Boosted w/ DIY Tube Screamer type overdrive, going through a custom IR of Mesa Oversized w/ MD421 and R121
Raw, no post EQ/Comp

Recto Rev F - Quick Test

Original drums used from the 'Sacrament' multitracks. 
Guitars:
PRS Tremonti Custom -> Garland Custom100 -> SM57 and MD421 -> Focusrite Saffire PRO40 -> Cubase 5

Bass:
Ibanez SR705 -> Reamped thru yellow channel Garland Custom100 -> SM57 and MD421 -> Focusrite Saffire PRO40 -> Cubase 5

LoG - Guitar/Bass Test 50% Done

In this clip:
Kick: Sample (https://soundcloud.com/dannvalentino/kick-drum-sample-one-hit)
Snare: Shure SM57 (Only Top)
Rack Tom: Shure SM57
Floor Tom: AT ATM25
Overheads: Shure SM81
No Room Mics

All mics go directly to Focusrite Saffire Pro40 -> Cubase 5
Using various Plugins.

Rock Drums Sound Test

Processed sample of Tama Starclassic B/B 18x22

Kick Drum Sample (One Hit)

A quick test for heavy distorted MIDI bass.
Using Trillian and BIAS with a bit of post processing to make it solid.

Drums are combined Addictive Drums and EZ Drummer (Made Of Metal) with some room samples I made some time ago.

Heavy Dist Trillian/BIAS Bass Test

NEW MIX
Metal remake of Katy Perry's Dark Horse. I finally got the free time to re-arrange, record and mix it. The purpose of this remake is purely comical. I threw in some funny moments. 
Play-through video - maybe someday!

I hope you enjoy it!
Share, Like and Comment.
Music is all I do so by spreading the word you support me and I thank you for that!

***Gear used***
Guitars: 
Ibanez RG7421 w/DiMarzios (Low Rhythm) 
Ibanez S5470 w/DiMarzios (Rhythm and Ambient Layers)
PRS Tremonti w/DiMarzios (Solo and Harmonies)

All through Garland Custom 100W Amp

For some specific parts I used Positive Grit's BIAS FX.

Bass is Trillian splitted and reamped through Guitar Amp for some grit/drive.

Drums are GGD (Kontakt 5).

Voices used: 
Intro -Yoda Voice (Star Wars) - generated with Acapela Group's Text to Speech

Rob Chapman (Dorje / Chapman Guitars) - Taken from his YouTube channel. Korg Miku Guitar Effect Review.

The original song (Katy Perry - Dark Horse) is the copyrighted property of its respective owner(s).

Dann Valentino - Dark Horse (Metal Cover) NEW MIX

Trying to get the sound of the new Periphery with the Garland Tyranos 100W Head, V30 Loaded 2x12 Cab and Various MICs

Periphery - Marigold | Rhythm Guitars TEST | Garland TYRANOS

My full cover of Periphery's Icarus Lives with the original vocals of Spencer. 

Here's the deal... I love the original song but I prefer the new sound of Periphery and the production style of Nolly. So my goal was to re-record and recreate the mix as close as possible of their latest album - 'Select Difficulty'. 
This mix is a personal test of my skills and the things I've learned from Nolly himself. Is it close to the new Periphery stuff? Maybe not 100%, but it was a great way to practice this kind of production style.

The second goal was to test and showcase the new Garland SoT 50 amp. And it's clear enough - this little beast rips!!

The third goal was surely achieved - I had so much fun learning and recording everything from scratch. After all this I think I got a little better as a guitar player. 

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youtube.com/user/FullCircleOfficial
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Garland Amplification:
www.garlandamps.com
facebook.com/GarlandAmplifiers
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I know the guys from Periphery have nothing against covers like this one. I hope their label is on the same page.
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**Copyright Statement** This video is not intended to infringe any copyright laws in any way. This is for the sole purpose of entertainment; no profit is gained from this. It is the copyrighted property of its respective owner(s).

Icarus Lives | Cover | This Time Its Full (With Vocals)

Quick 'Drums Of War' Test | CineSamples

(Scroll/Read if you want to buy this and more samples directly from me!)
Kick samples taken from the last session I engineered for 40 Days Later. 
Kick is Tama Starclassic Maple 22x18. This is the sample of the Shure 91A that is inside the drum, positioned 1/3 in from the reso head.

If you want to buy the full sample pack - contact me @ vandall.drums@gmail.com

The pack costs 10 EUR and includes:
-Kick (Inside and Outside mics, Kick covered for room isolation)
-High Snare and Low Snare (Top and Bottom Mics)
-Stereo Overheads (Spaced Pair, Equal Triangle)
-Stereo Close Room (Blumlein Ribbon Mics)
-Separate China and Stack Samples (Stereo Overheads and Mono Close Mic)

By buying this pack you will be supporting me, my friend that supplied the drums/mics and the guys from 40 Days Later.

Recorded in 48kHz/24Bit, Absolutely RAW and clean, no processing.

The file uploaded here is 320 MP3.

If there is an interest - I will offer Sample Packs from other sessions also.

Clean Kick Sample - Tama Starclassic Maple 22x18 - Shure Beta 91A (READ)

Playing around for the first time with the Neural DSP Archetype Nolly. Hotdamn, boiii.. I am not the one to praise digital modelling.., but this thing sings! Sounds good instantly. Settings and guitar are showed in the pic, nothing infront of the amp sim and no post.. I am using a custom IR of a Mesa OS 4x12 w/ a single MD421-U5 that we made during the 40 Days Later "Decompression" recording sessions. Still my favorite IR to date. The delay on the short lead is the delay included in the plugin with no corrections on my side, just tapped in the tempo of the riff. A-MAZING stuff.

Testing the Neural DSP NOLLY 5150

Goofing around with the Mesa Studio Pre w/ C+ mod into Garland Tyranos 100W 6L6 power amp, Mesa 4x12 w/ UK V30 and BS60.. there are mistakes, out of tune guitar at the end.. but listen to the amp, not me.

Dann Valentino

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