Gear Demos

Download preset: http://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=2573

This is a Slayer preset I created for a project as I couldn't find anything on the Fractal Audio forum or Axe-Change. Quite pleased with how it turned out. I recommend throwing a GEQ between the Drive and Amp blocks and tweaking to suit your guitar/pickups.

Drums  programmed in Logic X and run through Superior Drummer 2. Dual guitars panned L+R with minimal post-processing, a HPF at ~80Hz and some mids notched out. Mild saturation, compression and EQ on the mix bus.

Slayer preset for Axe FX Standard/Ultra

Axe FX - 18 and Life solo

A mix-ready Superior Drummer preset for thrash metal, inspired by Slayer's "Reign in Blood". Created using the basic sound library and Room mics only.

>> Please link to this Soundcloud track if you use the preset in your music <<
=[ Unzip and check the readme for instructions ]=

https://www.dropbox.com/s/nv4wj7u7q4w2jdp/SlayerKit.zip?dl=0

Superior Drummer 3: Thrash metal preset (download)

Playing over a favorite Satriani track... no EQ or processing on the solo guitar, only a hint of bus compression for glue. The mild delay is the onboard FX and recording was via the Katana's direct stereo out into an Audient interface.

This little battery-powered amp is perfect for practice. The crunch and brown channels retain clarity past 12 o' clock and volume is cranked. Only drawback, if I must be critical, is the overdose of mids.

Boss Katana Mini: Crunch channel demo

Recorded directly on the JS-10 over a backing track with no post-processing.

The trick to getting a good metal tone out of this unit is setting amp gain low (30-40%), turning the compressor off, adding a TS with 0 gain/level @ 70%, and cutting the EQ level to -2 or -3 once you've tweaked the frequencies.

Boss JS-10 eBand demo - Constant Motion intro

Recorded directly on the JS-10 over the original track using the center-cancel feature.  No post-processing.

Carrie happens to be one of the first songs I learned and played with my high school band, don't think I'll never forget the solo :P

Boss JS-10 eBand demo - Carrie solo

Guitarist, gear junkie and mix engineer with a background in technology, beer and 80's rock/metal.

Gear Demos

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