a little pre-recording test

[heroics321]

[ramble]
alright guys, my band will be recording our next album at my humble home recording studio, and i figured i'd do a pre-recording test to try out all of my equipment to its full potential. its a quick drum test with 5 very very random guitar parts added after the fact, and i tried to keep it as cliche "emocore" as possible (theres so many bands like that in the cleveland area, might as well get used to it). keep in mind that this is my first actual attempt at recording anything besides solo vocals/guitars with the occasional drums... light indie stuff. the toms are lacking, as i did a four mic setup, and there is no bass, i am mainly just looking for tips on the kick/snare/overall balance. equipment used:

snare mic: e609
kick: at pro-25
overheads: 2 mxl v67's
audio interface: beh ada8000 > terratec
software: sonar 4.0 pro
guitar: epiphone les paul
amp: pod direct (jcm and recto models)
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[Rokket]

To be honest, I couldn't get into it long enough to give any real feedback. It sounded a band warming up before the rest of the group gets there to practice. Too much random things to judge it fairly.

 

[heroics321]

haha, thats basically what it was... maybe i'll drag my drummer over here tomorrow.

 

[Qwerty]

- Cymbals seem a bit tinny and hollow
- So does the guitar on the right
- Guitar on the right is almost inaudible
- Can't really hear any bass (I'm guessing there wasn't any...)
- Snare has good articulation, sound is too thin and too dry
- Kick is hardly audible

Sounds like you are losing too much mid-energy to me.

Rock on...or should that 'Emo-on'?

Q.

 

[Rokket]

haha, thats basically what it was... maybe i'll drag my drummer over here tomorrow.

I can see some talent there, post a complete song and then we can see. I couldn't listen to much of what you had here, sorry...