SERVICES WE OFFER
RECORDING, MIXING & MASTERING
Whether you are a solo artist, singer/songwriter or a full band Manifest Records can provide you with everything you need to release a successful single or album. Mainly working with metal/core/Djent artists, Our minimalist setup allows us to be precise and time-efficient with results that speak for themselves. Gain crystal clear vocals through our DBX 286s Microphone preamp or shape your new tone with our endless Amp simulators and cabinets. We aim to deliver an experience that is professional and personal and can tailor needs to specific artists. Check out our recent works on our Listen page and for more information on the processes involved check out our shop.
PROMOTION
Being in a band ourselves we understand how important promotion and getting seen is but we also know how much of a task that can be. That's why here at Manifest HQ we work hard to promote local music such as our local gig guide, our Youtube channel (Manifest Records), promoting bands on our website (such as allowing bands to sell their merchandise on our store) as well as a Bi-weekly blog of gig reviews/music reviews and our monthly newsletter.
As the COVID-19 pandemic is drawing to an end we will also be running our own shows again, to apply go to our Contact us page, check out these posters of past shows we had the pleasure of organising.
DRUM PROGRAMING
Programing drums can be a nice easy way to always get great sounding drums and with our extensive library of sounds such as the renowned Get Good Drums packages, Abbey Road drums and EZ drummer we have the right drum sound for you.
As part of our youtube channel, we do monthly covers of different songs the drum tracks from these songs are released online for free and the individual stems are also available for purchase if you'd like to mix them yourself or for your own covers of these songs.
We are also open to taking requests if there's a specific song you would like a backing track for we are happy to record the drums and create these backing tracks.
Examples of our backing tracks can be found for download on our Listen page.
SAMPLE REPLACEMENT
Sample Replacement is a technique usually applied to drums. During this process, we will take your recorded drum stems, analyse them and set up triggers for kicks snares and toms and layer the original hits with pre-recorded hits this will enhance and give the shells of the kit more punch.
When is sample replacement necessary?
Believe it or not, this technique is used on pretty much all metal music and most rock music. When listening to your mix do you feel your drums lack tightness, punch and clarity? sample replacement will fix these issues and also line up any out of time hits. we have a huge library of drum samples suitable for any genre of music.
Check out what sample replacement can do to improve your mixes on our listen page.
VOCAL & PODCAST EDITS/MIXING
Working on your next podcast, Youtube video or vocal cover? We offer the perfect service for you, when recording vocals it is important to keep the dynamics of your voice at a constant level. Naturally, this can be difficult when you move your head closer and further away from the mic or look around the room not to mention unwanted background noise as well as pops and crackles. That is why we provide this service, for podcasts, we will run your vocal track through our DBX mic preamp taking advantage of its onboard compressor, this will keep all your vocals at a consistent level, then through the onboard De-Esser, to reduce sibilance, into the noise gate to remove background noise and unwanted breathing sounds and finally into our Graphic Equaliser unit to remove unwanted frequencies and low end to clean up the signal. We can also edit your separate takes into one smooth flowing podcast, adding any kind of effects or background sounds you may require. We will do the same process for vocals and singing, but afterwards, we will do some extra vocal processing such as adding FX like Reverb, Delays, Tuning, anything that will help your vocals fit perfectly with your backing track.
If you want to hear examples of these processes you can find them on our Listen page.
GUITAR & BASS RE-AMPING
So you've recorded your drums, bass guitar and vocals but you still can't get the tones you need to really shine through your mixes?
we have access to an extensive library of amp sims and cabs from many leading companies, including Amped, SLT Tones, Joey Sturgis, Slate Digital, Native Instruments, and others.
so from marshall to orange or maybe Laney to Messa we can shape the tone you really want. As well as amp sims we also have in house Ibanez and Marshall cabinets and our SM57s to capture a more live sound if that's what you would like.
But access to these amp modellers isn't all we are offering, with our on-screen meters combined with our experience we are truly able to see what your guitar sounds like, the areas in which frequencies are lacking or are too present and can truly get you a superior tone through our understanding of the way your guitar should be sitting your mix.
Be sure to check out the examples on our Listen page.
