First mix.....Need ears.

[RAMI]

Hey,

Just finished tracking this and decided to do a quick mix, which is never a good idea. But I'm doing it anyway.

Any help on the mix is always appreciated.

Thanx.

Sunday Monkey

 

[rayc]

This has an incredibly solid rhythm.
Nice aggressive lyrics - lots of interesting wordplay and ideas though I think you've sold yourself short with "...don't be selling me..." as the grammar is generally superior to this vernacular.
The stops & starts really do work well - particularly the actual finish - all anticipation and edge - cool.
I look forward to a full blown RAMI is happy with it mix.

 

[Greg_L]

I posted this at A&A. Fuck it, might as well post it here too.


Holy fuck Ramorod, this is kick ass. IMO, this is your best drumming that I can remember. I love the fast triplet things with the accompanying guitar lick. The middle breakdown is unpredictable and tight. Great job locking all the instruments in with the drums.

So how'd you record the drums this time? The snare seems to have that poppy presence that I thought was lacking a little in some of your more recent recordings. If I had to nit anything with the drums, I'd say the kick is on the verge of having too much "click". Maybe it's a compression thing? I dunno. It's not too clicky, but the range of click sounds kind of awkward to me. Like for my kick, just for comparison, if I boost around 3k, I get some click but it's not the kind I want. It's like a boxy click. That's kind of what I'm hearing with the kick in this one. It's not bad, it just doesn't feel right. Instead of beater "slap", it's a click. Maybe I'm just retarded.

The bass and kick relationship is awesome. Good job there. The rhythm guitars could use a little more sizzle to me. They sound kind of dark. Vocals and harmonies sound awesome as usual.

You got a cool funky rock song here. Can't wait to hear it as it progresses.

 

[RAMI]

This has an incredibly solid rhythm.
Nice aggressive lyrics - lots of interesting wordplay and ideas though I think you've sold yourself short with "...don't be selling me..." as the grammar is generally superior to this vernacular.
The stops & starts really do work well - particularly the actual finish - all anticipation and edge - cool.
I look forward to a full blown RAMI is happy with it mix.

Thanx a lot Ray. I appreciate your comments on the lyrics, considering your command of the language.

I see what you're saying about "don't be selling me", but I actually thought "Don't bring me down" might have been the weak one, considering that's been used so often in rock. I'll think about changing both of those.

Thanx cobber.

 

[RAMI]

I posted this at A&A. Fuck it, might as well post it here too.


Holy fuck Ramorod, this is kick ass. IMO, this is your best drumming that I can remember. I love the fast triplet things with the accompanying guitar lick. The middle breakdown is unpredictable and tight. Great job locking all the instruments in with the drums.

So how'd you record the drums this time? The snare seems to have that poppy presence that I thought was lacking a little in some of your more recent recordings. If I had to nit anything with the drums, I'd say the kick is on the verge of having too much "click". Maybe it's a compression thing? I dunno. It's not too clicky, but the range of click sounds kind of awkward to me. Like for my kick, just for comparison, if I boost around 3k, I get some click but it's not the kind I want. It's like a boxy click. That's kind of what I'm hearing with the kick in this one. It's not bad, it just doesn't feel right. Instead of beater "slap", it's a click. Maybe I'm just retarded.

The bass and kick relationship is awesome. Good job there. The rhythm guitars could use a little more sizzle to me. They sound kind of dark. Vocals and harmonies sound awesome as usual.

You got a cool funky rock song here. Can't wait to hear it as it progresses.

And here is my response from there :

Thanx a lot Gregorious.

I put my snare track in again. But I also took more time to tune it up and get the right "crack" out of it, so it's probably both those factors.

The kik...hmmm....not sure. I didn't do anything differently. Maybe it's a little too compressed. Or maybe my usual sound doesn't quite fit this tune somehow. I slightly boosted at 4.5k. I'm going to go back and check it out.

Thanx bro.


EDIT: Fuck Greg, you should go into studio engineering. Your ears are awesome. I just went back to verify and realized I had the EQ bypassed on my kik. I must have done that while checking something and forgot to put it back.

You're da man!!!!

 

[greyharmonix]

the tightness of everything is awesome. great drumming. cool tune too.

 

[joeym]

Damn, Rami, if this is just a rough mix, what's the real one gonna be like???
This sounds solid as a rock, man! Beautiful funky pumping tune, you're a great song-writer. Only thing for me is that kick, you should maybe let it breathe more. Oh yeah....did I say I love your voice? Nice harmonies you've got going there. I love that roomy sound on the voice, is that a 'verb or is it really your room? Great guitar work, too. Nice going, once again!

Joe

 

[RAMI]

the tightness of everything is awesome. great drumming. cool tune too.

Thanx Grey.

Damn, Rami, if this is just a rough mix, what's the real one gonna be like???
This sounds solid as a rock, man! Beautiful funky pumping tune, you're a great song-writer. Only thing for me is that kick, you should maybe let it breathe more. Oh yeah....did I say I love your voice? Nice harmonies you've got going there. I love that roomy sound on the voice, is that a 'verb or is it really your room? Great guitar work, too. Nice going, once again!

Joe

Thanx a lot Joey. I have a bit of reverb on my vocals and a touch of a quick delay. I usually keep them a little drier, and believe that if you can hear it then it's too much. So now I'm wondering if I should dry them up a bit. I've never liked "noticeable" reverb on vocals, and since you noticed them, I'm not sure if that's good.

Thanx alot for the comments and compliments. Coming from a top-notch, awesome singer like yourself, that means a lot.

 

[joeym]

Thanx Grey.


Thanx a lot Joey. I have a bit of reverb on my vocals and a touch of a quick delay. I usually keep them a little drier, and believe that if you can hear it then it's too much. So now I'm wondering if I should dry them up a bit. I've never liked "noticeable" reverb on vocals, and since you noticed them, I'm not sure if that's good.

Thanx alot for the comments and compliments. Coming from a top-notch, awesome singer like yourself, that means a lot.

No, I think they sound great, they don't sound wet, just naturally roomy with a nice ambience to them. They blend beautifully with the mix. I can feel the space around them more than I can hear them, don't know how to explain it properly. Maybe I just notice because I'm a singer and I'm always fiddling about with 'verbs and delays...
I definitely like them the way they are.

 

[shortedaman]

maybe a little more mids in the bass

i would say i think the bass needs to cut through a little more. maybe try adding some mids, or a little less compression.

 

[RAMI]

i would say i think the bass needs to cut through a little more. maybe try adding some mids, or a little less compression.

Thanx Shortey. I'll try that. Considering Greg said the guitars are a little dark, maybe cutting some lows off them will help the bass cut through, too.

Thanx for the advice.

 

[BentRabbit]

To repeat what's been posted already...

Jesus man, if this just a quick mix I can't wait for the final!

As always, your drumming is tight and the tune rocks!

I'll try and listen in my studio tonight to see if there's any tonal isuues... (yeah right...)

Great job!

 

[Chili]

Man, do you ever do anything crappy??? Again, another rockin song. Can you please do something that sounds like shit so I know you're human. ha ha ha ha.

Obviously I like this song. Must have been difficult to get the timing right on the intro triplets. Good job.

Is this another mix or the same one Greg commented on about the kick?? Just curious if the kick still sounds the same as what he was listening to.

peace.

 

[ido1957]

Hey,

Just finished tracking this and decided to do a quick mix, which is never a good idea. But I'm doing it anyway.

Any help on the mix is always appreciated.

Thanx.

Sunday Monkey

Great Job Rami - love the songwriting on this and the mix and playing is equally impressive. Another top shelf production!!!!

 

[Jammer429]

Hey,

Just finished tracking this and decided to do a quick mix, which is never a good idea. But I'm doing it anyway.

Any help on the mix is always appreciated.

Thanx.

Sunday Monkey

GOOD JOB MAN the mix sounds good already

 

[RAMI]

To repeat what's been posted already...

Jesus man, if this just a quick mix I can't wait for the final!

As always, your drumming is tight and the tune rocks!

I'll try and listen in my studio tonight to see if there's any tonal isuues... (yeah right...)

Great job!

Thanx alot Bent. Let me know how it sounds on your studio speakers. I still haven't touched it since the first quick mix.

Man, do you ever do anything crappy??? Again, another rockin song. Can you please do something that sounds like shit so I know you're human. ha ha ha ha.

Obviously I like this song. Must have been difficult to get the timing right on the intro triplets. Good job.

Is this another mix or the same one Greg commented on about the kick?? Just curious if the kick still sounds the same as what he was listening to.

peace.

Thanx a million Chils. This is still the mix Greg commented on. Thanx for the compliment, brother.

Great Job Rami - love the songwriting on this and the mix and playing is equally impressive. Another top shelf production!!!!

Thanx Ido.

GOOD JOB MAN the mix sounds good already

I really appreciate that, man. Sill going to re-mix it based on some of the advice I got here so far.

 

[Jammer429]

Thanx alot Bent. Let me know how it sounds on your studio speakers. I still haven't touched it since the first quick mix.

Thanx a million Chils. This is still the mix Greg commented on. Thanx for the compliment, brother.

Thanx Ido.

I really appreciate that, man. Sill going to re-mix it based on some of the advice I got here so far.

make sure you post it on here when you do I am still trying to figure out out to make my mixes bigger

 

[Greg_L]

EDIT: Fuck Greg, you should go into studio engineering. Your ears are awesome. I just went back to verify and realized I had the EQ bypassed on my kik. I must have done that while checking something and forgot to put it back.

You're da man!!!!

Haha, thanks dudue, but no thanks on the studio engineer thing. Man I'd hate to have to sit through some of the crap people play these days. Can imagine having to mix one of those screamo albums? Ugh, no way.

 

[RAMI]

thanks dudue,

He called me "doodoo".

 

[doctorfungi]

I have to admit Rami, I often listen to your mixes hoping to find something wrong with them. Just so I can contribute in some constructive manner to the thread. I'm not having much luck, fortunately for you

Very nicely done. Tight performance, solid sound, good listening. Again, I honestly wish I could help you out with some constructive criticism, but I genuinely can't.

Edit:
The snare sound you've got is particularly tasty.