Listen here, and if you like it I explain how I do it.

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too many effects. didnt even hear "you"

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Sounded like wispering with effects over it.

No effects, hot water only, as I already stated on my myspace account.
Same technique like Mikael Akerfeldt. He doesn't use effects either.

bullshit.

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@ Sixsicsix: Shall I take that as a compliment or as an offense?
So what you are saying is that anyone who uses the Akerfeldt-technique to growl (including Mikael Akerfeldt himself) uses effects?
I bet he could tell you something different.

Back to topic:
Tell me whether it sounds good or not, and I'll post some quotes from Akerfeldt where he explains how he does those growls without effects.
If you think the sample doesn't sound good, stay at your own technique.

I agree. Because human voices can't emit static like that. Way too many effects. (Unless you just re-recorded yourself over a few times making the most annoying noises possible.)

i dunno maybe he has a shitty mic. if your too loud in bad mics they make a bunch of static...

I was referring to the static reverb thing... call it what you want, but its an effect.

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humm your screaming like the dude from LOG so i doubt your using a effects but damn wuts up with like that static shit up in the air around your voice? Cheap Mic? Fucked up sound room?

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There's no way you're not using effects and getting that static reverb. If you can truly make that noise naturally, then I will fly to where ever you live and blow you right fuckin' now.

A or B or both. Take your pick.

A) Effects are in place such as distortion on the vocals, they have also EQ'd out the low frequencies and up the highs in the vocals.

B) He is using an extraordinarily SHIT MICROPHONE. [Although even then it would pick up the lower frequencies unless it's a phone receiver ]

So, I'm sorry, you're full of bullshit.

I read through this and some threads in this forum and I came to the conclusion: I've never seen a forum with so much flaming, rudeness and anti-social behaviour before.

You guys really should get banned for insulting people and assuming things that you don't even have a frigging idea of.

I offered you to post a link to an interview where Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth) explains how to form your throat and mouth to get a distorted sound. But after this behaviour you can just go to hell.

Actually man, I know HEAPS about production, and I'm sorry, your vocals are either under produced, you're using a fucken mobile phone to record the tracks, or you are eq'ing/distorting your voice. So pull your fucken head out of you arsepipe because you aint foolin anyone but yourself.

Go suck a muslim!

(Seems like insults are common speech in this forum)

this forum wins and you lose.

I know a forum that is worse than this.

*golf clap
Infinity smashed you diabolus. Chances are, most people know what they're talking about when it comes to production on this forum. And you're right, This is a pretty brutal forum, its based on FUCKING METAL. If you want a bunch of people to suck your cock and tell you mommy will always love you then you need to go to the anime fan forums.

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Fine, that even real-life-noobs like you admit, that this is a playground for increasing flaming-skills.
Actually I think it's quite fun, but no one can ever expect an objective response to a simple question here. It's like playing Counter Strike and having childish "Cheater"-screaming kiddies around.
So try to find some friends, and get your sorry asses out of your computer seats. Maybe one day, you can live without having to compensate your ego in certain forums.

The Opeth dude doesn't have static over his voice. Dumbass. (The song is kinda catchy, I will admit.)

Ah, and I just checked your myspace...funny how you have to validate that you don't use effects with the heading
"No f*kin effects, hot water only!"
And you're asian. Silly asian, metal is for whites.

My apoligies for posting 3 times in a row...but I think you guys should check this out. http://www.myspace.com/aureliuslie Listen to some of the other songs, you can hear his real voice, and can tell that the effects are laid down ontop of it.

Hahaha, fool! Try to wash your ears.
And thanks, i forgot to post the link on the previous site (where I mentioned myspace)



Nazi?

Ever checked out Necrophagist? Turkish growler. Or what about Arch Enemy? Female growler.
And you call yourself a metalhead. How ridiculous! SKINhead would fit better.

you have no Idea what the fuck youre talking about.
I think this thread will last about another week. Youre a fucking liar, and you cant even admit to yourself that you ARE using effects. Good luck on the forum pussy.
.....I DO HAVE REAL FRIENDS!!! .....

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There's one major difference between you and Necrophagist, he doesn't suck ass... (I don't even personally like Arch Enemy, so bringing that up to me means nothing.)

And dude, it's not even so much that you use effects that we're ripping on you for, it's the fact that you're lying and bullshitting us and trying to get us to believe that the human throat can emit static and other sounds that can come from effects. You're stupid. Go fuck yourself and get off this forum.

Even a retard could tell it's heavily filtered.

Your description " Death Metal / Death Metal / Black Metal " is thoroughly incorrect. No death metal whatsoever, despite you emphasizing it, and the only "black metal" I hear is the faggot-ass new breed CoF style "black metal", with your shit ass static placed on top. No wonder you don't have any band members.

Just watched the video. So your technique is cupping + insertion of microphone into mouth + general retardness? If it doesn't work in good bands, then it certainly won't work for you.

Do you even think before you write something?
I guess your mothers already committed suicide for putting idiots like you into the world.

Let me do the thinking for you: What you are saying is: Each growler that sound like Akerfeldt, Nasseri, Sevänen, Stainthorpe, etc. is using effects to create raspy throat sounds.

Is this a hiphop forum? Ever listened to some metal?

What do you think is the reason why I wrote "(Opeth-Style)" in the topic's name? I tell you (your fucked up brains can't think that far, anyway) It's because he stated in an interview that he uses a technique to growl which is fairly low in volume but extremely raspy. If you ever visited school before, you should know that for sounds like "whispering" you don't use your Adam's apple. It's the same like Akerfeldts technique.

Oh hell, why do I even try to talk to you like you were adults?
Let's get back to insulting! You fucked up pieces of shit!

All of you shut the fuck up now.

You're using a really shitty microphone. That is all.

The very definition of growling is to distorte the normal speaking voice.

The only reason I'm not into it is because I like growling better than BM vocals.

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dude, you sound NOTHING like Akerfeldt. You sound like you're eating the fucking mic.

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Your mother sounds like Akerfeldt.

He's right, there are no effects on the vocals. He's just using a shitty technique and a shitty mic (sounds like a lower-end dynamic mic to me) to record them. The only "effect" per se is distortion caused by the fact that's he's cupping the shit out of the mic, but that's probably the only way he can get that sound.

As for this:

I think you just lost. Big time.

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I like you.

Thanks?

yeah that would kick ass

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Lullabies would kick ass.

Regardless of anything else, It still sounds awesome, I for one couldn't come close and therefore he gets props from me even considering the static thing. I can't believe though that after years of visiting forums, people still argue over the internet.

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You've obviously never seen the documentary on the Lamentations DVD. Nothing quiet about his growls, he belts em pretty good.

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In my opinion, your vocals sound excellent and I can definitely hear the similarity to Opeth's vocals but you need to get that static out. It's not that you have too many effects on it, you should either get a better microphone or stop cupping it so much. When you cup the microphone it gives a much more distorted reverb sound then singing into it normally. If you were to watch Opeth play live he does not cup the microphone at all seeing as he is playing guitar and as far as i know he only has two arms. Otherwise, keep up the good work!

I love the sound that cupping gives, expecially for lows, highs.. not so much.

Cupping fucks my mic up to much so I have to hold it like a foot away. But maybe thats cos I have an awesome $10 piece of crap..

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sounds like my old mic.

Reminds me of Dimmu Borgir.

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Wow, everyone is kind of an idiot. It sounds more like you're just using a crappy mic, like a computer mic, no effects though from what I can hear.

Also, I saw a post you said about Mikeal explaining how he does his technique, and I would love to see that, could you send me that link? I'm a girl, but I'm trying to become a better growler, lol.