Recent content by PeteHughes

I've been working on this more, so here's a v2. The biggest break-through was using parallel compression on the drum bus @1:03, because it made the drums, and particularly the hi-hats, come to life in a way that sounds much closer to the original. I still never really managed to get the...

Hi, I'm in the process of creating some backing tracks for a dance band. This is my first track for that project, and I wondered if you would give me some tips on my version. In the band I plan to have a live singer, and also play some parts live myself on keys. One of the elements that I have...

I've been struggling to find a good reference song for this. Any suggestions would be very welcome.

Would be good to hear a bit more treble on the bass sound at the start- more of a "wall of sound". Then perhaps cut back the treble when the other instruments come in. The guitar delay in the intro sounds too similar to the main guitar sound - maybe some effects of EQ on the delayed sound would...

Lots of interesting instruments combinations. There wasn't enough happening in the 1:45 intro to keep me entertained on the first listen, but the second I got into it more. There a touch of King Crimson about it. The clarinet/sax? at 2:45 sounded poor/exposed/weak in contrast to the other...

Nice overall ambiance. Lead sound is too harsh, and need softening. It has the feel of early Jarre so I'd look there for examples of softer sounds.

Wow! What a long way that has come. Quite an amazing journey. Intro = massive improvement. Vocal needs more "air" still. I'm still struggling to concentrate on the voice completely, without the guitars being overbearing - particularly the quieter vocal at 1:28. I'd suggest lifting the...

Hi folks https://soundcloud.com/peter-hughes-36/a-little-kudos Looking for feedback on this mix, and perhaps suggestions for how to move it to a more professional level. The track consists of the following elements: DAW = Reaper Bass guitar: Trillian VST - "Rock P-Bass Pick Mute" I tried a...

Latest mix sounds great. Any problems I mentioned before don't appear to be there now. Really like the song. Great job :)

I think your top priority is to stabilise the pitch and vibrato of the vocals. To do this in the past I've used Waves Tune. The vocal in one of my songs (shown below) was nearly a full tone out of tune, and fairly unstable vibratos and sustain, but I managed to do a pretty reasonable job of...

Rides/overheads = added a gentle 1:3 compressor. Lowered in the mix slightly. Lowered low & high-cut EQ to allow more body and reduce harshness. Master bus =reduced the cut around 350Hz to bring back more overall body.(See attachment) Kick = Added a gate to trim off some of the flabbiness...

The basis of the drums is a Superior Drummer funk groove, with a few extra bits I've added around the edges. I played/programmed in my own originally, but I guess you just can't beat a human drummer on this kind of stuff! The phasing on the cymbals might be a high-cut EQ filter with a 12db...

Since posting, the thing I'm most concerned about is whether I've rolled-off too much of the low-mid & bass, and therefore removed "the body" of the overall sound?

Fantastic song. Solo parts sound a little dry and barren - maybe more reverb? Rhythm Guitar a bit one-sided toward the left during verses. 2:37 = great rhythm guitar riff, but could make more impact. Maybe check timing? Cymbals at 2:42 = a bit washy and tinny, and again a lot of volume bias...

Hello, this is my first submission here. I'm a total amateur at mixing, so all advice is welcome. This is a recent track, created mostly so that I had a bed for recording some Rhodes solo lines. I stumbled on the synth lead sound in an arpeggio bank. All sounds are created in-the-box using...