Collective questions for Mr. Sneap -thread

[Maamar Huq]

Mr. Sneap, how do you go about ear-care, have you ever gone to an audiologist?

[The-Zeronaut]

Mr.Sneap..could you remember what Wah pedal was used on Doomsday machine (and if possible...in their last dvd)?
seriously that album has the best lead tone EVER.PERIOD.
the leads sounds so fucking big and epic (and in their last DVD live too)

Do you usually use the same type of reverb in the leads? (plate , spring , hall , room...etc etc)

[Metaltastic]

Originally Posted by The-Zeronaut

Mr.Sneap..could you remember what Wah pedal was used on Doomsday machine (and if possible...in their last dvd)?
seriously that album has the best lead tone EVER.PERIOD.
the leads sounds so fucking big and epic (and in their last DVD live too)

When it comes to leads, that's where I really gotta say the tone is mostly in the fingers (way more than rhythm IMO), but still, Andy's wizardry definitely helped, and I agree, the lead tone is godlike on that album! I'm just saying, I doubt knowing what wah pedal was used will really help anyone in achieving it

[The-Zeronaut]

Originally Posted by Metaltastic

When it comes to leads, that's where I really gotta say the tone is mostly in the fingers (way more than rhythm IMO), but still, Andy's wizardry definitely helped, and I agree, the lead tone is godlike on that album! I'm just saying, I doubt knowing what wah pedal was used will really help anyone in achieving it

i asked for the wah pedal not for the sake of getting that awesome tone myself (im a fucking noob production and guitar wise)
i just fucking like that wah sound (in the last dvd is awesome) and im planning on getting a wah pedal for the home studio in the future

Seriously i have wet dreams with this lead tone

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Sorry for the offtopic

[AshM]

Hi Andy, just a very brief question.

For guitars, do you ever use 2x12's or only exclusively 4x12's?

Cheers

[EdSOE]

Hey Andy we talked for a few seconds after your performance at Bloodstock '07 (Great show mate)! How far is your studio/house from the place where Bloodstock takes action?

Cheers

[Shadow_Walker]

I have a new one:
What snare drum/s (brand and model) are we hearing in most of your mixes? Do you prefer a particular one/type or do you just make every snare that comes into your studio sound epic?

[The Andreyp]

What compressor do you use for drums ? separately for - bd and separately for snare tracks (i am NOT talking about parallel compression). What kind of reverb do you use for drums also (if you do)
thx

[cobhc]

Don't take this as gospel, but I'm pretty sure all the compression Andy uses on drums is through the Metric Halo Channel Strip, and for reverb he generally uses D-Verb in ProTools.

[iamandy]

Originally Posted by The-Zeronaut

i asked for the wah pedal not for the sake of getting that awesome tone myself (im a fucking noob production and guitar wise)
i just fucking like that wah sound (in the last dvd is awesome) and im planning on getting a wah pedal for the home studio in the future

Seriously i have wet dreams with this lead tone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ih8HiUwlRY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxcxfPxK_9M


Sorry for the offtopic

I think.. but i might be wrong. but i think Michael Amott used a VOX Wah on Doomsday Machine..

[BC666]

Thx Andy for your answers

here`s some:
- How hot you cranked amp for recording ?
- What you do with trrigger signal to avoid double triggering problem ? ( besides threshold and release(retriggering) time - I`m think about decreasing sustein, but on yours photos and life DVDs didn`t notice dampening bars like moongel etc. so maybe you make original signal from triggers similar to damped with comp,gate etc.? If so how exactly? )
sorry for my English

[Via Noctis]

yay! a good one!

Originally Posted by BC666

Thx Andy for your answers

here`s some:
- How hot you cranked amp for recording ?
- What you do with trrigger signal to avoid double triggering problem ?

sorry for my English

+1

[Funky Animal]

Originally Posted by The Andreyp

What compressor do you use for drums ? separately for - bd and separately for snare tracks (i am NOT talking about parallel compression). What kind of reverb do you use for drums also (if you do)
thx

he uses Metric Helo Channelstrip for drums.
D-verb for reverb on drums.

[Lasse Lammert]

Originally Posted by Shadow_Walker

I have a new one:
What snare drum/s (brand and model) are we hearing in most of your mixes? Do you prefer a particular one/type or do you just make every snare that comes into your studio sound epic?

good one!

[Maamar Huq]

Originally Posted by Lasse Lammert

good one!

+1

[nwright]

Andy, oh Andy where did you go???

[BC666]

Originally Posted by BC666

- What you do with trrigger signal to avoid double triggering problem ?

besides threshold and release(retriggering) time - I`m think about decreasing sustein, but on yours photos and life DVDs didn`t notice dampening bars like moongel etc. so maybe you make original signal from triggers similar to damped with comp,gate etc.? If so how exactly?

[Trevoire520]

Think he's busy on arch enemy just now maybe???

[akarawd]

Hey Andy,

Here's a question that's been troubling me :

How do you choose the crossover frequencies on your master multi-band comp ?

Thanks in advance,
akarawd

[Maamar Huq]

Originally Posted by nwright

Andy, oh Andy where did you go???

Originally Posted by BC666

besides threshold and release(retriggering) time - I`m think about decreasing sustein, but on yours photos and life DVDs didn`t notice dampening bars like moongel etc. so maybe you make original signal from triggers similar to damped with comp,gate etc.? If so how exactly?

Originally Posted by akarawd

Hey Andy,

Here's a question that's been troubling me :

How do you choose the crossover frequencies on your master multi-band comp ?

Thanks in advance,
akarawd

+1

[acappa]

Originally Posted by The-Zeronaut

i asked for the wah pedal not for the sake of getting that awesome tone myself (im a fucking noob production and guitar wise)
i just fucking like that wah sound (in the last dvd is awesome) and im planning on getting a wah pedal for the home studio in the future

Seriously i have wet dreams with this lead tone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ih8HiUwlRY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxcxfPxK_9M


Sorry for the offtopic

Any of you knows which way "the pros" record guitars on a live performance, cause I´m going to record some bands live shit, and I´d like to achieve a good sound quality.
I wonder if they uses DI boxes and then reamp at studio, or uses line signal from the amp and then IR´s, o simply the mic in front of the amp.....any idea???

[ahjteam]

Originally Posted by acappa

Any of you knows which way "the pros" record guitars on a live performance, cause I´m going to record some bands live shit, and I´d like to achieve a good sound quality.
I wonder if they uses DI boxes and then reamp at studio, or uses line signal from the amp and then IR´s, o simply the mic in front of the amp.....any idea???

mic

[Morgan C]

Originally Posted by ahjteam

mic

prettttttty sure they take the DI if at all possible.

So they can get a tone without all the bleed. And get a tone that wasn't just chucked up in 5 minutes.

[skeksis268]

Originally Posted by Morgoe

prettttttty sure they take the DI if at all possible.

So they can get a tone without all the bleed. And get a tone that wasn't just chucked up in 5 minutes.

Originally Posted by ahjteam

mic

either just DI, or preferably both. (you never know, it might be good). I'm pretty certain Andy has mentioned this before somewhere

[acappa]

Oh thanks, I´ll try both. Any idea on vocals, drums and bass?? Cause my goal is to achieve a pro sound, near to AE LIve apocalypse or something like that and I am pretty confused. When I listen to that dvd I hear Angela´s voice so clean, that I can´t believe it´s recorded live....