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Then I guess my main problems are the computer and the window in the main room. Should I make some kind of insulated case for the CPU (maybe out of layered eDead v4) that's only put on when recording takes (don't want to overheat)? The window, I don't even know, I'll have to research how I could...

So I live in an apartment where I can't really do anything to the walls. I also probably won't be here for all that long so I want to be able to easily take all the stuff out. I really can't justify spending a lot on this because it's 100% hobby and the majority of the income needs to go...

Hey all! Well, I sat on it for a few months and took another stab at mastering this piece: YFIF Parallel by Flubly on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free I took a subtly different approach to the guitar's verb, and used parallel compression to slightly tame the dynamic...

Thanks for the advice! I've been listening to choral and strings for the past few days, though, so I might come back and want even more dynamic range, haha. I'm willing to experiment with different aspects of the verb, but the long decay is something that the songwriter and I came to agree was...

I had posted a new mix that had incorporated the advice I got (That's what I meant by "posted an update"), but no one had given feedback about that new mix yet and it eventually went to the second page. So, no it wasn't to get people to listen to my tune some more haha. And since it already had...

Just want to know this forum's etiquette for bumping threads. I have a thread in the mp3 clinic that was getting good discussion, but my update didn't get any responses and is now on the second page. Is that an adequate amount of time?

There's some early reflections that are boosting the mids in your voice and making it sound like you're in a tight wooden booth. What's your vocal recording set up like? I think the woodwinds and drums are very faint. The recording quality is rich and has good separation, they can take the...

These sound like synthesizers, not pre-recorded sounds. Even if they were, I don't see how that would constitute a need for no mixing. Virtual instruments just produce sound, they can't detect what's going on in the rest of the song. Also, whether it's dubstep or not doesn't matter too much...

I'm not so sure the muddiness is something you've directly done wrong. It bothers me that your mic is sounding that muffled without you affecting it in anyway. That's really odd. Even if the mids are too high, there should be a lot more detail than there is. It almost sounds like a headset mic...

Lots of pitch problems. Guitar is very out of tune in both recordings. Your singing is also quite flat. You're in the ballpark, though, which means you're not tone deaf. You may need visual reinforcement in order to learn proper pitch. I've heard people have good success with this: Sing the...

I mean, it's a valid sound and it's not poorly recorded. But yeah, if that always what your tracks will sound like, that's a problem. You want to at least have the option to have a very dry track. In terms of taste, I don't think it suits the song because it's a pretty drastic difference from...

I think the mix is too wet. I'd cut down on the verb, or increase the balance of most tracks towards dry signals. Pan the call and respond melodies so there's more movement in the song. It's hard to comment on much else because taking out verb would probably change a lot. Nothing sounds...

Uploaded an alternative mix (updated on the OP) from the results of experimenting with the given advice concerning compression and mastering (haven't tried the suggestions about verb or drum volume yet). I don't think I like it too much, but I don't really have a clear handle on what I don't...

Wow, yeah that's a very polished sound and you've got a lot of volume. Did you have to automate any of the limiters? Also, what/how much compression did you use on the main vocals? The details are retained very well without smashing it.

@ Guitar Zero: Thanks, I hadn't tried stacking compressors yet. I'll give it a shot and see if the vox respond better. I'll fool around with some different approaches to the verb and see if I can't get it closer to a cathedral than a warehouse. I don't mind warehouse, but I might like the other...