first time recording a band - please help

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hey guys ...this is my first attempt at recording a demo cd for a band ....here is one of the songs

Temptation

any advice on my mixing skills would be appreciated ... i recorded the song on my multracker then mixed it in Cakewalk Sonar ...

then i put it through T Racks ... if anyone has any ideas or advice it would be a great help ..thanks in advance :)
 
The kick sounds a little soft. It should have more stab. The snare too. More meat there would glue this together. Otherwise, not bad.
 
Yeah i agree... i haven't EQ'd the drums at all yet ...i intend to eq the kick and snare..... thanks ..

anyone else care to give me some critique? :)
 
Nice track, I agree with track-rat, I would also like some fatter bass. maybe a bit louder. :)
 
Nakatira said:
Nice track, I agree with track-rat, I would also like some fatter bass. maybe a bit louder. :)
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cool ...so how do i make it fatter ....compress the hell out of it and boost some 300 Hz freqs ?
 
I agree with Track rat on the kick and snare. See if you can get them to come up a bit in the mix. Seem slike running some eq on the whole mix can fix some of this. I tried a little bit, but never got the kick to really stand out.
Ed
Guess you heard enough of the kick and snare..... :eek:
You might also take everything else that's higher....some of the cymbals and the vocs, and drop them a touch. Give the lows some room. Not much, but they sem to be near 0db, so it wouldn't hurt to drop them a db or 2.
Ed
 
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Dogman said:
I agree with Track rat on the kick and snare. See if you can get them to come up a bit in the mix. Seem slike running some eq on the whole mix can fix some of this. I tried a little bit, but never got the kick to really stand out.
Ed
Guess you heard enough of the kick and snare..... :eek:
You might also take everything else that's higher....some of the cymbals and the vocs, and drop them a touch. Give the lows some room. Not much, but they sem to be near 0db, so it wouldn't hurt to drop them a db or 2.
Ed
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Cool thanks Dogman ...What about the reverb on the vocals ...is there too much ...i was thinking maybe i should only add a touch of reverb during the chorus? or do you think it sounds ok?
 
lurgan liar said:
Cool thanks Dogman ...What about the reverb on the vocals ...is there too much ...i was thinking maybe i should only add a touch of reverb during the chorus? or do you think it sounds ok?
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To me, vocals sounded ok.
Ed
 
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