Recent content by steelphantom

Thanks for the comments! Listening to this again, I do think the vocal needs to be louder in the mix. Tracking vox again isn't really an option, so I may try making a double of this track and just shifting it forward and panning it to add some depth. To add some "high end sparkle," do you think...

No complaints on this one! Sounds great! Very nice and full guitar sound.

Lots of comments about the vocals! I can't say I disagree with any of you. Haha. Any criticisms on/suggestions for the mix? Thanks for all your comments, guys!

Thanks. This is actually my friend singing this. He played guitar and sang, another guy played drums, and I played bass and keys. I agree that the vocals are a flat at times. He's not the strongest singer ever. I just left them as-is rather than trying to pitch-correct them. Thanks again for the...

Hi guys, Just wanted some opinions on this Beatles cover I recorded a few months ago for a friend of mine. Here's the link: The Beatles - Dig A Pony Everything was tracked through my Mackie Onyx 1620. Here's a quick rundown of some equipment used: Drum mics: Shure Beta 52 on kick, Audix D2...

Thanks for the input, Glen. You're definitely right about my monitor placement and room in general being a problem. Here's my current setup: I'm in a corner, and also have a crazy amount of acoustic foam on the wall. My dad used it as a rehearsal space for his band in the early '90s and put a...

Hey guys, Currently I am mixing with a pair of the first-generation KRK RP5 monitors. For the most part, I really like them, but I constantly have issues with bass in my mixes. I generally have to overestimate the bass level in the studio quite a bit for it to sound OK anywhere else. I'm...

Thanks for all the responses guys! I think I'll stick with adding reverb in the mix. I didn't think of the hassle it would cause with punch-ins, and I definitely have more control adding it later in the mix rather than when tracking.

Just wondering if there is a generally accepted way to do this. For the last CD I recorded (a 4-piece rock band with 2 electric guitars), I tracked the guitars with no reverb on the amps themselves and just added it in the mix. Is that how it's generally done? Or do guys usually use the reverb...

I think the kick drum could come down a bit. It's a little bit too present. The snare could come up a bit. I agree that the drums as a whole sound too dry, especially with the ambient-sounding stuff going on everywhere else.

Hey guys, I've recently finished recording and mixing my first full-length CD for a band called The Leafs. They are a four-piece band (bass, drums, two guitars) playing all original material. There's a widget on the right side of their site where you can listen to a few of the songs from the...

Awesome! Can't wait to see more pics! :)

Awesome, man! Looking forward to seeing the progress. PS: Are you still planning on posting instructions for building the new workstation on your web site? I've been waiting for that for a while. I actually built a desk based off of your original $80 workstation plans, and it's working great! :)

http://www.myspace.com/theleafsband

Hey guys, I've been working on a web site for my brother's band, The Leafs. They are a four-piece rock group from southwestern Pennsylvania that plays covers ranging from Tom Petty to Rush, but have more recently been working on their own original material. On the site you can find photos of...