timodell7
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Check out the first 3 songs on myspace. Any re recording and mixing advise would be helpful.
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mattdee1
Active member
Hey Tim
Listening as I type. Re: the Bambino song... the song itself has a kind of bouncy indie vibe to it which I like, but I think the mix needs some work. In particular the drums--the snare sounds kind of dull and the kick kind of muddy. In fact the whole mix sounds very dry, which may have been your intent, but I wouldn't be afraid to take advantage of some reverb etc. to liven it up. In general, I think there is some low-end build up in the mix that could probably be addressed by some judicious EQ.
Re: 'Alive'... many of the same points above apply. I like this song better than the first. For some reason, the production almost reminds me a bit of Neutral Milk Hotel (check out their great album In The Aeroplane Over the Sea if you haven't already
).
Re: 'Cowboys'... probably the coolest tune of the lot. Call me crazy, but this one almost has a Stonesy feel to it (mostly the vocals).
To sum up, I think the main areas you should look at are:
1) the drum sound. Get the snare to have more sizzle and kill the mud on the kick in favor of some snap;
2) clean up the low end of your overall mix. I'm no expert (hopefully others will chime in) but I'd start by going through your various tracks and experiment with some cuts in the low-mids
One other thing, I'm pretty sure you're recording just about everything using dynamic mics. Invest in a LDC, it will do wonders for situations that benefit from clarity (esp. vocals).
Matt
Listening as I type. Re: the Bambino song... the song itself has a kind of bouncy indie vibe to it which I like, but I think the mix needs some work. In particular the drums--the snare sounds kind of dull and the kick kind of muddy. In fact the whole mix sounds very dry, which may have been your intent, but I wouldn't be afraid to take advantage of some reverb etc. to liven it up. In general, I think there is some low-end build up in the mix that could probably be addressed by some judicious EQ.
Re: 'Alive'... many of the same points above apply. I like this song better than the first. For some reason, the production almost reminds me a bit of Neutral Milk Hotel (check out their great album In The Aeroplane Over the Sea if you haven't already
). Re: 'Cowboys'... probably the coolest tune of the lot. Call me crazy, but this one almost has a Stonesy feel to it (mostly the vocals).
To sum up, I think the main areas you should look at are:
1) the drum sound. Get the snare to have more sizzle and kill the mud on the kick in favor of some snap;
2) clean up the low end of your overall mix. I'm no expert (hopefully others will chime in) but I'd start by going through your various tracks and experiment with some cuts in the low-mids
One other thing, I'm pretty sure you're recording just about everything using dynamic mics. Invest in a LDC, it will do wonders for situations that benefit from clarity (esp. vocals).
Matt
timodell7
New member
I have been working on my drumset. It's a cheap set but I almost have it sounding ok. I replaced the snare with a steel snare, seems to help. Thanks for your feed back. I think I will re record the drums on the cd once I get my drums up to par. I need to stick the mic in my kick drum, double mic my snare. I might need to sample my kit and cut and paste. I used a couple cheap condensers (mxl 990) for vocals and overheads. I do need a LDC.
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mattdee1
Active member
If you do get your hands on a LDC, I'd recommend experimenting with using it as a room mic that captures a nice full-kit sound. If you can get that, and you keep a careful eye on phase, you're like 85% of the way there.