first 'real' mix.

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Hey guys, I'm been lurking here for about a year, signed up with this name not too long ago I think. I may have another one on here, not sure. either way, about 3 weeks ago I got my firepod and macbook and was anxious to get recording. I got 2 of my good friends over to play drums and guitar and I played the bass. we recorded a sample clip of a song from the band He Is Legend. I've always loved the groove of it and the guitars, so it was an easy choice.

it's my first proper recording, the only thing I know needs some help is the bass level...and sound for that matter. I'm happy with how it turned out for a first real mix.

the link is myspace.com/welshrecordings

I don't think I can post links yet, dunno.

any comments welcome, thanks.
 
Can you link the file, can't get myspace at work, I'll listen to it
 
I'd do it gladly if I knew how to link you to it.

you tell me how to do it and I'd try my best, I'd love to know.

thanks for the reply.
 
www.box.net

set up an account there, follow the instructions, share the file and post the link for the widget. There are other ways too I'm sure, I use this, works great
 
Good Start

Sounds like you've got a good start if this is your first try. So here goes, just remember take everything with a grain of salt, I'm no professional. I'll just do the production not the performance as I think that's you want.

- bring the kick up, boost around 90-110HZ, you'll hear the sweet spot, pull up 5 k for a little click if you want
- bring the snare, maybe compress around 3-1 ratio, some reverb, actually seems like the snare needs some tuning
- highhats down, if you have a mic on it, I'd say ditch it, too many parts with open highhats
- OH's up
- Toms up
- what's your mic placement on the kit?.

Look up recorderman mic set up if you have limited mics and ditch the tom mics and high hat mic

Bass
- sounds like an active bass, sounds quite nice, maybe pull above 5k a bit to get a little smoother

Guitar
- no complaints on the clean channel, but when you go to the distorted part, too much distortion. Are they direct. I think you want an overdrive tone here to show volume, not distortion

Ok all that being said, I've only been doing this for a few months now, so take this advice sparingly,but it should help you to start.

Fun stuff eh?

Mike

SOM
 
steppingonmars said:
Sounds like you've got a good start if this is your first try. So here goes, just remember take everything with a grain of salt, I'm no professional. I'll just do the production not the performance as I think that's you want.

- bring the kick up, boost around 90-110HZ, you'll hear the sweet spot, pull up 5 k for a little click if you want
- bring the snare, maybe compress around 3-1 ratio, some reverb, actually seems like the snare needs some tuning
- highhats down, if you have a mic on it, I'd say ditch it, too many parts with open highhats
- OH's up
- Toms up
- what's your mic placement on the kit?.

Look up recorderman mic set up if you have limited mics and ditch the tom mics and high hat mic

Bass
- sounds like an active bass, sounds quite nice, maybe pull above 5k a bit to get a little smoother

Guitar
- no complaints on the clean channel, but when you go to the distorted part, too much distortion. Are they direct. I think you want an overdrive tone here to show volume, not distortion

Ok all that being said, I've only been doing this for a few months now, so take this advice sparingly,but it should help you to start.

Fun stuff eh?

Mike

SOM
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First off, thanks for the full review.
The drums were set up with a 57 on the snare, Audix kick and floor tom mic, 2 GLS ES-57's as overheads and one ES-57 on the hi-hat(only the parts where the it's just the closed hi hat, not too good with automation yet.)

Kind of glad to hear that the hats are a bit high, I pushed the overheads high and mid freqs to get more of it in their because I worried it wouldnt be heard. I just did a quick listen to that kick idea you told suggested, I liked the sound.

Very happy you thought the bass was alright, I had alot of worries about it. maybe because I played it.


Overall, when I used to record through a behringer mixer into my computers microphone jack(yeah, horrible idea and shouldnt have sounded as well as it did) I could get GREAT guitars and SHITTY drums. I'm VERY content knowing that this guitar turned out not too be my best(distorted, anyway) and that the drums, in my opinion, sound pretty good(maybe a little unmixed, haha)

Thanks alot for your review, glad to hear I'm not on my own little island thinking this is a good start.
 
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