theghostservant wrote:Wizwars' "Welcome to Thrash City" was recorded, mixed, and mastered in a studio. I think I remember him saying those tracks were "compressed as shit" or something to that effect.
even chipthrash can use some TLC from a professional sound duder.
I believe on the notes for that album I say it was recorded and mixed at "Analog Wizards Recording Studios in Norwalk, CA"...that was my bedroom, not an actual studio, haha...and I did all of the production on it, originally Kool Skull's ex-roommate Chad (indie rock people might know him as Emperor X) was going to record it on tape at their apartment (aka Datamoshpit Recording Studios) and mix / master it there but there wasn't time before he went on tour...
Anyway my production was basically, recording the tracks raw from my GBC into cubase, and I made a preset in the amp simulator Amplitube of all things, mainly because I like pedal compression and EQ...so yeah, EQ'd and brickwalled it with the Amplitube preset, and then added another Compression setting from Cubase, along with additional EQ. The thing was to get it as loud and in your face as possible.
I personally think chipthrash with no production sounds like absolute fucking shit. When you're recording directly from a GBC, it totally lacks balls. You gotta give it balls. I mean it doesn't even have to be post production, recording through a mixer or something can do the trick. I'm sucking my own cock here but I personally think the overcompressed sound I use for all my chipthrash stuff is pretty much the perfect Chipthrash production, very in your face and harsh. I also used it when I produced one of Kool Skull's live albums - http://koolskull.bandcamp.com/album/lyy
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For the record if any harsh motherfuckrs agree and want me to produce their albums, hit me up.