Mastering Question

[Blor007]

Hi guys,

This is my first recording ever, so be gentle but critical .
What are the ups and downs on this track ? What is musically good/bad and What is good/bad about the quality.

Every little tip could help me alot...


Thx in Advance

*editted: thx to point my foolishness out *

 

[Massive Master]

You forgot something...

 

[masteringhouse]

Hi guys,

This is my first recording ever, so be gentle but critical .
What are the ups and downs on this track ? What is musically good/bad and What is good/bad about the quality.

Every little tip could help me alot...

Thx in Advance

Very low noise, well balanced frequency spectrum, good imaging ...

The production is a bit minimalist in approach however ....

 

[dantell]

good trashy punk right out of the UK

That sounds exactly like it should. I looked at it in wave form, besides some slight clipping in a couple of areas this songs sounds ready to be mastered. The mix sounds pretty good(especially for a first song). I wouldn't call it minimalist on the production side. A punk style song shouldn't sound too overproduced. I mean we already have a GreenDay.

 

[Massive Master]

Guitars are wide - Wider than the speakers - phase problems. There's a general stereo imaging problem going on - There's a lot of information in the center (which is a bit too quiet IMHO) and a lot of information in the wings, but not too much in between.

Vocals could be a little more in your face... Louder... Drums could be a bit more up front also...

What am I thinking... Just turn the guitars down a little... Has the marks of being mixed really loud, or on really small speakers, or both. That doubled guitar track is going to be an issue though... May have to nudge a channel a couple milliseconds to bring it in a little...

Whoa - Vocals really take an up near the end...

The sounds in general sound pretty good - Most everything is relatively clear - That's a good thing... Just some mixing tweaks...

 

[masteringhouse]

I wouldn't call it minimalist on the production side. A punk style song shouldn't sound too overproduced. I mean we already have a GreenDay.

The first reply was tongue-in-cheek. "Minimalist" becuse there was no attachment to a song in the inital post. Same for the other comments as there was silence.

I'll give it a listen now ...

BTW "Cut The Crap" is the name of a Clash album yes?

 

[masteringhouse]

Ok, comments:

Overheads way too sibilant, drums weak, vocals too up front in the mix and not EQed to sit with the remainder of the tracks (sounds like he's singing through a wool sock). Additionally the vocals are as dry as a 90 year old grandmother, and just don't seem to "fit in". A little delay might help with this IMHO. I also agree that the guitars are a bit wide in comparison to the other instruments. The bass is a bit inconsistent in level and frequency (some notes are more easily heard that others).

On the plus side, the guitar sound is pretty good! Just try to get the other tracks in line with this.