How to create the lofi or radio guitar effect in metal songs

Learn how to create the lo-fi guitar/"radio effect" you've heard in so many metal and metalcore songs.

Joel Wanasek shows how to do it in Cubase using the stock EQ plugin and some automation, but the same approach should work in any DAW with any EQ plugin.

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[adammm]

THANK YOU! I am new to this and I have been trying to achieve this effect for two days now!

[shizumaruofficial]

Found the song. It's from a band called No Light Above. Song title: The Cost.

[Qasada]

wow! tq.. i use cakewalk and follow your tutorial and it works!

[Trashpanda_]

I’m trying to figure out how to do a REAL glitch. Saw one of your other videos, but still having a little trouble creating a radio ready version.

[rmps]

Good to see the exact way I've been doing it for years is the "right way" to do it. lol

[linoalcaraz]

Can you achieve this sound with a pedal in a live application? Like maybe with an EQ pedal?

[codyt]

Im running cubase le 5 and when i tried using my high/low pass filters i didnt really get the same tone. I just sounded like it was changing the volumn to go from quiet to loud instead getting the effect. Am i doing something wrong or


is it an issue with cubase 5 stock eq

[gavinfreeze]

What kind of editing programs do you need to do this??

[gaurdianknight]

Do you know if there is a pedal that can achieve this or if it is only during processing.

[ktakk]

does the same concept work with logic pro x?

[mvyper]

Will you do something like that to make a part of a song sound like an old vynil?

[thehannomeiring]

3:57 - Sometimes you gotta adjust this stuff... and make it better... (client, yes yes yes make it better)

[XiyuYang]

Sometimes I would also throw in a bitcrusher and reverb to taste. Also would it be better to do this on the master bus?

[Maldito]

Well, I'm never using this. Not like this. The opening effect on the filter sounds so freaking bad on distorted guitars. On electronic music I can handle it, but real distorted guitars?

I'd instead switch the filter ON and OFF without the fade.