RE...DISTORTION ON SOME ROCK STYLES.

just a suggestion and i'm not trying to be an 'A'.

on some rock styles/rt's the distortion is just too over the top and/or just dont crank me up....eg weekend warrior style.
it needs to be dialed back a bit on various r's in the rock vein.
ie too 'spitty' imho.
even in my wildest craziest times in bands we werent that extreme with distortion.

otoh styles like Burbank or Angles or Agleam have a better sound picture imho.

lets consider what good distortion sound pictures sound like...
hit examples...

..544 from pg's home province BC.
song SHE LA...when everything comes crashing in...heavy.
great BC band.
..some Alice cooper hits.
..BTO taking care of biz....subtle.
..Cars let the good times roll...subtle distortion again.
..Halen...Panama...great example of a good distortion sound picture.
..Foreigner......>>Feels like the first time.
..Judas Priest...youve got another think coming..
play it on KLIPSCHORN SPEAKERS...i wish i could afford them...lmao....great rock song.
..Another great cdn band...Love Stinks..J Geils.
very subtle nice gtr sound pictures.
..Shadows and Ventures <<< so many great gtr sound pictures.
i saw ventures live...amazeing.

all above use distortion that are good sound pictures imho.
and not 'spitty' or over the top.

note for anyone reading this heres a crafty idea...
for rt's with too much distortion like somehow a boss metal zone gtr pedal has been somewhat maxed out.

1..sample a bit of the distortion useing a noise reduction app.
to form a sound print.
2..useing the sound print apply to whole file...now..
3..reamp useing a gtr amp plugin. there are various freebies
out there.
note you can also experiment with pg's own vinal and eq plug ins....

the above WONT work on everything AND requires tests etc...
but sometimes one gets lucky.

the song 'the stallion' in my soundcloud sig is an example of heavy sounds i like.
after much searching rt's i lucked out on the heavy rt used and built a song around it. this is the kind of heavy sound i like.

om

Last edited by justanoldmuso; 02/02/25 12:26 PM.
my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..)
https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs
(90 songs created useing bb/rb)
(lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)