Recent content by Showdown

First off, if this is original material you have amazing potential. Some of the most touching vocals... I agree it has an eerie Silverchair feel, but we miss that here in 'the states'. Amazing. Blind Love - just a gut feeling, but I don't think you were alone in recording this. It sounds...

BIG! I'm also in fear of the Warrior Army coupled with Elves and Trolls marching over the horizon to my impending doom!

I'd like to see a level increase for the lead voice: guitar, synth, or chorused. However, to drive your point home: It was once said by Billy Ocean (perhaps a horrible example but yet commercially successful and shouldn't be ignored) that he simply copied the Barry Manilow method of creating a...

Lol! I got lost trying to read the posts about the drum samples being off and listening to the horrible drum samples and them being off! I love the genre, but would suggest less is more on the snare and hi-hat. The rolls are great, but what happened to a heavy on-beat? If it were live, I...

First off, I agree with a previous post and wish it was a live drum set. That being said, I think the panning of the cymbols is a bit annoying and the snare sound is bad. I had trouble not focusing on the snare during the intro. When the lead guitar kicks in, it needs to be up higher: have...

The mix sounds good in the beginning, but then the first tom roll seems high or needs to move from the left inward a bit. The kick is slightly overdriven, but might sound great on a huge subwoofer. Vocals: "Forgive me", "Don't want you to think", "It's odd", etc... I think could be lightly...

Sounds good! I'd tinker with the background percussion levels a bit more to make them more even. I like the backgrounds and doubling, but it could use more to polish the overall sound up.

Same here. But it matches the atmosphere of the applause so it fits.

Eeesh! I'm lovin' this sound! It's way too easy to get a muddled sound just with 3 instruments playing heavier (usually the overdrive kills); you've avoided that completely. Reminds me of the 'Pantera' sound which most bands can only dream of achieving. Did you double the guitar? That's a...

Open Legacy - Didn't like the intro guitar sound... like a bad Peavey amp. Maybe an aggressive flange and panning would give you a better effect before opening up the song? I keep rewinding to the rhythm guitar part, it seems to be missing some low-mid EQ to offer substantial grit. I'd bring...

Firstlight - cut some of the highs in the intro (hissing). As I continue to listen, it's still contains a lot of hiss when the ElecGuitar starts. I would probably just push that out with a final mix EQ. The tone on the guitar is excellent, Petrucci-ish. Not busy, fills in very well and...

Sounds good. Get rid of some of the dead air in the beginning. Guitar work is solid. Vocals are creepy, but that's just the Simon in me... If you're like me, re-inventing some of these classic songs are very satisfying. Keep doing what makes you happy!

I agree with most of the posts on the other site. Also want to add that the verb on the lead vox doesn't quite go with the rest of the mix. Sounds very dated because of it. However, if you are going for more that Sex Pistols/early punk feel, then you're bang on. Also would've brought up the...

A lot of mids, but good recording techniques. I like the doubling on the vox. Good stuff!

Sounds identical to some of the early heavy stuff I used to record. It's hard to record the kit and then still deal with such a low end on the instruments. You end up over-listening to the mix and putting way to many mids in. I'd just start over; place the kit exactly where you want it...