Comments on: How to Choose the Right Distortion for Your Song http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/how-to-choose-the-right-distortion-for-your-song/ Music, Sound & Audio Tutorials Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:32:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: andi http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/how-to-choose-the-right-distortion-for-your-song/#comment-14701 andi Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:23:24 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=385#comment-14701 Play Pack? :) Play Pack? :)

]]> By: Chris http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/how-to-choose-the-right-distortion-for-your-song/#comment-1228 Chris Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:59:15 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=385#comment-1228 Plug in distortion is good for somethings, but if you want to get a good distorted guitar sound, I have always found that the best way to do it is to record a distorted guitar; I always felt that plug in distortion on a guitar sounded fake and just not as pleasant as a good Marshall stack or Mesa Boogie dripping with overdrive. But for synths and drums plug ins can add a nice touch. The bitcrusher loop was cool too, btw. Plug in distortion is good for somethings, but if you want to get a good distorted guitar sound, I have always found that the best way to do it is to record a distorted guitar; I always felt that plug in distortion on a guitar sounded fake and just not as pleasant as a good Marshall stack or Mesa Boogie dripping with overdrive. But for synths and drums plug ins can add a nice touch. The bitcrusher loop was cool too, btw.

]]> By: Dan Foley http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/how-to-choose-the-right-distortion-for-your-song/#comment-1142 Dan Foley Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:22:06 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=385#comment-1142 Scream is probably my favourite distortion - you can also achieve some very interesting effects with it if you automate the damage, filter and body controls... Scream is probably my favourite distortion – you can also achieve some very interesting effects with it if you automate the damage, filter and body controls…

]]> By: Mo Volans http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/how-to-choose-the-right-distortion-for-your-song/#comment-1129 Mo Volans Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:24:17 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=385#comment-1129 scream really is great, shame we cant use it outside Reason ;) glad some of you found this useful... scream really is great, shame we cant use it outside Reason ;) glad some of you found this useful…

]]> By: Eric Shafer http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/how-to-choose-the-right-distortion-for-your-song/#comment-1125 Eric Shafer Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:06:39 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=385#comment-1125 I'm a big fan of the Scream 4 Distortion unit, it's really versatile. My favorite thing though is to run my Redrum drums through it and then drop the damage completely so that I'm just amping up my drums so that they bang harder. I’m a big fan of the Scream 4 Distortion unit, it’s really versatile. My favorite thing though is to run my Redrum drums through it and then drop the damage completely so that I’m just amping up my drums so that they bang harder.

]]> By: Andy Slatter http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/how-to-choose-the-right-distortion-for-your-song/#comment-1122 Andy Slatter Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:18:13 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=385#comment-1122 Great article! Great article!

]]> By: J Type http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/how-to-choose-the-right-distortion-for-your-song/#comment-1116 J Type Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:14:22 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=385#comment-1116 I was very impressed by the flexibility of the Scream Distortion unit in Reason. I use that one for a lot of different sounds, including bass, synths and drums. I find that multi-band distortion is excellent when used on basslines, particularly when trying to achieve that raw and powerfull bass sound often found in drum and bass music and aslo in some more new school hip hop. The key when trying to achieve that type of sound, is to keep the lower frequencies clean and warm, while really pushing the distortion on the upper mid-range sounds. Which is why multi-band distortion comes in very handy there. Thanks Mo for that excellent article! I was very impressed by the flexibility of the Scream Distortion unit in Reason. I use that one for a lot of different sounds, including bass, synths and drums.

I find that multi-band distortion is excellent when used on basslines, particularly when trying to achieve that raw and powerfull bass sound often found in drum and bass music and aslo in some more new school hip hop.

The key when trying to achieve that type of sound, is to keep the lower frequencies clean and warm, while really pushing the distortion on the upper mid-range sounds. Which is why multi-band distortion comes in very handy there.

Thanks Mo for that excellent article!

]]> By: Ricky http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/how-to-choose-the-right-distortion-for-your-song/#comment-1109 Ricky Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:27:06 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=385#comment-1109 show! thanks is incredible. Bye ;-DDD show! thanks is incredible.

Bye ;-DDD

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