First mix with vocals

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few things: the guitar solo sounds very pushed back although the tone is very cool. The verse vocals have some piercing frequencies - i'd go through them and EQ sweep again. i like the big room drum sound, but I think a "near-er" guitar would give a nice feel to this track - let the drums show the "room".

really, the verse vocals are my biggest complaint. maybe there's an amp sim or overdrive effect on them that's exaggerating the higher frequencies?

nice work! cool song and nice playing all around
 
Yea, the vocal could probably use a cut in the 3K area (that is what it sound like, YMMV). Guitar solos, they didn't sound too low, but the second solo had a few harsh frequencies in the upper range. @1:51ish, the background vocal there wasn't complimentary to the song.

Overall not a bad outing. Nothing outrages stands out.
 
I like this a lot. The vocalist has a Bowie kind of thing going on. The song is catchy. I particularly like those chiming guitars doing chords panned wide. I agree with what the others said about the tones; there's a bit of digital harshness in the track generally. The vocals do sound quite processed, which is probably what you are going for. You need to decide how much is too much. The lead guitar sounded pretty good. The second solo that begins around 1:38 starts with a long string bend that is flat and very noticeable. Bend a little harder, get it all the way up there. I think you're using MIDI on the bass. It's a shame as I know you've been working on your bass playing. However the low end does sound nice and fat on this tune. In my opinion, the song goes on a bit too long and has one guitar solo too many, but I know in this kind of prog/pop style self-indulgence is the aesthetic. To me the song could end about 4:18. That guitar and bass breakdown at the end is anticlimax.

Good job so far. I'm glad to see you adding vocals to your tunes.
 
So robus this is actually not midi bass it's real bass. It's just a very simple bass line. I decided to take out the first guitar solo. And I'll look into the frequency issues mentioned. Thanks for the feedback everybody.
 
Great playing man!
I agree that the vocals are shrill. The wha wha guitar ride is very shrill too. There wasn't a lot of low end to this track. Bass guitar was thin sounding. Just needs a little eq tweaking.
cool song.
 
My thoughts:
- First thing I noticed is that the mix is very narrow. Try to pan some things hard left or right, don't be afraid to make an asymmetrical mix.
- Overall volume balance is pretty off. I suggest using some reference tracks of your choice, to get and idea about the volume of each instrument.
- Vocals and the wah guitar are shrill. Try to EQ them.
- Low passing the bass guitar a bit will make it sound more natural and less clicky.
- This bell/organ thing jumps out of the mix too much, because it is much brighter than any other instrument. Try to EQ it to fit the mix better.
- Great playing and lead guitar tone

Hope this helps! :)
 
Thanks Thorium I look into those issues when I go to finalize the mix
 
That solo guitar!!!!!! Instruments sound pretty damn good... Vocals sound pretty wet but not in a bad way i guess... The back vocals feel kinda weird like scooped maybe? I'd say theyre too upfront too, the lead is wet but the backs are too dry to my ear.
 
Thanks Vigo I had a lot of fun recording those lead guitar parts
 
Yeah I found the vocal to be a bit too thin so a bit of a boost somewhere in the lower end will fatten them up a bit which should help them sound less shrill
 
i enjoyed listening to your song, i thought the volume for the guitar was perfect and fitted the song really well. great guitar skills
 
Thanks. This is part of an album I'm working on I'll post the finished project here when I'm done
 
Guitar sounds great, I think the keys might benefit from a little verb or something. They're a little forward in the verses. Cool song, I like the bowie feel on the vox.
 
thanks Easlern, I have a new version I'll upload in a bit.
 
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