My bands first HOME Recording Rock/Blues

[MaVN]

Hello, im a noob on here. First Post! Ok, my band is Good Timing, we are 5 16-17 year old musicians that wanted to record ourselves. We got the MBoX mini and Pro tools LE 8. I figured out simple automation and mixing, and mixed this for a few hours. We are getting a Tascam us 1800 to track drums, this has no drums. We stuck a sm57 in front of a blues Jr in my bed room, and sang through a bass drum mic that came with our drum mic kit. lol ... Im still learning, only a week of practice, but we liked it. Not the final mix, just need some help on the sound. I like it, just dont know about the different plugins. ANY HELP IS VERY, VERY Appreciated!


THANKS,


Good Timing

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[MaVN]

Sorry to bump, just want to ask if you like the solo? The first and end part is me. The second part is our drummer/guitarist. The third part is our lead singer/backup guitarist. and the last 2 are me and all of us playing.

 

[dewhitt]

Hey,

Welcome to the forum. I took a listen and I think you have a decent song, and the performance is good, but the recording does need work Looking at your post, it seems like you are making the best of what you have from an equipment standpoint, so the advice I would offer is this: no matter what you are recording with, take the time to try to get the best, most natural sounding recording you can possibly get, right from the start. You mentioned needing to learn about the different plugins, but honestly plugins aren't where you'll get the most bang for your buck. If you have a Blues Jr. and an SM57, you should be able to get a more natural and yet larger sounding guitar tone by experimenting with mic placement, signal levels, and doubling/layering of parts. Same with vocals, although you are really limited with a kick mic. IMHO, a better mic for vocals should be high on your list of things to get. How are you recording bass? All the same applies there except for the doubling and layering, but you can also experiment with recording with a mic and direct at the same time to two different tracks and then blending the tracks together in the mix to get a better fundamental tone. Gentle compression will help with your bass and guitar parts too.

The good news is that you are young, and while there is a lot to learn, it's a fun process. Read as much as you can about recording and mixing and keep working at it.

Best Regards,

Dave DeWhitt
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[xander.moser]

Welcome to the forum.

Congrats on your first recording! It's a solid start.

Just curious, what was your recording process? Did you track the rhythm and vocals at the same time, then overdub the solos? The reason I ask is because if you track each element separately, you will be able to use the same microphone for multiple elements in the song. The SM57 may be better suited for your vocals. Granted I think you did a darn good job considering it was a kick mic.

Definitely experiment with the amp and moving the mic around. You should be able to get a clearer tone that will compliment the song better. Also, try a high-pass filter (you can find it in an EQ plugin) on every track except bass. This will clean up the low end mud that many mixes suffer from. You can even use one on bass if you drop it low enough.

Also play with some more panning. Panning the rhythm guitar out a bit will help give the bass and vocal some space. You could also track the rhythm guitar twice, and pan them out away from one another. Keeps things symmetrical while keeping space in the middle.

By the way, your voice is great, I really like your tone.

 

[MaVN]

Thanks Guys! I will try all of that and see what happens! Very Helpful!!!