I'm sure there are several methods to the same end in this case, but I was wondering how the vocals are tracked/processed to get the sound you hear from groups like Rancid, Arctic Monkeys, The Hives, etc. I know that most of these recordings are already limited to the max, but the vocals have a certain "old tape" quality.

I had this in the vocal booth but got no responses so I'm reposting here, sorry!

I'm recording vocals for a screamo band. This is my chain:

AKG 535EB > Groove Tubes Brick > RNC comp > ADA > VS-880EX

Hi all,

I'm recording vocals for a screamo band. This is my chain:

AKG 535EB > Groove Tubes Brick > RNC comp > ADA > VS-880EX

just brought home a new Really Nice Compressor. plugged my bass into it then into a bass pre into my amp. first way i'll use it, so tried that first. whenever compression is triggered i hear what sounds like digital distortion. it is connected to left (mono) in and left out by 1/4'' instrument cables. do i return it or am i to blame? thanks.

Well i guess as my first post I should make an offering, i'm just hoping its a good one! This is my cover of For Whom the Bell Tolls, easy song to record. Don't have solos so just critique on the rythyme guitars would be nice, good or bad.

The music I am recording is Heavy Metal. I have been preparing to record guitar tracks for my bands CD. I'm playing a Marshall stack through a AVT150 Head. The order or setup is:

Guitar-Pedals-StageworksEQ-MarshallHead-Alesis3630Compressor to SM57 "flat" towards the angle of the cone which goes into an ART DPS II Stereo Tube Preamp which than goes into a Yamaha AW1600.

Hi guys

I am heavily interested in composing metal music, especially in the style of In flames, Soilwork, Darkane etc.

Up til now I have been recording by plugin my GT-5 Guitar FX straight into my sound card and using various amp simulations etc.

Recently I tried lining out the outputs from my decently sounding amp.

Hi people !

I was thinking of getting a nice distortion pedal. I don't really have the money for a good amp. I have a really old 65 watt acoustic amp that I want to run a distortion pedal into.

I like metal stuff like Slayer, Slipknot, Lamb of God and Death. I have a BC Rich Mockingbird with a DiMarzio X2N. What pedal do you recommend ?

Recently I've decided to purchase a couple distortion pedals to run my synth's through. Asking around and company reputation led me to purchase an EH Double Muff which isn't here yet, and sex appeal made me buy a Damage Control Demonizer, which is for sale if you're interested.

I just tried this crazy experiment, and I need help understanding the results.

Here's what I did:

1. I turned up the final output volume in my mastering chain so loud that it created very noticable digital clipping in the loud sections of the song. I exported this song.

2. I then exported a quieter version with no digital clipping.