Recent content by Dicus

Hi all, I am looking for a sound in the style of Ben Howard, the Passenger. This is a first mix of an EP I am working on. It's the first time I am doing something this small/acoustic. Do the vocal reverbs work for the light/airy feel of the song? How does the stereo image work? I have been...

First version of the tracks is on soundcloud now. In the end after a lot of trying the best sound was managed by having one small diaphragm condensor at the bridge, a large diaphragm condensor at the neck, 14th fret. And an extra mic pointed straight at the body, really close by, a bit above the...

Hurts Allright / She's Everywhere is out now! Two new bright and sunny vibed tracks to celebrate summer and the beauty within it! The first track, Hurts Allright, I wrote in Lebanon, while on tour with the Seagulls. When I could not think of a better place to be, but also missed home. It's about...

I am not an expert but I would recommend either finding a vocal teacher with experience in the heavier styles or just practise and experiment. Chris Liepe, the vocal teacher I posted a video off above, has a lot of good videos filled with advice and practise tips. If you find a short cut I am...

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An interface, if you are mainly singing you wont be needing many inputs there are a lot of options for this in every price range. You will need a microphone. I would recommend a good pair of headphones (but you might already have those) And if your room acoustically is a workable room, or you...

bumping this up I have struggled loads with getting the high-end to work properly. All my reference tracks had way more 5k and up. This happens more often in my recording so I would love to know how to fix this and where I am at. How do these tracks work on your speakers? Any ideas, feedback?

Yes I do agree. I just wanted to put a quick reminder. Regular singing won't hurt a voice quickly. But when you start to experiment with new sounds a lot of singers go through different tries and not all of them are healthy, that is okay if you keep listening to your body. There are certainly...

Yes, that reverb thing is cool. See other cats do that with their hardpanned mics to, Left mic gets Right reverb. I get what you mean with the wide guitars sounding less natural. I personally have never found the sound of a wide guitar offensive, sure it is not how a regular guitar sounds, but...

Away for the weekend, thanks for all the replies, this is great! :D Yes, the input on the interface, I have never any desire to use any of the clipping noises my DAW provides me with :P Thanks, I will look up that video! exciting! I really like that idea of committing, I never have to...

As a general rule I have always gainstaged my interface so it doesn't clip. But ever since I have got this this Focusrite Clarrett interface I really enjoy the clipping sound on bass guitar and kick, I goove around with it for a bit and then turn it down cause I feel I should. Afterwards I often...

Yes, that works! I did a little preproduction session and this sounds lush. Even though the two guitar have a similar sound distinction isn't a problem. I'll post some clips when I've got the first track down. Thanks a lot!

Yes this is vocal technique. This is one is unique however since while it sounds strong in the recording it actually is not a loud vocal sound when you make it yourself so it needs a lot of gain on the mic. You can get there by starting experimenting with vocal fry, that croaky sound your voice...

1st track Running Blind: Cool stuff. Drums sound good and like the song. The electric guitar on the left could probably mix in a bit more, sounds a bit dry to my ears. Vocal dub I would try to heavily de-es the dub, I hear a lot of double s and t sounds. I would try to change the claps on...

Cool songs! I noticed a big difference between Mind Your Head and All Day Long. In the first Bass has got a low-end and some nice oomph to it. I am missing that in All Day Long, which sounds a bit thin to my ears. I really enjoy the vocal dubs and backings on the Mind Your Heads chorus, sounds...