On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:13:01 -0400 Dave Phillips <dlphillips@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > James Stone wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Jeremy Jongepier > > <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On 07/07/2011 12:57 PM, Brett McCoy wrote: > >> > >>> That's a strange way to do it... there are some techniques that > >>> require sustain and distortion or they won't sound right, even if > >>> added in post-production. But like I said, it's rare to do it this > >>> way. > >>> > >> It's common practice in the metal world afaik. One of my bandmates > >> has a little (Reaper) based homestudio and virtually all metal > >> bands he records are re-amped through his collection of tube amps. > >> > >> > > > > Interesting - but that's still a home studio. Is it common practice > > in pro studios that record heavy metal bands? > > > > A somewhat-related anecdote: In one of his short > films-about-film-making Robert Rodriguez demonstrates how he records > some of the music used in his soundtracks. He obviously gets a kick > out of being able to apply any variety of effects - including some > impressive distortion - to his cleanly recorded guitar. It's all done > with PT, of course, but it's a good demo of the utility of recording > clean. > hello, what's PT? renato _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user