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Rob Halford made a funny video one time about taking care of his lawn. He was literally like "Mowing the lawn, Mowing the lawn." Then of course there the Cannibal Corpses singer always cruising walmart for cute stuffed animals to add to the collection.
I have the Gojira and Petrucci. I have to agree that the Doubler on the Petrucci plugin is a game changer. I find it sounds great on clean tones especially. You can also mix and match the Neural plugins in your DAW and, for example, use the overall speakers and head from Gojira but add on the Doubler or Pitch Shifter from Petrucci.
I’m really digging the new live rig. I’m a nerd for minimalism and organization so these pedalboard rigs are soothing to my OCD 😂 Edit: then you throw in the gator case?!! Dude!!!
Another wonderful EYL Rob. Looking forward to see how the mix goes with the reunion show . Still hoping that it comes out on CD and DVD. Your pedal board is starting to look good. Will be looking forward to the final out come. That amp sim sounds really nice.
I can't wait for the live stuff to be released! When Coming Alive was released, I hooked that up straight away! It's still one of the greatest live DVD's that I have.
Seriously? Fender got it down that good for tuning? Please demo that! Hot damn, I've been waiting like 20+ years for someone to actually get it right :) NAMM 2024? Hope to see you there. Excited for new Rob Arnold music 🤘
@@RobArnoldWorld We'll see about the modeller? Or NAMM? 😁 Both? I should go to my local music store and try the pitch shifting, you seemed pretty confident in your delivery
What made you go with the Fender pedal? Have you tried out the Quad Cortex? It’s the hot item among the modeler community. It’s my first and I absolutely love it, came from the Boss GT-1000 prior. I love the simplicity. I also have a SD power stage for when I need to run to cab, most of the time I just run direct and rely on the monitors or my IEM.
I had been very interested in the GT-1000 as a matter of fact! I wasn't really super interested in anything out there tbh, because I feel like all the technology is a few years old now, and because I wasn't in any hurry, I was simply waiting to strike when the next "big thing" came out. I certainly wouldn't say the FTMP is the next big thing, but because I've been checking out some of the new Fender/Jackson stuff, I decided to go ahead and give the FTMP a try.
The most valuable lesson I learned from touring and studio work has been to keep it as simple as possible. I slowly moved away from being a gear head, to having the least amount of stuff as possible-away from boutique amps and to an entire Kemper setup. Less weight, less "stuff" however cool it may look to have around. I equate it to collecting full-size pinball machines now. Cheers, neighbor 😂 local 440
440 in the house! Yeah man, I've always tried my best to keep my rig as meat and potato's as possible, because I feel like the more components you have, the more that can go wrong!
Rob I want to ask about the Wretched Pain album(of course if you can and allowed to answer. If you don’t I completely understand 😉).. you wrote guitars on that album. Joey is doing vocals and guitar too, but who plays bass and drums on the album? I’ve searched a little bit and I’ve seen Adam Biggs from Rivers Of Nihil and Jeff Hughell on bass and Mike Heller on drums.. is that true? Are this guys on the album too or they are only for live duties?
Great video as usual!!! In my opinion the STL ToneHub is the industry standard for plugins... Bogrin Digital AmpKnob is a close second.. extremely excited that Chimaira is hitting the stages again!!! Definitely going to Inkarceration Fest!! Also can't wait to hear your patches and opinions on the Fender Tone Master... Never thought I'd see you go headless. Great video again and cheers from Louisville KY.
I’m assuming you guys put in the same level of care for mixing the Coming Alive CD/DVD as you are for this. Because the Coming Alive audio is amazing. Me and my friends would jam to that all the time when it came out.
Interesting question! The answer is, yes! But Coming Alive was different in that Ben actually recorded the live audio from that show himself. Remember those "lines" I mentioned that run to the front of house? Well at the Coming Alive show, Ben brought a full portable recording setup to the show, and we split those lines so that signal was sent to Ben for recording, AND to front of house. So in the end, Ben had much more control over what was recorded, and he recorded it the way he wanted to record it. So we had a bit of an advantage with that show's audio. Never the less, it's the exact same team working on every aspect of this current mix, and I promise you, it will slay!🤘
I feel like we should of recommended the petrucci plugin Instead of the gojira..it has some features not available in the gojira and possibly not available in the stl stuff (not sure).. Definitely recommend checking out the trial version to peep those features.
I know you’ve probably heard it a million times, But it’s really pretty cool having Freddie Prinze Jr. as the lead guitarist for one of my favorite bands! (No shade thrown here brother. FPJ is a pretty universally cool guy😎) P.S. Thanks for the peek behind the stage, into the nuts and bolts, as it were.🤘🏻👍🏻
Sick video as always man. Quick question, do you run pro tools into OBS? I’ve not found any software that lets me do this well and have to go to reaper for me to be able to record DAW sounds. Thanks dude!
Thanks man! Nope, I've never used OBS. I use something called Loopback, which allows my screen recordings to capture the audio from Pro Tools. The whole thing is never easy though, and I often feel like every single video I make, which involves this method, is like setting it up again for the first time, every time. My workflow isn't the greatest. But efficient workflows are created through repetition, so maybe it's just that I don't do it often enough for it to become routine.
@@RobArnoldWorld thanks mate. I’ll check loopback out then. Would rather use pro tools than jump between that and Reaper to capture the screen and Daw recordings!
Hey Rob, side question: For stage/tour effects setups, do you use this master board setup like shown here? I ask because I’ve always used stomp boxes, because if one goes belly up it’s quick and easy to change out on the fly. Curious about your backup should something go down at the worst time? (Not that I’m touring/live gigging as I’m retired, but curious to how you young guys are doing it)
Chimaira's show at the Inkarceration Fest this summer will be my first time using this new pedal board setup. In the past, I started with stomp boxes, but I found myself dancing around too much, having to hit multiple pedals at once to get the sound I wanted at certain times. Then one day I heard Dave Mustaine recommend the Digitech GSP 1101, which is a multi FX unit, and I gave it a try and loved it. I've used it ever since, and that was around 2006 I'd say. I always had a second unit in my rack as a backup. And if all else failed, I could simply bypass it and go straight to my head. With this new setup, I won't have a head, and I won't have a backup, so I'll be rolling the dice. I'm a firm believer in having backups for everything, so this will be something new for me, and like I said, I'm kind of just rolling the dice!
very much looking forward to the wretchedpain album! i actually contributed to an indiegogo campaign back in july of 2016 for a wretchedpain album and joey sent a couple of songs, but not the full album. hopefully thats the same one. :-)
I hope it gets some physical release! Had a VIP ticket for the show, but the flight to Cleveland was around 1000,- 😅 So I just had to skip for monetary reasons
Great video as always! Thr menace album Is sick! I've been using the Gojira plug-in for a few years I absolutely love it and Gojira in general! I'm sure you will go over this in your pt 2 video for your new rig but I'm curious about what made you pick the fender over like the quad cortex and any of the other options out there?
Thanks Jake! Honestly with my choice, it's just that I've been trying out a bunch of the new Jackson/Fender stuff lately, and the FTMP fell nicely into that category!
I bet thats crazy getting that tunning down to A but having the strings not flop around everywhere. I cpuldnt get down with the A tunning for that reason and i dont like heavy gauge strings due to liking standard tunning as well. Drop C and drop d flat are my go to
Question about the live recording, here : I read a very interesting interview of Ace Frehley some years ago where he discussed the "fake" Alive (I & II) Kiss albums, which were supposedly recorded in the studio. Ace explained that producer Eddie Kramer told him early in the process that the live tapes were "problematic", and when asked why he made that statement he just played them to Ace which noticed right away that a lot of things needed to be fixed, like unwanted feedback (a lot !), rhythm guitar mistakes here and there, some vocals (mostly backing vox) etc. In the end they kept the live drums, the audience (which gave that "theatre feel" you're talking about which is incredible on the first Alive album, especially on a song like "Firehouse",) had to redo a few bass parts, almost all rhythm guitars and all the backing vox. They kept 80% of the lead guitar and most of the lead vocals. Another good example is "Unleashed in the east" by Judas Priest : Rob Halford explained he had a huge cold when the shows were recorded so he could hardly sing and they redid all the vocals in one take per song in England ; the instrumental parts are mostly live, they just fixed a few mistakes here and there (like a small part of a solo). And on Van Halen live album "Rght here, fight now", Sammy Hagar explained in his autobiography that Eddie Van Halen was outta tune most of the show because of his extensive use of the Floyd rose, so he redid all the guitars in his studio, then the vocals started to sound outta tune themselves because Hagar sang primarily on the live guitars so he and Michael Anthony redid all their vocals in the studio in one afternoon (the same way Halford did with Priest, one continuous take per song).... so all that was finally live was the rhythm section, drums + bass. I wondered if you had the same kind of problems with Chimaira, because I know as a musician that once you start fixing something, it's an endless process (Pandoras' box !)....
You're exactly right! Almost every live recording that we hear (at least ones that are sold to the public) are doctored in some way. We're very aware of the rabbit holes you can head down once you start fixing stuff, so we're being very careful about that, and really want to keep it as live and real as we possibly can!
I've always wondered about the drop tuning functionality on modelers working practically for live performances. The band I'm in may try this out. We have 1 tuning now, but would like at least 1 more.
Yep! It's my wireless unit, which coincidentally also has a built in tuner. After I get everything up and running and have spent some time with everything, I'll decide which tuner (FTMP or Shure) will be my go-to!
Rob I never got into plugins yet maybe I should are you still using tube amps though when you play out? Also when you sit playing that plug-in what speakers are you using to hear your Sound Studio monitors? Thanks
I've always used tube amps up to this point, and bringing this Fender rig out will be the first time not doing so. And so it's uncharted territory for me! The studio monitors I use are Dynaudio BM5's. You can check them out here! imp.i114863.net/DynaudioBM5mkIII
@@RobArnoldWorld I've had modelers in the past including the Helix and I just didn't gel with any of them I wonder how that Fender is I'm sure if you're using it there must be some really good High Gain tones maybe I should pick one up
I’m just using amp sims on my laptop with a DI box into a big clunky PA/Mixer head into my 2 guitar cabs, could that little Seymour Duncan Powerstage 200 replace my big dumb PA head?
@@RobArnoldWorld Hell yeah thanks for the reply, definitely considering one of those if that’s the case! I’ll await your next video cause it’s not super super urgent for me to grab one yet
Hey Rob, you said you had to shut down your studio back a ways ago, you still do any mixing/mastering/etc…. Or do you just use your stuff for your channel and personal projects? Take care, brutha.
Yeah I just moved my entire operation here to the house. Designed my new room and finished my basement based around that. Scaled back a bit, but still don't have all the room I had before, but it's nice not driving to and from downtown everyday. It was all for the best. For a few years now, I've only focused on my own stuff, and I no longer take on any outside production work.
@@RobArnoldWorld Gotcha. Yeah, that’s kinda what I was asking. Just curious if you only worked on your own productions. I am tracking with my band in a month or so and have my own studio but I don’t wanna mix my own band because the mix will be ALL guitars and the other guys will constantly be like “can you just raise me a little in the mix?….can you raise me just smidge more? Etc…. I’ve thinking about making some YT content for myself and my band after I pay off all the Taylor Swift merch my daughters want for Xmas, lol. Anyway, looking forward to your new album, brutha.🤘
@@RobArnoldWorld hey Rob, ya got Telegram scammers/trolls in your YT chat. The good news is your channel is popular enough to have them, the bad news is they are there. You might wanna make a note of it in a video, but I’d never tell anyone how to run their channel. Also, I have 2 Swifties but I’m getting mine TS vinyl for Xmas so I can intro them to some other music. 🤘
Yeah the scammers suck man. Thanks for the heads up. I did address this issue in my Kali Audio Monitors video from a couple weeks ago. Good luck with your little Swifties! 🤘@@PureRedRage
I had the tonemaster pro and one of the reasons I sent it back was because of the pitch shifting. It was probably the worst tracking out of every unit I’ve ever owned.
Yes, the pitch shifting is currently not that great, but it still works for me. I sent a thorough list of improvements I'd like to see to their R&D team, and I hope to see improvements in the next firm/software update! The pitch shifting thing was a major issue I suggested they improve.
@@RobArnoldWorld awesome, I had one and gave it a play through for a few days and that’s really one of the main things that I have to have in a modeler and returned it. I couldn’t have an $1800 unit sitting here for months or a year hoping it gets updated. Definitely needs the cab block to be able to use dual mics also. I’ll wait till the next major update comes and see how many amps are added and fixes made.
Ben is perfect for the mixing, because the Switched "live" album was completely artificial, but I did love the vibe of that album.....Keep up the great work Rob.
@@RobArnoldWorld i meant the band on the shirt u were using on the video, that's a very cool blue logo. haha big fan since Pass out of Existence! Early 2000's, good times!
Oh my bad! That sweatshirt is Bleed The Sky! Austin D'Amonds first band. (Chimaira's drummer Austin, and drummer of my band The Elite) And cheers for being down since the beginning bro!👊@@DiegoMassili
cant wait for the live show either. Will it be on blu ray by chance? Also can't wait for my shirts to come in the mail. There seems to be an exciting atmosphere around the chimaira camp that is exciting. Not sure what is to come but either way great to see the band coming back even in small doses. Cheers and happy holidays to you and your fam Rob.
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I was hoping to see Rob buying groceries and picking up the wife from work.
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Rob Halford made a funny video one time about taking care of his lawn. He was literally like "Mowing the lawn, Mowing the lawn." Then of course there the Cannibal Corpses singer always cruising walmart for cute stuffed animals to add to the collection.
Hahaha@@thomascoolberth2648
Man, robs guitars sound ridiculously good. You can 100% tell just how well intonated they are.
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the neural DSP John Petrucci is insane, the doubbler affect is really cool for live playing in the room
I have the Gojira and Petrucci. I have to agree that the Doubler on the Petrucci plugin is a game changer. I find it sounds great on clean tones especially.
You can also mix and match the Neural plugins in your DAW and, for example, use the overall speakers and head from Gojira but add on the Doubler or Pitch Shifter from Petrucci.
@@jeremyv3010I mix the NTS with no cab into the cab and effects from Rabea. It is very versatile
Its like going out to your car to listen to a mix on a song before being finalized
Can't wait to hear the new secret album! The one second clip sounds good, I'm already down for it! 🤘
I'll love to hear in full that Morbid Angel cover 😮
Hell yeah! Can't wait for you to hear it!🤘
Hell Yeah, some Domination era Morbid Angel 😮😊😮😊
Yessir! Can't wait for you to hear it! It turned out SICK!🤘
I’m really digging the new live rig. I’m a nerd for minimalism and organization so these pedalboard rigs are soothing to my OCD 😂 Edit: then you throw in the gator case?!! Dude!!!
Haha hell yeah!
Super tight always feels right!
Cannot wait for the great re-awakening of Wretchedpain 😉
Nice video .....love your content......you and Ola are the youtube GOAT's
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Can’t fkn wait for that live show! Chimaira has some of best live performances I’ve seen/heard. 🔥🤘🤨🔥
Another wonderful EYL Rob. Looking forward to see how the mix goes with the reunion show . Still hoping that it comes out on CD and DVD. Your pedal board is starting to look good. Will be looking forward to the final out come. That amp sim sounds really nice.
Thanks Darren! And yes man, I think it will be available on multiple formats!🤘
sick viper bro
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Great to see you're enjoying my old MFA-600. I get a thrill every time i see that baby on screen!🤘
Haha hell yeah Joe! When I picked it up the other day I said to myself, "Damn, this guitar rules". 🤘
@@RobArnoldWorld I often have the exact same reaction to the one you sent me. Sometimes I just look at it and say "damn!" 🤣
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3:13 "My guitar solo is too loud here" I can't imagine any guitar player saying this 😂
Haha right?!🤘🤣
Love how in depth your videos are man. It's obvious you keep the ball rolling with the music.. which I appreciate. Can't wait for the new release❤
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I can't wait for the live stuff to be released! When Coming Alive was released, I hooked that up straight away! It's still one of the greatest live DVD's that I have.
live album will be sick
The guitar tone sounds amazing !!!
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Sup Rob stoked for MENACE!
Yessir!🤘
the clips off the new album sound killer Rob. Keep up the good work brother🤘🤘
Thanks dude! 🤘
The Fly Rig Is coming along sick Rob... 👍
Seriously? Fender got it down that good for tuning? Please demo that! Hot damn, I've been waiting like 20+ years for someone to actually get it right :)
NAMM 2024? Hope to see you there. Excited for new Rob Arnold music 🤘
We'll see! 🤘
@@RobArnoldWorld We'll see about the modeller? Or NAMM? 😁 Both?
I should go to my local music store and try the pitch shifting, you seemed pretty confident in your delivery
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That last amp template is "super tight" !! Great share, love the tones.
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Looking forward to seeing the pro shot video with the mixed audio, keep on rockin' Rob!!
What made you go with the Fender pedal? Have you tried out the Quad Cortex? It’s the hot item among the modeler community. It’s my first and I absolutely love it, came from the Boss GT-1000 prior. I love the simplicity. I also have a SD power stage for when I need to run to cab, most of the time I just run direct and rely on the monitors or my IEM.
I had been very interested in the GT-1000 as a matter of fact! I wasn't really super interested in anything out there tbh, because I feel like all the technology is a few years old now, and because I wasn't in any hurry, I was simply waiting to strike when the next "big thing" came out. I certainly wouldn't say the FTMP is the next big thing, but because I've been checking out some of the new Fender/Jackson stuff, I decided to go ahead and give the FTMP a try.
The most valuable lesson I learned from touring and studio work has been to keep it as simple as possible. I slowly moved away from being a gear head, to having the least amount of stuff as possible-away from boutique amps and to an entire Kemper setup. Less weight, less "stuff" however cool it may look to have around. I equate it to collecting full-size pinball machines now.
Cheers, neighbor 😂 local 440
440 in the house! Yeah man, I've always tried my best to keep my rig as meat and potato's as possible, because I feel like the more components you have, the more that can go wrong!
i reckon the new live release will come out sometime in 2024
Nice day in the life! Literally what dreams are made of. Had a laugh at the live, breath and eat comment 😂
Haha 🤘😝
I love the day in the life of videos. Anything about the recording proccess amazes me.... how i miss the vh1 behind the music lol
Yeah those were the shit!
Chimaira comes alive (good name for the release)
It would certainly be! However, we named our 2009 live DVD, "Coming Alive". 🤘🤣
Inspiring stuff! Thanks for sharing
19:51 Very ambient and Nile-esque sounding, gotta love harmonic minor 👍
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Rob I want to ask about the Wretched Pain album(of course if you can and allowed to answer. If you don’t I completely understand 😉).. you wrote guitars on that album. Joey is doing vocals and guitar too, but who plays bass and drums on the album? I’ve searched a little bit and I’ve seen Adam Biggs from Rivers Of Nihil and Jeff Hughell on bass and Mike Heller on drums.. is that true? Are this guys on the album too or they are only for live duties?
I played all the guitars, Jeff Hughell played all the bass, Mike Heller did all the drums, and Joey Glacken did all the vocals!🤘
@@RobArnoldWorld awesome! I can’t wait for the whole thing to be released! I hope we get to hear something soon! 😉
Its fun
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Man a couple of tones in that Gojira pack sounded sick! By the way, unrelated to the video but your hair is looking a lot fuller
Haha it must be the lighting!🤣
Great video as usual!!! In my opinion the STL ToneHub is the industry standard for plugins... Bogrin Digital AmpKnob is a close second.. extremely excited that Chimaira is hitting the stages again!!! Definitely going to Inkarceration Fest!! Also can't wait to hear your patches and opinions on the Fender Tone Master... Never thought I'd see you go headless. Great video again and cheers from Louisville KY.
Right on man! I agree with you on all! I never thought I'd go headless either... But I figure there's no better time than now to give it a try!🤘
I’m assuming you guys put in the same level of care for mixing the Coming Alive CD/DVD as you are for this. Because the Coming Alive audio is amazing. Me and my friends would jam to that all the time when it came out.
Interesting question! The answer is, yes! But Coming Alive was different in that Ben actually recorded the live audio from that show himself.
Remember those "lines" I mentioned that run to the front of house?
Well at the Coming Alive show, Ben brought a full portable recording setup to the show, and we split those lines so that signal was sent to Ben for recording, AND to front of house.
So in the end, Ben had much more control over what was recorded, and he recorded it the way he wanted to record it. So we had a bit of an advantage with that show's audio.
Never the less, it's the exact same team working on every aspect of this current mix, and I promise you, it will slay!🤘
I feel like we should of recommended the petrucci plugin Instead of the gojira..it has some features not available in the gojira and possibly not available in the stl stuff (not sure).. Definitely recommend checking out the trial version to peep those features.
Right on- yeah I saw Ola's demo of the Petrucci one, and it definitely looked SWEET.
I know you’ve probably heard it a million times,
But it’s really pretty cool having Freddie Prinze Jr. as the lead guitarist for one of my favorite bands!
(No shade thrown here brother. FPJ is a pretty universally cool guy😎)
P.S.
Thanks for the peek behind the stage, into the nuts and bolts, as it were.🤘🏻👍🏻
Ha! I wish! No doubt Freddy gets ALL the chicks.
Sick video as always man. Quick question, do you run pro tools into OBS? I’ve not found any software that lets me do this well and have to go to reaper for me to be able to record DAW sounds. Thanks dude!
Thanks man! Nope, I've never used OBS. I use something called Loopback, which allows my screen recordings to capture the audio from Pro Tools. The whole thing is never easy though, and I often feel like every single video I make, which involves this method, is like setting it up again for the first time, every time. My workflow isn't the greatest. But efficient workflows are created through repetition, so maybe it's just that I don't do it often enough for it to become routine.
@@RobArnoldWorld thanks mate. I’ll check loopback out then. Would rather use pro tools than jump between that and Reaper to capture the screen and Daw recordings!
Yep, and good thing is Loopback is totally free!@@GreigSills
Rob you are right being 5150. Both Joe and Christian play EVH 5150 heads
Very envious, must take a lot of hard work to get to where you have gotten though. Enjoy! 🤘🏻
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Hey Rob, side question:
For stage/tour effects setups, do you use this master board setup like shown here?
I ask because I’ve always used stomp boxes, because if one goes belly up it’s quick and easy to change out on the fly.
Curious about your backup should something go down at the worst time?
(Not that I’m touring/live gigging as I’m retired, but curious to how you young guys are doing it)
Chimaira's show at the Inkarceration Fest this summer will be my first time using this new pedal board setup. In the past, I started with stomp boxes, but I found myself dancing around too much, having to hit multiple pedals at once to get the sound I wanted at certain times.
Then one day I heard Dave Mustaine recommend the Digitech GSP 1101, which is a multi FX unit, and I gave it a try and loved it. I've used it ever since, and that was around 2006 I'd say. I always had a second unit in my rack as a backup. And if all else failed, I could simply bypass it and go straight to my head.
With this new setup, I won't have a head, and I won't have a backup, so I'll be rolling the dice. I'm a firm believer in having backups for everything, so this will be something new for me, and like I said, I'm kind of just rolling the dice!
very much looking forward to the wretchedpain album! i actually contributed to an indiegogo campaign back in july of 2016 for a wretchedpain album and joey sent a couple of songs, but not the full album. hopefully thats the same one. :-)
Probably! But honestly I don't know anything about that. Hopefully he makes good on his promises when the time comes. I'll remind him!
I hope it gets some physical release! Had a VIP ticket for the show, but the flight to Cleveland was around 1000,- 😅 So I just had to skip for monetary reasons
Bummer! Glad you'll be able to see it second hand though!
DVD Blu ray release?
I think so!
Great video as always! Thr menace album Is sick! I've been using the Gojira plug-in for a few years I absolutely love it and Gojira in general! I'm sure you will go over this in your pt 2 video for your new rig but I'm curious about what made you pick the fender over like the quad cortex and any of the other options out there?
Thanks Jake! Honestly with my choice, it's just that I've been trying out a bunch of the new Jackson/Fender stuff lately, and the FTMP fell nicely into that category!
@RobArnoldWorld I havnt looked into the fender tmp bit it looks really nice. I csnt wait to see how it sounds with you playing through it!
I bet thats crazy getting that tunning down to A but having the strings not flop around everywhere. I cpuldnt get down with the A tunning for that reason and i dont like heavy gauge strings due to liking standard tunning as well. Drop C and drop d flat are my go to
Question about the live recording, here : I read a very interesting interview of Ace Frehley some years ago where he discussed the "fake" Alive (I & II) Kiss albums, which were supposedly recorded in the studio. Ace explained that producer Eddie Kramer told him early in the process that the live tapes were "problematic", and when asked why he made that statement he just played them to Ace which noticed right away that a lot of things needed to be fixed, like unwanted feedback (a lot !), rhythm guitar mistakes here and there, some vocals (mostly backing vox) etc. In the end they kept the live drums, the audience (which gave that "theatre feel" you're talking about which is incredible on the first Alive album, especially on a song like "Firehouse",) had to redo a few bass parts, almost all rhythm guitars and all the backing vox. They kept 80% of the lead guitar and most of the lead vocals. Another good example is "Unleashed in the east" by Judas Priest : Rob Halford explained he had a huge cold when the shows were recorded so he could hardly sing and they redid all the vocals in one take per song in England ; the instrumental parts are mostly live, they just fixed a few mistakes here and there (like a small part of a solo). And on Van Halen live album "Rght here, fight now", Sammy Hagar explained in his autobiography that Eddie Van Halen was outta tune most of the show because of his extensive use of the Floyd rose, so he redid all the guitars in his studio, then the vocals started to sound outta tune themselves because Hagar sang primarily on the live guitars so he and Michael Anthony redid all their vocals in the studio in one afternoon (the same way Halford did with Priest, one continuous take per song).... so all that was finally live was the rhythm section, drums + bass. I wondered if you had the same kind of problems with Chimaira, because I know as a musician that once you start fixing something, it's an endless process (Pandoras' box !)....
You're exactly right! Almost every live recording that we hear (at least ones that are sold to the public) are doctored in some way.
We're very aware of the rabbit holes you can head down once you start fixing stuff, so we're being very careful about that, and really want to keep it as live and real as we possibly can!
@@RobArnoldWorld what I Heard on the piece of video you showed sounded pretty tight and mighty si I don't think you'll need to fixe too much stuff 🤘👹😎
I've always wondered about the drop tuning functionality on modelers working practically for live performances. The band I'm in may try this out. We have 1 tuning now, but would like at least 1 more.
I'm interested to see for myself in a real world situation!
What i would give to get THE! Rob Fucking Arnold on a track with my band!
jd 7 is probably my fav
I'll check it out!
I wonder why not just go with the built in tuner in the fender modeler and free up that corner of the board? Is it more of a piece of mind thing?
Or is the shure a wireless?
Yep! It's my wireless unit, which coincidentally also has a built in tuner. After I get everything up and running and have spent some time with everything, I'll decide which tuner (FTMP or Shure) will be my go-to!
Rob I never got into plugins yet maybe I should are you still using tube amps though when you play out? Also when you sit playing that plug-in what speakers are you using to hear your Sound Studio monitors? Thanks
I've always used tube amps up to this point, and bringing this Fender rig out will be the first time not doing so. And so it's uncharted territory for me!
The studio monitors I use are Dynaudio BM5's. You can check them out here! imp.i114863.net/DynaudioBM5mkIII
@@RobArnoldWorld I've had modelers in the past including the Helix and I just didn't gel with any of them I wonder how that Fender is I'm sure if you're using it there must be some really good High Gain tones maybe I should pick one up
Check it out man! ua-cam.com/video/1yXzJqJRJp0/v-deo.html@@gravelrocks5588
@RobArnoldWorld yes that's my band our latest album on youtube gravel-14 years also search gravel pyle
Nice logo on the shirt that you are wearing. What does it say? I think it says bleed the...
Good eye! It's Bleed The Sky
Very awesome man thank you
I’m just using amp sims on my laptop with a DI box into a big clunky PA/Mixer head into my 2 guitar cabs, could that little Seymour Duncan Powerstage 200 replace my big dumb PA head?
Absolutely!
Oh and I'll talk a lot more about it in my Rig Evolution part 02 video. So stay tuned for that, especially if you're on the fence!
@@RobArnoldWorld Hell yeah thanks for the reply, definitely considering one of those if that’s the case! I’ll await your next video cause it’s not super super urgent for me to grab one yet
🤘ua-cam.com/video/1yXzJqJRJp0/v-deo.html@@TranscendencyBand1
Hey Rob, you said you had to shut down your studio back a ways ago, you still do any mixing/mastering/etc…. Or do you just use your stuff for your channel and personal projects?
Take care, brutha.
Yeah I just moved my entire operation here to the house. Designed my new room and finished my basement based around that. Scaled back a bit, but still don't have all the room I had before, but it's nice not driving to and from downtown everyday. It was all for the best.
For a few years now, I've only focused on my own stuff, and I no longer take on any outside production work.
@@RobArnoldWorld Gotcha. Yeah, that’s kinda what I was asking. Just curious if you only worked on your own productions. I am tracking with my band in a month or so and have my own studio but I don’t wanna mix my own band because the mix will be ALL guitars and the other guys will constantly be like “can you just raise me a little in the mix?….can you raise me just smidge more? Etc….
I’ve thinking about making some YT content for myself and my band after I pay off all the Taylor Swift merch my daughters want for Xmas, lol. Anyway, looking forward to your new album, brutha.🤘
Haha I hear ya man... and I've got a little Swifty here at the house too!😏
@@RobArnoldWorld hey Rob, ya got Telegram scammers/trolls in your YT chat. The good news is your channel is popular enough to have them, the bad news is they are there. You might wanna make a note of it in a video, but I’d never tell anyone how to run their channel.
Also, I have 2 Swifties but I’m getting mine TS vinyl for Xmas so I can intro them to some other music. 🤘
Yeah the scammers suck man. Thanks for the heads up. I did address this issue in my Kali Audio Monitors video from a couple weeks ago. Good luck with your little Swifties! 🤘@@PureRedRage
I’ve heard the two distorted amps are an evh 5150 and a rectifier. I think Joe uses an evh 5150 for live shows.
Good to know!
Yes he uses the stealth
I had the tonemaster pro and one of the reasons I sent it back was because of the pitch shifting. It was probably the worst tracking out of every unit I’ve ever owned.
Yes, the pitch shifting is currently not that great, but it still works for me. I sent a thorough list of improvements I'd like to see to their R&D team, and I hope to see improvements in the next firm/software update! The pitch shifting thing was a major issue I suggested they improve.
@@RobArnoldWorld awesome, I had one and gave it a play through for a few days and that’s really one of the main things that I have to have in a modeler and returned it. I couldn’t have an $1800 unit sitting here for months or a year hoping it gets updated. Definitely needs the cab block to be able to use dual mics also. I’ll wait till the next major update comes and see how many amps are added and fixes made.
Check it out if you'd like to see my results in action bro! ua-cam.com/video/1yXzJqJRJp0/v-deo.html@@schlagdog
Ben is perfect for the mixing, because the Switched "live" album was completely artificial, but I did love the vibe of that album.....Keep up the great work Rob.
I don't think I ever heard their live album! But yes, Ben is the man!
It might have been "spread your ep" live in Miami.... 2001. I only have a couple of tracks from that ep, like "anymore"@@RobArnoldWorld
what band is that on his tshirt? nice logo!
My band Chimaira! Check us out! (not sure if you're being serious or not haha)
@@RobArnoldWorld i meant the band on the shirt u were using on the video, that's a very cool blue logo. haha big fan since Pass out of Existence! Early 2000's, good times!
Oh my bad! That sweatshirt is Bleed The Sky! Austin D'Amonds first band. (Chimaira's drummer Austin, and drummer of my band The Elite)
And cheers for being down since the beginning bro!👊@@DiegoMassili
@@RobArnoldWorldsuper cool logo didnt recognized it , nice band too! Austin is amazing drummer! Cheers!
Dominate cover??? 👀👀👀
You know it! 🤘😝
Super tigth!!!! 😂
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I like JD2 better than 1.
Don't over produce brother raw is killer OLD SCHOOL even though your a young buck
Copy!
I like tight...
Hell yeah I'm exciting about the new wretched pain album 🤘as well as the live video!!!
Also got my inkcarciration tickets yesterday see you then
Badass Chris! Hell yeah man. And yeah dude, I seriously CANNOT WAIT for everyone to hear this WP album! It's sick!🤘
cant wait for the live show either. Will it be on blu ray by chance? Also can't wait for my shirts to come in the mail. There seems to be an exciting atmosphere around the chimaira camp that is exciting. Not sure what is to come but either way great to see the band coming back even in small doses. Cheers and happy holidays to you and your fam Rob.
Hell yeah Luke! Glad those exciting feelings are surfacing! Yes, I believe I heard it will be on blue ray.
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