JohnnyAmato
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Recently finished tracking a new song. It's somewhat simple, but there is a lot going on track-wise. I'd like to get it mastered soon, so I need some feedback on the mix. I think it sounds good, but I do have a few concerns I don't quite know how to handle. I won't say what those are yet, I want to see what everyone thinks first.
I still use a Tascam Neo 2488, so I'm pretty limited on compressing individual tracks, plus, I don't trust my compressing capabilities at all yet. Aside from panning, there's a little EQ on a few tracks, a little reverb here and there, but that's all I did. I'm also still using the old Boss DR-770 drum machine from '99 or 2000. (Up-grading soon, more on that later) A Digitech GNX3000 was used for all the guitar sounds.
I transfer finished songs from the Tascam to Sound Forge Pro 10, where I just use a compression preset to raise the overall level so my demo version is at a better listening level. Usually it's the "Smooth Compression" preset under the Wave Hammer.
The tracks are as follows:
-Two separate clean rhythm guitars- one panned hard left, the other hard right. Two different high-end strats used.
-One single note melody that comes and goes, done with a Taylor 12-string.
-One lead guitar track, basically just random fills, then solo at the end. A different strat was used for this also.
-Bass guitar track was done with a USA Fender P-Bass.
-Underlying keyboard track, low in the mix.
-Drum track (DR-770)
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. For some reason, this song is driving me nuts trying to get the best possible mix for mastering. If anyone is curious about the strats I used, just ask, different pick-up configurations in all three.
Sky (Demo) | Johnny Amato
I still use a Tascam Neo 2488, so I'm pretty limited on compressing individual tracks, plus, I don't trust my compressing capabilities at all yet. Aside from panning, there's a little EQ on a few tracks, a little reverb here and there, but that's all I did. I'm also still using the old Boss DR-770 drum machine from '99 or 2000. (Up-grading soon, more on that later) A Digitech GNX3000 was used for all the guitar sounds.
I transfer finished songs from the Tascam to Sound Forge Pro 10, where I just use a compression preset to raise the overall level so my demo version is at a better listening level. Usually it's the "Smooth Compression" preset under the Wave Hammer.
The tracks are as follows:
-Two separate clean rhythm guitars- one panned hard left, the other hard right. Two different high-end strats used.
-One single note melody that comes and goes, done with a Taylor 12-string.
-One lead guitar track, basically just random fills, then solo at the end. A different strat was used for this also.
-Bass guitar track was done with a USA Fender P-Bass.
-Underlying keyboard track, low in the mix.
-Drum track (DR-770)
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. For some reason, this song is driving me nuts trying to get the best possible mix for mastering. If anyone is curious about the strats I used, just ask, different pick-up configurations in all three.
Sky (Demo) | Johnny Amato