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Hey HR folks! I wrote these lyrics in the depths of winter… 29 (Longest February)…’cause leap year made winter EVEN LONGER this year, get it?! Ok, yeah! Anyways… I just got a chance to write and record the music yesterday. It’s the old “long winter, moving into spring” motif. Some familiar...

I really enjoyed this! I only had one thought. Maybe cut a little low mids (250-400k?) from the main vocals. Might sound slightly more “old-timey” and not so round…if that makes sense. But sounds beautiful as-is…love it!

Sounded great to me. Nice guitar chops! I would probably double track and hard pan that rhythm guitar, then put that lead up front and center. Sounds great Also, that Sincerity track came up right after…cool tune!

Cool feel/vibe! The lead guitars should have a little more “bite” in the upper mids so they jump out a little more. Also, I think the vocal double should be a little lower in the mix to support, but not overtake, the main vocal. Maybe short delay on the vocal double (and make the delays panned...

I just eq, compress, and pan individual tracks. I’ve never used a M/S EQ; I’m a total amateur! I need to learn more about it. I’ll see if I have any plugins that would work. Which do you use? Edit: I just did a search. Looks like the EQ 8 in Ableton has a M/S mode. I’ll dive into that and...

I appreciate the feedback! By “widening in the top end” do you mean a little more top end in the panned instruments (drum overheads and rhythm guitars)? Thank you!

Tha Thanks, I really do appreciate all the comments. It’s so hard to judge your own music that you’ve heard one hundred times. It’s impossible to listen objectively. I’ll make some changes with I have some time this weekend.

I’ll play with that, thanks. The snare and kick are compressed pretty good, but there’s always more room. I do start to fight the cymbals when compressing the snare too much. A balancing act. I have only a touch of reverb on the drums. Put a convolution reverb on to hide the room sound…I can...

Real drums, no replacement or samples…I figured my sloppy playing would give it away! It’s been a real struggle trying to get a good drum sound in a small room…but I’m determined! Is there a specific aspect of the drums that could use some attention in the mix? EQ? Volume of an individual part...

Thanks, I appreciate the comments. Ideas to make the mix sound less narrow? Is it an EQ issue? Or main vocal a little too loud? Thanks. I’m guilty of long intros!

I wrote and rock-corded this last week. Lyrics are about a recurring nightmare had when I was a little kid, lol! Kind of slower pop punk/alternative. Curious how this one sounds on your end. Feedback is appreciated. Thanks for listening!

I didn’t do a real critical listen on my little Bose Bluetooth speaker, but everything sounded clear. Nothing jumped out as strange. Great vocals. Nice work!

She ended up going with some of the new Yamaha HS3’s. The few reviews out there have been positive. Still pretty small w 3.5” drivers, but she wanted small, white, and cute! She got a good amount of birthday money and I got them for under $200. They’ll work great for her purposes. She just...

3.5” would be nice for her tiny desk. Cheaper too. But does anyone make 3.5” monitors that sound ok? I may need to step up a size.

Yeah, the plastic v metal is all I picked up in the video. I figured that might be hard to tell from a photo. I have a real one inside my kick for the attack, and an at4047 outside for the body. Very happy with the combination. I did just take my D112 off of my 16” floor tom. It’s just a lot of...

Exactly. A complete rehaul. I think they started their company making much cheaper mics, and they like to bring them up to current specs for their customers. I’m in under $1k for a Z-67 with a power supply, no complaints!

I’d definitely be willing to secretly pitch in some cash. She’s been saving up and I want her to have the satisfaction of being able to buy her own. My KH120’s are staying w me! I love those!

I see what you’re saying. But if you can find one of their older cheaper TT mics that have the right body (about $350), and send it in to ADK, they will make it a brand new Z-mod (a $4k mic) for a fraction of the cost. Same exact internals. Only difference is the body has a sticker saying which...

I recently (8 months ago) picked up an ADK Area 51 TT tube mic because I read that the Jason Livermore used one on Tim McIlrath’s (Rise Against) vocals. I had ADK do the Z-67 mod (Z-67 has also been used a lot by Jason and Tim). The mod (changed out the circuit board, transformer, capsule...

I didn’t realize the D6 was one of those mics that’s gets counterfeited. What do you look for to know it’s a fake one if you’re just looking at pictures? Thanks for the video!