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  1. JohnnyAmato

    Trouble with Vocals

    Hi-hat sounds a little weird so far left. The rest of the crashes sound decent though. Toms and snare sound pretty good. Lead vocal is a tad dry, could use a tad more reverb, or a nice tucked slapback. I don't think the lead and backgrounds are competing too much, they cover completely...
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    "Soldier" Crunch time!!

    Another track from the Addison Lane record I'm producing. She's doing another video, and needs the final mix in just a few days. Eek! Sparse mix at times, but it builds somewhat, then kind of works it's way back down. I think I'm pretty close here, wonder what everyone's first impressions are...
  3. JohnnyAmato

    "Almost Forever"

    Thanks Man! I still think some of the harmonies might be a little thick in spots, still on the fence there so letting it sit for a bit...
  4. JohnnyAmato

    "Chasin' Chickens"

    Thanks Heavy, appreciate the listen and always nice to hear what you're listening on.
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    "Chasin' Chickens"

    LOL I won't!
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    The Guitar Tone and Mix Thread

    Thanks Robus, no I'm not going to record a full-blown cover, too much unnecessary work. My drummer knows it pretty well as we've been playing it live for years, but I wouldn't be able to record him well enough anyway, don't have enough drum mics. And programming them would take a while. Just did...
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    The Guitar Tone and Mix Thread

    (Copied from the other thread, sorry didn't mean to stir anything up, wasn't aware of the situation :)) Not even sure why I'm posting this, figured what the heck. A few weeks ago, I was playing Limelight with the tones from my GNX3000 board that I use when the band plays it live, and was...
  8. JohnnyAmato

    Microphone recording

    I've recorded many acoustic guitars with a 58, even used two a few times (one where the neck meets the body and one around the 12th fret) and blended them together. I don't use them for acoustics anymore, but when I did, I literally had to have the mics only 4 or 5 inches from the guitar to get...
  9. JohnnyAmato

    "Chasin' Chickens"

    Thanks Spantini! Yea they're me doing stereo harmonized "ooo's". I was actually considering maybe turning them down some, but decided to just leave 'em where they were. Thanks for the listen!
  10. JohnnyAmato

    "Chasin' Chickens"

    Thanks Beagle! Yea I see what you mean about the vocal melody, hadn't really thought about that. If something jumps into my head, maybe I'll change a line or two, but I'll probably just leave it. Oh well, it is what it is. Not a pedal steel, just simply me doing stereo harmonized "ooo's"...
  11. JohnnyAmato

    "Almost Forever"

    Thanks Beagle! Appreciate the listen and comments!
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    Sounds cool, man, nice tones. Would sound even better with bass to balance it out.
  13. JohnnyAmato

    "Chasin' Chickens"

    New mix here, did it a few weeks ago so I forget exactly what I tweaked, but I know I brightened it a tad and worked on the bass a little. Also brightened the lead vocal a smidge. Humanized the drums a bit more as well. I forget what else... Chasin' Chickens | Johnny Amato
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    "Chasin' Chickens"

    Hmm, wasn't intentional! Probably would have used a Tele if I had a really good USA, but my only Tele is actually a cheaper Squier. I have too many strats! Thanks for the input, Strat!
  15. JohnnyAmato

    "Almost Forever"

    New mix with some minor adjustments here after letting it sit for a while. Turned the vocal reverbs down a bit, lead and backgrounds; turned up the tom roll before the last chorus for more impact, brought up the overall volume a tad more; and I forget what else. Still haven't touched the snare...
  16. JohnnyAmato

    Manslick The American Dream

    Cool tune, Manslick. Clean guitars sound great. I agree with Bulls the kick has a wooly tone. It's not bad, it's just something I noticed right away. Not sure if it's over-compressed maybe? I can't really pinpoint it. The track as a whole does not sound over-limited, so that's not it. Hmm, how...
  17. JohnnyAmato

    Superdomestique - Working towards a final mix

    Intro piano sounds nice, nice chords. Nice reverb on the percussion. Snare might have a little too much upper mids, 3-6k-ish? Still sounds fitting though, leave it if you like it. Cool transition at 3:20. Kick could maybe use a db or two of 60hz... Nice Wataryat-type sound at 4:45ish. Not...
  18. JohnnyAmato

    Mall Got Cop - VHS takes on post punk

    Hey Steve, not bad man. Cool transitions. I feel the toms could be bigger, they sound good as is and you might not want them bigger, but I feel they need more energy. Something I've been using a lot on toms that blows me away is the Waves Parallel Particles. If you got that, slap it on 'em...
  19. JohnnyAmato

    Alternative Pop Rock - Waiting

    Sounds fantastic, man. Left you a PM...
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    The New Tone Thread

    Not even sure why I'm posting this, figured what the heck. A few weeks ago, I was playing Limelight with the tones from my GNX3000 board that I use when the band plays it live, and was sitting in front of my ProTools rig, so I recorded it for the fun of it. Didn't take long and was a nice break...
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