Voting for Riff of the Month (RotM) #57

stratman3142

Welcome to the voting thread for Riff of the Month (RotM) #57.

Feel free to vote and comment in this thread.

The riff could be anything from a single RAW guitar track to a full mix of instruments or a Bass guitar riff. However, the focus must be on the riff. Most entries will probably be guitar based riffs, but they don't have to be.

Voting will end at midnight 31st May 2020.

Vote for your favourites. If you're an entrant you can't vote for yourself.

1st choice gets 5 points

2nd choice gets 3 points

3rd choice gets 1 point

The order of the top 3 will be announced after the voting closes.

You can find all the entries the playlist below.

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/rotm57-2020-05

poopot

oh hell... this is a tough one for me... both are brilliant...

gonna have to go with:

5pts @AndyJP - really like that!
3pts @stratman3142 - nice bassline... possible SOTM backing?

AndyJP

Wow thx @poopot, appreciate it!

Will get onto to having a listen to the other tracks 

AndyJP

Here's my 2p guys,

Really enjoyed listening to these, very diverse entries.

@5pts @poopot ;  love the vibe buddy
@3 pts @stratman3142 what a bass line!  Really like the bass line, super catchy.

stratman3142

Great entries

5 points : @AndyJP ;: Surf guitar meets rockabilly, with hints of Les Paul (the guitarist)

3 points : @poopot ; : Sleazy cop theme music

AndyJP

Very kind @stratman3142, appreciate it

That's some bass sound you've got.  Tell us about that!

stratman3142

AndyJP said:

Very kind @stratman3142, appreciate it

That's some bass sound you've got.  Tell us about that!

It's a Squier PJ bass on the P pickup only, played with a red Jazz III pick

The ampsim is based on Helix Native Preset 16B (Bas:Cali 400 Ch1). But, within the preset, I switched on the Teemah distortion and tweaked the gain down a bit. I also switched on the LA Studio Comp.

Following that there's 

IK Tracks S CS Black Compressor

ValhallaUberMod

ReaEQ

In ReaEQ I played around with the bands to bring out the growl, in effect using it as a graphic EQ.

The pictures below show the settings.

 

Helix Native: Based on a tweaked version of the BAS:Cali 400 Ch1 preset. Settings below:

https://i.imgur.com/FFzIagH.png

https://i.imgur.com/lDLxCST.png

https://i.imgur.com/ysgyBAF.png

IK T-Racks Black 76 settings

https://i.imgur.com/DGZD0Vu.png

ValhallaUberMod settings

https://i.imgur.com/ifZ5Wdb.png

ReaEq settings

https://i.imgur.com/0W4MnVk.png

AndyJP

Love the compression on that. Is the modulation from the Valhalla? Can hear some chorus. Lovely groove too.

stratman3142

AndyJP said:

Love the compression on that. Is the modulation from the Valhalla? Can hear some chorus. Lovely groove too.

Yes the modulation (doubling effect) is from ValhallaUbermod. 

I forgot to mention that I also sent a slight hint of bass (about -21dB) to ValhallaVintageVerb on reverb bus. Not much but noticeable.

https://i.imgur.com/El8gpMD.png

AndyJP

Need to checkout those two Valhalla Plugins.  Ooh vintage verb looks nice.

Funny you mention that because I'm using Valhalla Rooms on my track!

stratman3142

AndyJP said:

Need to checkout those two Valhalla Plugins.  Ooh vintage verb looks nice.

Funny you mention that because I'm using Valhalla Rooms on my track!

I'm a big fan of the Valhalla VSTs. ValhallaRoom is probably the one I use the most, which is the bus reverb I used on the backing track to this month's SotM.

AndyJP

Aha, that backing does sound great.  nice job!

Have been using Valhalla Rooms with two reverb buses, one for early reflections and another for late reflections. 

How does the vintage verb differ from rooms?

stratman3142

AndyJP said:

...How does the vintage verb differ from rooms?

I think you can still download a demo free to try it, so you can decide for yourself.

This is subjective but I think ValhallaRoom is the most natural sounding and general purpose reverb. VintageVerb is more characterful especially on the 70s and 80s settings, but there's also a 'NOW' setting that's more pristine. I sometimes wonder whether you'd hear dramatic differences in the track though

stratman3142

Voting ends today at midnight.

stratman3142

Voting closed.