I think Im getting the hang of this.

[demensia]

Whats up guys.

To my ears im getting better and better at recording every day.
I left this mix untouched because I still dont really know what reverbs to use where and such.

This is just me sitting around in my bedroom. I mic'd the acoustic with a Shure PG81, copied the track and added a 25 ms delay to one copy. The drums are just my digitech RP100 so please go easy on me in that department. Everything is going through a presonus bluetube pre, and my brand new behringer compressor (Listen.. there was only $97.00 left on my GC card)

Can some of you wiser folk tell me what I could do to make this sound badass?

http://www.demensiax.com/songs.html

The song is called Alison.

Thanks.

Demensia

 

[mkg]

Well, no claims to wisdom here, but...

This is pretty good (except for drums, which you noted). I'm hearing some kind of noise on one of the acoustic tracks, could be that delay that you used.
The song itself is pretty damn good, but needs a vocal or lead instrument. Chord changes are good and suggest any number of melodies/themes.
Have you considered putting words to this?
Better ears from others will give you more technical feedback.

Mark

 

[theron]

demensia,

I've no more wisdom than the keyboard I'm typing with and no less than the moon that will soon rise so, take this for what it is worth to you.

Overall, it sounds like you're mixing "around" a central/the central track that Isn't There. You've left so much room in dead center that I was waiting for that spotlight track (whatever it might have been) to come strutting in.

As it is, I'd push up the acoustic gits substantially and the bass as well. The bass had some nice runs, but was way too quiet relative to the drums.

That git run on the exit was confusing.

Your tracks sound well recorded and clean. Good performance as well.
The mix lacks definition.

MHO,

Peace

Theron.

And you've some dirt on the right side of the intro.

 

[demensia]

Thanks for the input guys. I was thinking of just ripping out a solo through the whole song in the center, but if I step back and think about it... that would suck. Im waiting for a beautiful blond sweedish woman to come and let go of the most beautiful vocal tracks in the universe... but I dont think that will happen... Ill probably just end up humming through the whole think like I do in every track.

Is the exit riff confusing in a good way or a bad way.. I thought it was cool... should I get rid of it?

What if I bring everything closer together and jam the bass up through the middle...

 

[theron]

What if I bring everything closer together and jam the bass up through the middle...

If you don't find that blonde gal with the stellar vox you're looking for and don't plan on adding an eqivilant epi-track then, I'd say this is the way to go.


The outro git track from oblivion was confusing in a disjointed and unaccounted for way.

 

[TexRoadkill]

Sounds pretty clean. I'd agree with theron on the finer points.