Got a question, have any of you ever listened to Disturbed's album "The Sickness"? Or maybe the album by Boy Hits Car, or the new System Of a Down.
Anyway, all these albums have something in common; you can hear the vocals very, very well, but the other instruments don't sound weak. You can hear every word, but the vocals don't seem too loud. You still have really tight, big drums, and meaty guitar and bass tone.
Can anybody give me a few tips and tricks for putting vocals on top of heavily distorted guitar on heavy metal tracks that I may not be aware of? If you've ever heard our band, you'd know that we are a goofy metal band, so hearing the lyrics is a must, but the mix still has to be as beefy as any other metal album you hear (the albums I mentioned above seemed to have accomplished this).
I don't ever want to have to hear the comment, "What's he saying right there?" unless it's simply a problem with diction.
Anyway, all these albums have something in common; you can hear the vocals very, very well, but the other instruments don't sound weak. You can hear every word, but the vocals don't seem too loud. You still have really tight, big drums, and meaty guitar and bass tone.
Can anybody give me a few tips and tricks for putting vocals on top of heavily distorted guitar on heavy metal tracks that I may not be aware of? If you've ever heard our band, you'd know that we are a goofy metal band, so hearing the lyrics is a must, but the mix still has to be as beefy as any other metal album you hear (the albums I mentioned above seemed to have accomplished this).
I don't ever want to have to hear the comment, "What's he saying right there?" unless it's simply a problem with diction.