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I think I figured out why the kick might seem weak to you. I mixed this using a subwoofer, and the kick has a fair amount of activity in the 35-65 hz range, so if you're not using one you might not be able to hear the "thump". But, that doesn't mean it's really there. Since I haven't had the...

Wireneck, I really liked that tune, it reminded me of Opeth. Everything sounds really good. I didn't notice any out of place elements that tend to mar home recordings. It has good spacing, but if you get the chance try to shift the left and right guitars further to the outside. It may add...

Thank you for the comments guys! I listened to it after reading your suggestions and came to pretty much the same conclusions: the vocals are too quiet (but only on the choruses to me) and the guitar does sound a little off. It took me a while to get that tone, but it still needs a little...

Hi all! I've spent some time lurking, but never posted because I didn't have any finished mixes. I finally got one one of my band, and would be interested to hear what others have to say. I tried to get as balanced a level as I could, and spent a fair amount of time using a spectrum...

I'm not knocking people getting help here at all. I think this forum as a resource is one of the best out there, with down to earth people that have offered great advice that has helped me understand recording more as an art form and less as a tool. I'm one of those people that thinks...

Every day, I visit this site. And every day, I see 800 new posts where people have money to spend and want to know what to get next. And then another 800 posts on which cheap gear is good. Well, I'm going to explain all the things I know about these two topics, so hopefully people will stop...

Here's the deal with the Palmer Speaker Sim. It's designed to be used with an existing guitar amplifier, such as a Fender Twin, Mesa Recto, Marshall Lead, etc., and it takes the speaker cabinet and mic out of the picture. It has a load attenuator to prevent the power amp of said guitar...

I'm going to agree with pipeline. You would be making a very poor mistake in doing that. First off, by converting the sound from it's original source to digital back to analog back to digital is going to affect the sound. The Aardvark may have decent converters, but the multiple conversions...

Based on my most recent purchase of the Blue Sky ProDesk 2.1, I'd say go with the Blue Sky Mediadesk. They have a 2.1 and a 5.1 system, and I'm pretty sure the 2.1 is $500 or $600. Sam Ash stores stock them, so I'd suggest you get on over to one and try them out. At first glance I thought...

For the last few years, I've been using a pretty poor set of monitor speakers. All of my other equipment is pretty good (RME 9652, Soundcraft Digital 328 mixer, good PC, tons of guitars, etc.), so it's been the only thing that's been holding back my mixes. I can't really describe how...

Well, I only have experience with the Soundcraft Digital 328, but it blows away most other digital mixers. You want to know why? Those famous Soundcraft preamps and EQ everyone talks about. The preamps, to put it bluntly, rock. They sound very good, have low low noise, and fit amazingly...

I see this topic come up every once in a while, and since I just got a new set for christmas, I'll indulge you on getting a good sound out of them. Now, the most IMPORTANT thing is that the performer knows how to play. I've seen so many people just hit the drums with their hands, fingers...

I've noticed that Ibanez has seemed to "tarnish" the whole prestige line of instruments by tossing that term on many of their cheaper guitars. Now, I haven't played too many of the new ones, so maybe they actually do sound good and are made in japan, but I have a feeling it's now become a label...

Tattoo your band name on sleeping bums?

Hmmm, This is tough... I'd say the two that still blow my mind, after hundreds of listenings, are Tool's Aenima, and A Perfect Circle's Mer de Noms. Aenima, to me, is what a mix should be. Every single time I listen to it on headphones, I hear something new, no joke. The panning is amazingly...

I've owned both (still own the Tonelab), and found the Tonelab to be much more faithful to the way the real amps that it emulates would sound. BUT, this is not what most people are looking for when they get a processor. People seem to buy the POD to get the "radio-ready" sound, compression...

You seem to have quite a few responses on this, so I don't want to bog you down with the million suggestions I originally had, so I'll limit it to my current favorite studio amp: The Mesa/Boogie F30. It's 30 watts, quite loud, and has the best clean channel I've heard from an amp yet (My...

I currently use a Warwick Thumb into a Boss ME50-B, and somehow, considering the relatively inexpensive cost of the Boss processor, I consistently get the best bass sound I have heard yet. It's fat, growly, and at the same time, unbelievably crisp. Live, it's that into a crappy Hartke rig, and...

My rig consists of whatever I can get my hands on, which is, at this current time: Either a Les Paul single or double-cut into either a Mesa F-30 or a Boss GT6 into a Carvin XV-212. I may own way too many pedals and rack gear, but I've found if I do need any, the GT6 takes the cake for that...

I think for many of the bands and albums mentioned, it's a personal taste more than a bad mix. I think Damien Rice's album was one of the best I've heard, and the fact that his performances had "mistakes" lent a frailty and honesty to the songs that wouldn't be there if it was recorded in a pro...