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Folked

Dusty roads. Bicycles ringing bells. Cows lazing. Farmers and bullock carts. Children playing cricket. Wealth in reality, poverty in existence. Happiness in little things, sadness in even smaller things. Solace in the world’s biggest things. Comfort on reassurance, discomfort in oblivion. Beauty in it’s diversity, magnificence in her unity. This is my country, and Folked are [...]

Stellar

Hey guys! New Melakartha song is here. So after trashing a couple song ideas, and spending hours trying to find that ‘liquid’ sound, ‘Stellar’ finally found its place. Mixed it in less than a day, so pardon rough edges if any. Pretty pleased with the mix overall. Gear details: Schecter Blackjack with Stock pups, Blackstar [...]

Melakartha – The Inner World

What started off as a melodic funk riff ended up as an experimetal song. Lot more layers, dense, and tight. This time, it hit Soundclick #3. Yay! Go ahead and listen to the song if you haven’t already, and leave a comment if you liked it. http://www.soundclick.com/Melakartha Now playing: Melakartha – Sridhar

Melakartha – Infidel makes Soundclick #8

I had put this track up a couple days back and it rocketed to #8 on the metal charts in no time. It doesn’t mean much, technically speaking, but it certainly means a lot to me The song’s being discussed on a few forums too: Harmony-Central, SS.org. Thanks to Santhosh Lobo and the guys at [...]

New Track up! Melakartha – Time Machine

Melakartha – Time Machine http://www.soundclick.com/Melakartha – LQ version and http://www.gimmesound.com/Melakartha – HQ version Song was written in a moment of good old sci-fi reminiscence (Yes, prog. metallers are retarded). Drop-tuned grooving with ambient layers. Gear: Schecter Blackjack, Superior 2.0, Blackstar HT-5 Don’t forget to leave comments

What’s Audio Compression? A Visual Tutorial

A commonly used, but yet misunderstood concept is Compression. Compression is a necessary aspect in a good mix. In subtle amounts, it adds punch, depth, and even ‘feel’ to a mix. When overused, you can end up with a stale, lifeless, squashy mix. Here I’m going to run through the basics of compression, using a [...]

Heavy Metal Production in your Bedroom – Home Recording – Part 2A – Mixing Drums

This post is continued as part of the “Heavy Metal Production in your Bedroom” series. Last week, I covered tracking your instruments effectively in the bedroom. That post can be found here. As you would have guessed, the drums are pretty much the single most important thing laying down the ‘punch‘ in the track. Sure, [...]