Elton123
New member
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Manslick
Road
Needs more power.
The harmony parts could be octaves with wide panned sounds in the background like dive bombers or imagine a million old stoves falling off the side of the deepest gorge in the grand canyon. A near miss of white noise. FA
To me, right now I'd like it to ram up where it ramps down.
The harmony parts could be octaves with wide panned sounds in the background like dive bombers or imagine a million old stoves falling off the side of the deepest gorge in the grand canyon. A near miss of white noise. FA
To me, right now I'd like it to ram up where it ramps down.
jeffmaher
New member
I thought it was great!
Two things I would do differently:
Thing one: the phrasing in the lead vox is trying to catch the rythmic figure in the BDG's. My point of view is that it's a mistake for two reasons.
First, the vocal isn't as articulate as the figure on the instruments, and the whole figure get's kind of mashed up....loses effectiveness. [and it's hard to understand the words]
Second, the figure becomes monolithic....no counterpoint or "gear-jive" between the vocal and the big figure playing on BDG's. A little Bach in it would round things out...like the lyrics being sung quarter triplets over the down-four of the figure. That'd have two rythmic, melodic lines sort of dancing to the time a lot...and that'd add a lot of interesting stuff to hear. *[and the words would be more understandable]
One other thing I'd have done diff'rent: the 'background' vocals in the chorus would have been spread kind of wide. As it is panned, it sounds like all the vox are CTR. I think you could capitalize on the ear-candy factor by pushing the melodic stuff to the wings...like the bass and guitar guys are doing the backup.
Other than that...and even as it is, I liked it a lot. Thought it had a lot of energy. And I liked the arrangement and progression and stuff. Wicked nice.
* consider the figure and vocal counterpoint in Zep's "The Grunge", for an example of rythmic jive between vocal and BDG figure.
Two things I would do differently:
Thing one: the phrasing in the lead vox is trying to catch the rythmic figure in the BDG's. My point of view is that it's a mistake for two reasons.
First, the vocal isn't as articulate as the figure on the instruments, and the whole figure get's kind of mashed up....loses effectiveness. [and it's hard to understand the words]
Second, the figure becomes monolithic....no counterpoint or "gear-jive" between the vocal and the big figure playing on BDG's. A little Bach in it would round things out...like the lyrics being sung quarter triplets over the down-four of the figure. That'd have two rythmic, melodic lines sort of dancing to the time a lot...and that'd add a lot of interesting stuff to hear. *[and the words would be more understandable]
One other thing I'd have done diff'rent: the 'background' vocals in the chorus would have been spread kind of wide. As it is panned, it sounds like all the vox are CTR. I think you could capitalize on the ear-candy factor by pushing the melodic stuff to the wings...like the bass and guitar guys are doing the backup.
Other than that...and even as it is, I liked it a lot. Thought it had a lot of energy. And I liked the arrangement and progression and stuff. Wicked nice.
* consider the figure and vocal counterpoint in Zep's "The Grunge", for an example of rythmic jive between vocal and BDG figure.
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FoulPhil
Well-known member
Mallcore isn't my thing, but it sounds real decent.
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Vividrecording
New member
First impressions:
Snare needs too be tuned differently, or have some about 6-800hz pulled out.
Guitar tone is a little weak for me, I was hoping for a more smooth tone on the chorus, maybe another part added to it.
Overheads are a little too dry for me.
Toms sound great!
Vocals are good, maybe a little more compression on this style, or more focus on performance.
Overall you are on the right track, are these live drums?
What mic did you use on the vox?
Snare needs too be tuned differently, or have some about 6-800hz pulled out.
Guitar tone is a little weak for me, I was hoping for a more smooth tone on the chorus, maybe another part added to it.
Overheads are a little too dry for me.
Toms sound great!
Vocals are good, maybe a little more compression on this style, or more focus on performance.
Overall you are on the right track, are these live drums?
What mic did you use on the vox?
JimmyS1969
MOODerator
I agree with the overheads needing some 'shimmer'. I get the feeling I'm inside of a box when listening. Feels a bit uncomfortable. Besides that, I think it is pretty fuckin badass! Very close to sounding expensive. 
Elton123
New member
Agreed!!! Been telling them that. Great feedback though! Thanks!!
Elton123
New member
I'm not sure what dry overheads means?!?!
I used a Beyer M88 because I don't have an SM-7
PoeticIntensity
MagicJones.com (is a website)
I haven't read any of the comments yet, so sorry if I repeat anything. The vocals seem very much in-your-face, not in a good way. Seems like the 2.5k-ish freqs are a bit high, and grating. The drums sound a bit dull... They need more space and more punch. More compression, perhaps?
Musical performances all around are really well done, in my opinion. Most glaring issue are the vocals - they just need to sound more seated in the mix.
Good job, and thanks for sharing!
Musical performances all around are really well done, in my opinion. Most glaring issue are the vocals - they just need to sound more seated in the mix.
Good job, and thanks for sharing!
maximusbs
Brad Smith Music
I like the rawness in this. Everything is tight and well performed without getting too polished. The drums are lacking a bit of attack I think - something to cut through a little better. Good listen.
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Juddly
New member
I'd agree with others here: Lower volume on the vocals. More attack in the drums, and perhaps narrow the overhead stereo image - cymbals toward the end were a bit unbalanced.