4... I'm falling behind. Real life decided to kick my ass last week or so... sick, work, and my oldest turned 18.... gonna try to spit something out so I can listen to everyone elses takes.

I'm there witcha. Gonna be a thin one from me

 

[Iron1]

iPad and Fractal

Another good one! Has a neat post-punk vibe going on.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

Slapped this together this morning. Going for a GTA San Andreas vibe.


AD2 loop, added sub kick sample.
FF Twin doing the synth
Fender Stratocaster MIM 2011 on the wah track - HX Stomp - Essex A30
Bass is my Ibby Talman with HX Native - Cali Bass on one path -- D.Comp, Simp. Pitch (1 oct down), Agua 51 amp on other path
Lead track is my Ibanez Prestige AZ2402 guitar - one take
camera is my phone

 

[Alex Kenivel]

My humble submission.

Live video recorded with 20 tracks filled with bleed and warts. So I:
Re recorded 12 tracks of vocals over 3 singers with the Townsend L22 mic
Re recorded 4 tracks of guitars using two notes revolt and wall of sound
Reamped the lead thru my axe fx
Performed the ride cymbal in superior as the overheads picked up exactly none of it
Applied trigger extensively
Applied melodyne and vocalign where needed
Lined up all the audio to the keyboards and fixed timing issues
Mixed with mostly UA and PA plugins, my ssl bus plus on the drum bus and the snare going to the Lindell lin76 compressor.
Mastered to -13 lufs for YouTube.
Went Apesh*t with fx and color correction I know very little about in premiere pro.

Dude! One of the first songs I learned how to play. First time ever playing a Bm chord. My dad and I wore out the Reckless cassette we had while remodeling the kitchen when I was 12. Love it!

 

[Alex Kenivel]

Here’s some prog rock with a bonus science lesson called, “Phases Of Matter”.



Gear used in production;

Suhr Modern Satin,
Gibson Custom Modern Double Cut,
Schecter C-1 FR S Platinum,
Boss SY-1000
Fractal FM9,
Toontracks Superior Drummer,
Arturia MS-20 V,
Arturia Synthi V,
Arturia MiniFreak V,
Arturia MatrixBrute,
Sequential Pro3,
ASM Hydrasynth,
U-he Diva,
Tasty Chips GR-1,
Valhalla Super Massive,
Valhalla Delay,

My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed this. She noticed how the video went to the music lol

 

[Iron1]

Slapped this together this morning. Going for a GTA San Andreas vibe.


AD2 loop, added sub kick sample.
FF Twin doing the synth
Fender Stratocaster MIM 2011 on the wah track - HX Stomp - Essex A30
Bass is my Ibby Talman with HX Native - Cali Bass on one path -- D.Comp, Simp. Pitch (1 oct down), Agua 51 amp on other path
Lead track is my Ibanez Prestige AZ2402 guitar - one take
camera is my phone

Sweet trem work! And, dig that bass line.

 

[TJontheRoad]

My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed this. She noticed how the video went to the music lol

Thanks. She caught the subliminal message then

 

[FAKA!]

This might be the stupidest thing I ever did

 

[FAKA!]

For this week's challenge submission, I recorded my first death metal vocals in about 10 years. Compared to Drew, my vocal "technique" is definitely more of the self-destructive, blood-spitting kind, but to my surprise, the growls turned out better than I expected. Had a lot of fun putting this one together!

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Instruments: Fender MiJ Modern Strat, PRS S2 Custom 22, Fender Player Precision (all w. EMG pickups)
Mic: Røde NT1
Audio interface: PreSonus Quantum 2
Software: Cubase 12 Pro, Valhalla, SIR, PSP & FabFilter plug-ins, Toontrack EZdrummer 3 & Death Metal EZX, Helix Native & Neural DSP Archetype Rabea

Holy shet man, that was awesome!

 

[FAKA!]

Here's this week's track. Feels like the intro to an album to me... YMMV.



Drums: Beta Monkey loops & hits
Bass: 1994 Ibanez EXB445 w/Bartolini pups, Helix preset w/Stupor OD pedal, Soldano Lead Amp, Mesa 610 Bass Cali Cab
Guitar 1-4: 2020 Jackson HT7Pro Series DKNYw/Fishman Classics
Guitar 1 & 3 amp & FX: Helix preset w/Stupor OD, Das Bensen Mega (Deizel), Ola Englund Mesa OS Cab IR
Guitar 2 & 4 amp & FX: Helix preset w/Stupor OD pedal, Soldano Lead Amp, Mesa Cali V30 Cab

Bass Drop: Garageband Synthesizer

DAW: Garageband
Interface: Scarlet 2i2 gen 1

Wow what was that effect at 2:43 ish.. that was trippy, otherwise loved the dark vibe of it all together.

 

[FAKA!]

Here’s some prog rock with a bonus science lesson called, “Phases Of Matter”.



Gear used in production;

Suhr Modern Satin,
Gibson Custom Modern Double Cut,
Schecter C-1 FR S Platinum,
Boss SY-1000
Fractal FM9,
Toontracks Superior Drummer,
Arturia MS-20 V,
Arturia Synthi V,
Arturia MiniFreak V,
Arturia MatrixBrute,
Sequential Pro3,
ASM Hydrasynth,
U-he Diva,
Tasty Chips GR-1,
Valhalla Super Massive,
Valhalla Delay,

Dude... that was a trip.

 

[FAKA!]

For week 4 here's a this - still working on tightening up the vocal melody on this one in the verses

Nice job man! Did you do this on the ipad too? Your mixes sounds nice and balanced, are you mixing on the ipad too?

 

[FAKA!]

Bumblebee with dead strings
Official JT FAS JP IIC+, 1959SLP and Recto presets
Ring Mod FAS Modern III Bass
I can tell Drew was not guiding the drums this time

This makes me want to drink some beer and go do exciting shit lol... Love it JT!