You really sold me a Reaper license. Although I play shoegaze, not metal but watching your videos give me more knowledge on the distortion tone to consider. Thanks!
@@osiris-guitar I did it a bit differently (got rid of the second distortion effect on the grit channel), but separating the signal into separate channels is a game changer.
I've watched alot of videos trying to explains techniques you used in this video (buses, cabs, eq cuts) I felt this was the most informative one I watched, and it wasn't intended to lol. Thanks!
When I recorded my bass tracks, I didn't do it through an interface, but a mixer. The one I have has USB so it works just like an interface. My signal chain starts with a Behringer BDI21 with it going out to the rest of the signal chain and a DI out to one of my inputs on my mixer. Then at the end of my signal, I have another output from the amp head. With the mixer I can mix the sounds of the clean, original tone and the complete sound on the board. The major downside, at least to my mixer, is I can't separately record the tracks to different channels in reaper, only as one. I think you can do that with interfaces though.
Great tone, but in the final mix is too low in volume. In my opinion bass doesn't have to be perceived, but heard, like guitars or drums. It doesn't have to necessarily double rhythm guitar one octave lower all the time, but should create its own melodies and harmonies to enriching musical texture, rendering it much more interesting. You guys who play guitar don't like bassists with initiatives, don't you?😁 I'm joking...Just pump a bit up the volume and would be far better! 🙂 Thank you.
Since the DI track only sends to the three processing tracks (bottom/grit/dist) and not to master/parent it can be placed anywhere. Even outside of the main bass track (how's that for OCD :-D)
Hi there @Osiris Guitar, been following your steps but can you guide me where I can find that Mesa4x12 oversized cab???? been an idiot looking it around everywhere :)
@@thesingingpanda4060 Not sure if it's freeware, but I can't find the company that made it (and from where I got it for free) anymore. So... www.osirisguitar.com/wp-content/mesa-412-oversized.zip
I haven't really done extensive testing of simuper many amp sims, I've kind of stuck with my favorites over long periods of time. My all-time most used: - NeuralDSP Fortin Nameless and Plini (current). Whole signal chain built in, and you can tweak the impulses by moving microphones etc. - TSEX50 - also a complete plugin with stomp boxes and IRs - Lepou Lecto + Lecab with friedman or God's cab. More work sine you have to create the entire signal chain, but also free. Made a video about that: th-cam.com/video/qCI6qJgRNy4/w-d-xo.html
Unfortunately the bass sound lets your mix down (in my humble opinion). It sounds very fake. It makes the guitars sound weird. Can you do another video with real bass and see if you get a better tone?
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You really sold me a Reaper license. Although I play shoegaze, not metal but watching your videos give me more knowledge on the distortion tone to consider. Thanks!
You have no idea how much this cleaned up my mix. My god, it's like night and day. You're doing god's work.
Super happy to hear it 😀
@@osiris-guitar I did it a bit differently (got rid of the second distortion effect on the grit channel), but separating the signal into separate channels is a game changer.
I've watched alot of videos trying to explains techniques you used in this video (buses, cabs, eq cuts) I felt this was the most informative one I watched, and it wasn't intended to lol. Thanks!
Well, I did go through the routing etc pretty thoroughly for it to be informative in more than one way. Glad you liked it!
I just ordered my first Audio Interface. This will be very helpful for creating backing tracks. Great video thanks!
That tone sounds great. I feel I'm going to get a get a good tone with this info.
really interesting way of mixing... i will try that for sure..
When I recorded my bass tracks, I didn't do it through an interface, but a mixer. The one I have has USB so it works just like an interface. My signal chain starts with a Behringer BDI21 with it going out to the rest of the signal chain and a DI out to one of my inputs on my mixer. Then at the end of my signal, I have another output from the amp head. With the mixer I can mix the sounds of the clean, original tone and the complete sound on the board. The major downside, at least to my mixer, is I can't separately record the tracks to different channels in reaper, only as one. I think you can do that with interfaces though.
Great tone, but in the final mix is too low in volume. In my opinion bass doesn't have to be perceived, but heard, like guitars or drums. It doesn't have to necessarily double rhythm guitar one octave lower all the time, but should create its own melodies and harmonies to enriching musical texture, rendering it much more interesting. You guys who play guitar don't like bassists with initiatives, don't you?😁 I'm joking...Just pump a bit up the volume and would be far better! 🙂 Thank you.
Hmm... bass still doesn't really sit well but that might just be Trilian itself, keep up the great work with the tutorials :) subbed
How would you change it?
5:58 why not the other way around, cut out the lowest of kick drum to not compete with bass?
Being a little OCD myself, does the bass di need to be at the bottom? Can you bring it up under the main bass track or will that chamge something?
Since the DI track only sends to the three processing tracks (bottom/grit/dist) and not to master/parent it can be placed anywhere. Even outside of the main bass track (how's that for OCD :-D)
Hi there @Osiris Guitar, been following your steps but can you guide me where I can find that Mesa4x12 oversized cab???? been an idiot looking it around everywhere :)
I'll see if it's in the IR pack I usually link to on my blog...
@@osiris-guitar i downloaded it but it is not included, hoping you could help me :) thanks a lot. been following your guide for my base
@@thesingingpanda4060
Not sure if it's freeware, but I can't find the company that made it (and from where I got it for free) anymore. So...
www.osirisguitar.com/wp-content/mesa-412-oversized.zip
can you share this reaper template? thanks
Absolutely! I'll post it on my blog shortly.
There's a link for it at the bottom of this blog post now: www.osirisguitar.com/nailing-your-metal-bass-tone-with-parallel-processing-video/
@@osiris-guitar thanks. Btw what are your top 3 favorite amp sims and irs for guutars and bass
I haven't really done extensive testing of simuper many amp sims, I've kind of stuck with my favorites over long periods of time. My all-time most used:
- NeuralDSP Fortin Nameless and Plini (current). Whole signal chain built in, and you can tweak the impulses by moving microphones etc.
- TSEX50 - also a complete plugin with stomp boxes and IRs
- Lepou Lecto + Lecab with friedman or God's cab. More work sine you have to create the entire signal chain, but also free. Made a video about that: th-cam.com/video/qCI6qJgRNy4/w-d-xo.html
Unfortunately the bass sound lets your mix down (in my humble opinion). It sounds very fake. It makes the guitars sound weird. Can you do another video with real bass and see if you get a better tone?
Step 0 Get a bass guitar
@@skulledcrossbone...and then apply the same processing. If I could play bass, why not?