Metaaaaaaaaaaal!!!

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the instruments and stuff sound pretty good to me, but the vocals seem to have a bunch of different volumes...like some parts sound louder and fuller than others. i'd try to get em sounding closer to each other to make the transitions smoother. cool song though. maybe turn the guitars a bit louder too... :)
 
Sounds pretty good here. Listening on just a so-so system, so I can't comment on too much. The higher, screaming vocals don't seem to stick out as much as the other vocals. If this is intentional, fine, if not, maybe you could bring them up a bit. They are the first vocals you hear, and maybe that was the sound you went for, as the other vocals seem to sit in the mix better. Anyway, cool tune.
Ed
 
I made a second mix/master, the sound has more bass and treble to it now, please make a decision on which one is best. I also tweeked the vocals and guitars a little in volume.

Merci merci merci
 
mix2 sounds better to me, more balanced. i like the sound!
 
You have to consider the source, but this kicks serious ass IMO.
If that's you on vocals, you must have a sore throat...

For comedy affect only, I sooo wanted to say that "if you only growled". :D

For whatever reason, I thought you were into punk/ska or something... :confused:

Good stuff. Me like.

And BTW~ metal is not about MERCY....err... was that merci...
 
Dude, the loud one!!! It is the most punk/ska....(sorry, had to feed shit to CD.))

It sounds pretty good. I really like it. Lots of sounds. Vocals seem to sit a bit better. Good job.
Ed
 
Here i go....
Woahhh, that fekin is loud!! got a bit of a fright dude :eek:
Nice guitars with a distinctive sound. Snare has a kinda raw rugged sound which is cool.
Control some of them screams at around like 1:40 ish. I would use volume automation there.
Nice clean mix . good shit.
 
F_cksia said:
thank you, sir! Anyone?
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The guitar work is VERY nice....I really dig that. Nice job!! I also vote for the loud one.

Constructive criticism:

Guitars could be thicker and should sound better if they were a little more distant from the listener.

Vocals sound, IMO, too up front. I know that you want metal vocals to BE up front, but try messing more with chorus, mild reverb, and backing off the volume a little. This applies to the screamy high pitched vocals more than the growly passages. The growly passages sound like they need to be cleared up a bit...maybe compress a bit more....also a touch (more?) reverb on those. Don't get carried away though - you only want enough verb so you can just barely tell it's there.....but you probly knew that already.... :D Growly vocals tend to sit better if they are a *bit* lower in volume than screamy ones.

Bass....NEEDS to come up in the mix. It's too buried, IMO.

VERY nice though. I really like your stuff...... :D
 
Awesome. Reminds me of Black Dahlia Murder meets Arch Enemy. Though I do find the melodic vocals tragically bad. The screaming vocals sound a bit thin too. Great production though. How did you get that guitar tone? I love the sound overall. Clean and tight as hell. I personally don't know how to achieve that kind of sound, so you impressed me.
 
Sounds good, really clear and clean production. I like the guitar sound a lot, could maybe use a little more in the bottom end, and the bass guitar could come up too. I agree with ZED about the vocals.

I may be out of line for mentioning this, but the melodic vocals absolutely destroy the vibe of this song....it sounds great until that hits you and then it is like a system shock or something......especially with that "Black Dahlia Murder" kind of sound they have going on, it just seems all wrong.
 
Nice balance - I appreciate the drummer and his work. I like the guitars as well. I don't really have any suggestions to improve this - you're doing a great job.

-Casey
 
Hm yeah you could be alright about those vocals, not the strongest point.

Thanks for the critisism and compliments. The guitars are thru an Peavey 5150, with 15 minutes tweaking it getting a nice tone, and 15 minutes sitting before it finding the sweet spot for the single SM57, directly on the grille. Pretty a lot outside of the center of the cone. No EQ afterwards, no compression in the multitrack.

Drums are not triggered, Mapex kit, Sony B1 overheads, sm57 on snare, PG56s on toms, PG51 in the kick, Rode NT1 on the ride (was buried beneath a ton of cymbals).
Some hall reverb from the Lexicon MPX 200.
Bass direct in, vocals NT1.

Thanks again!
 
F_cksia said:
Thanks for the critisism and compliments. The guitars are thru an Peavey 5150, with 15 minutes tweaking it getting a nice tone, and 15 minutes sitting before it finding the sweet spot for the single SM57, directly on the grille. Pretty a lot outside of the center of the cone. No EQ afterwards, no compression in the multitrack.
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Did you use the Peavey distortion or did you use a seperate stomp box.
What guitar did you use?
Sounds great for a Peavey.
 
ecktronic said:
Did you use the Peavey distortion or did you use a seperate stomp box.
Sounds great for a Peavey.
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Dude, have you ever heard a peavey 5150? I'm not sure if you were implying that you wouldn't expect much from a peavey, sorry if I took that wrong, but I think 5150's have the best tone for this kind of music. Period.
I am not surprised at all by that tone, it sounds like a peavey and it sounds awesome.

(I hope this dude does not come back and tell us it was a Boss distortion pedal or something.... :eek: ....haha)
 
I didn't read everyone else's comments so sorry if I mention stuff thats already been covered. I didn't care for the guitar tone. I think a less boxy sound would sit with the other instruments better. The snare kind of occupies that same sound/freq that the guitars are I think this is in turn keeping the bass from poking through. Im having trouble hearing the bass on my event 20/20s, I can tell its there but its not very prominent. The top end on the drums sounds distorted in places. I can't tell if its the mp3 or if you hit it with some compression or something. I wouldn't go as far as to call it clipping or even distorting but it sounds kind of harsh in places. Like when you eq something too much.
The clean vocal is terrible IMHO. Not saying the guy can't sing in key, it just sounds out of context because he never really sings but one or two little lines at a time and they don't add much.
Overall it sounds like you got good sounds tracking and the band really isn't that bad either. The mix sounds like on my monitors to be centered around the midrange perhaps a little too much. There isn't much low end and the high end/mids seem a little harsh probably because of this. I am by no means a pro just passing along what it sounds like on my setup. Hope this helps......

Sounds great for a Peavey.
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The 5150 is pretty well respected in the metal community. I've never played one but I've seen numerous professional metal acts on tour with them in Tow. Dark Tranquillity and Hypocrisy are the first that come to mind.
 
Wireneck said:
I didn't read everyone else's comments so sorry if I mention stuff thats already been covered. I didn't care for the guitar tone. I think a less boxy sound would sit with the other instruments better.
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As i was listening to it..im thinking...wtf is that hollowy sound...then upon reading your comments wireneck...you hit it right on the hammer.BOXY AS HELL!

Still sounds good and very well done...but that boxy sound thingy ma jigga tones gotta go! :D
 
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