Any tips for "nailing"/ recording this guitar tone...

smashbrand · 15th July 2008

YouTube - Physical - Nine Inch Nails

The low thick palm muted powerchords that come in at about 23 seconds.

I have always liked that sound, yet re-creating leads to a thing sound. Advice for a beginner hobbyist?

Have......

Amps:
Mesa Dual Rectifier
Marshall JMP-1

Pre:
Great River 2nv Pre

Ad/DA:
Rosetta 800

Plugins:
NI Guitar Rig
SSL 4000 Waves
Logic
Vintage Warmer

Mics:
SM57
SM7B
Yahama Subkick

GoldenOne · 15th July 2008

I LOVE ribbons for this situation! The recording sounds like it could be a 57 though, so just make sure you get your mic positioning right. One thing i'de suggest is to isolate your cab from the floor. Also, don't forget that the bass is reinforcing those palm mutes, so make sure your arrangement is right.

smashbrand · 15th July 2008

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Originally Posted by GoldenOne

I LOVE ribbons for this situation! The recording sounds like it could be a 57 though, so just make sure you get your mic positioning right. One thing i'de suggest is to isolate your cab from the floor. Also, don't forget that the bass is reinforcing those palm mutes, so make sure your arrangement is right.

That could be it. I have young ears, could not quite separate if a bass was re-enforcing it.

Could you explain isolating your cab from the floor a little. Thanks in advance.

Mike Brown · 15th July 2008

Record a DI and reamp it through a bunch of different tones... phase align together and mix to taste.

Part of the secret is layering NOT more gain... more gain/distortion generally especially with solid state amps = more odd-order harmonics = thinner/harsh

Shiny Turd · 15th July 2008

According to some interviews, the broken EP was all DI.
Mainly a JMP1 thru a zoom 9030.

It takes sense if you listen to it, it has that zoom "sound" going on, and it's quite raspy on its own.

15th July 2008	#1
smashbrand Gear addict Joined: May 2008 Posts: 467 Thread Starter	Any tips for "nailing"/ recording this guitar tone... YouTube - Physical - Nine Inch Nails The low thick palm muted powerchords that come in at about 23 seconds. I have always liked that sound, yet re-creating leads to a thing sound. Advice for a beginner hobbyist? Have...... Amps: Mesa Dual Rectifier Marshall JMP-1 Pre: Great River 2nv Pre Ad/DA: Rosetta 800 Plugins: NI Guitar Rig SSL 4000 Waves Logic Vintage Warmer Mics: SM57 SM7B Yahama Subkick

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GoldenOne Gear maniac Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 201	I LOVE ribbons for this situation! The recording sounds like it could be a 57 though, so just make sure you get your mic positioning right. One thing i'de suggest is to isolate your cab from the floor. Also, don't forget that the bass is reinforcing those palm mutes, so make sure your arrangement is right. __________________ Alex Chase http://www.la-audio.com FS: Audio Technica AT4050, Sennheiser MD421 x2, AKG D112, Sterling Audio ST44 x2, M Audio Project Mix PM for details... http://soundcloud.com/cityhawks/drifting-among-the-stars

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Mike Brown Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 3,188	Record a DI and reamp it through a bunch of different tones... phase align together and mix to taste. Part of the secret is layering NOT more gain... more gain/distortion generally especially with solid state amps = more odd-order harmonics = thinner/harsh

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Shiny Turd Gear maniac Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Madrid Spain Posts: 195	According to some interviews, the broken EP was all DI. Mainly a JMP1 thru a zoom 9030. It takes sense if you listen to it, it has that zoom "sound" going on, and it's quite raspy on its own.