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How to get the clanky metal bass tone

You know the one I’m talking about!

In this tutorial you’ll how to dial in that sought-after “clanky” bass guitar tone you’ve heard in so many of the best metal mixes.

HOW TO GET THAT CLANKY METAL BASS GUITAR TONE WITH AMP SIMS – tutorial

Learn how to dial in that sought-after “clanky” bass guitar tone you’ve heard in so many of the best metal mixes in this tutorial. Joel Wanasek shows how to do it in Cubase and the stock amp simulator plugin, but the same approach will work in any DAW with similar plugins.

Joel Wanasek shows how to do it in Cubase and the stock amp simulator plugin, but the same approach will work in any DAW with similar plugins. He duplicates the bass track into two tracks: one clean, and one with distortion. Finally, he applies some eq to remove problem frequencies.

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Make your bass drops EXPLODE!

Boom goes the dynamite!

Learn how to add impact, drama and a massive transient to bass drops in a metal or metalcore song by adding a sample of an explosion or other sound to your 808 bass drop.

Make your bass drops EXPLODE by adding these samples!

Learn how to add impact, drama and a massive transient to bass drops in a metal or metalcore song by adding a sample of an explosion or other sound to your 808 bass drop. Joel shows how to do it in Cubase with his own sample library, but the same idea will work in any DAW with your own samples.

Joel shows how to do it in Cubase with his own sample library, but the same idea will work in any DAW with your own samples. Just experiment and see what works for you!

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Create the guitar glitch effect!

G-g-g-g guitar glllllllllllitch

Although it may sound complex and intimidating, it’s really as simple as cutting up pieces of your guitar DI, experimenting with the options and seeing what sounds cool!

How to create the guitar glitch effect in metal songs – tutorial

Learn how to create a guitar glitch effect as often heard in metal or metalcore songs. It’s simple as cutting up pieces of your guitar DI, experimenting with the options and seeing what sounds cool! He also shows how to make the guitar glitch effect sound even more unique and interesting by adding reverb and a bitcrusher on top of the basic glitch effect.

Joel demonstrates in this tutorial using Cubase and the stock reverb plugins, but the same technique will work in any DAW and any similar plugins. And for those who want to dig a little deeper, he also shows how to make the guitar glitch effect sound even more unique and interesting by adding reverb and a bitcrusher on top of the basic glitch effect.

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Joey Sturgis’ guitar editing: preserving pick attack

Don’t lose that pick attack!

Learn one of the keys to editing metal guitars: preserving the pick attack. This can be the difference between tight, punchy guitars and weird-sounding, weak guitars that just sound, well… wrong!

How to edit metal guitars: Preserving PICK ATTACK w/ Joey Sturgis

Learn one of the keys to editing metal guitars: preserving the pick attack. This can be the difference between tight, punchy guitars and weird-sounding, weak guitars that just sound… wrong. Joey Sturgis shows how he does it in Cubase using slip editing, nudging and other tools in this clip from his Guitar Editing Fast Track.

Joey Sturgis shows how he does it in Cubase using slip editing, nudging and other tools in this clip from his Guitar Editing Fast Track.

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Ninja trick for mixing small drum rooms!

No drum room? No problem!

Learn this simple trick to take drums recorded in a small drum room and process them so they sound just like drums recorded in a huge drum room!

Joel shows how to do it in Cubase using the stock EQ, Roomworks reverb, envelope shaper and Waves L1 Limiter, but the same techniques should be easily applicable to any DAW and equivalent plugins.

How to turn small drum rooms into MASSIVE drum rooms! ( Tutorial )

Learn this simple trick to take drums recorded in a small drum room and process them so they sound just like drums recorded in a huge drum room! Joel Wanasek shows how to do it in Cubase using the stock EQ, Roomworks reverb, envelope shaper and Waves L1 Limiter, but the same techniques should be easily applicable to any DAW and equivalent plugins.

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