My first tracking/mixing experience

[Riccardo]

This is my first experience in this world... I need comments, tips and advice....

please help me

Live recorded during a training session

 

[stonepiano]

Hey Riccardo,

Welcome to the board.

good:
The bass sounds strong. I like what he was doing with the sliding to notes as opposed to bouncing to them.

bad:

I hear no vocals! Actually, I hear them off in the distance. send the vocals to the recorder!

This is obviously a live take. Why not try to do each track one at a time? It would improve your accuracy in playing and give you the opportunity to fine tune your sounds. It will make the different parts fit better together.

 

[Riccardo]

Hey Riccardo,

Welcome to the board.

good:
The bass sounds strong. I like what he was doing with the sliding to notes as opposed to bouncing to them.

bad:

I hear no vocals! Actually, I hear them off in the distance. send the vocals to the recorder!

This is obviously a live take. Why not try to do each track one at a time? It would improve your accuracy in playing and give you the opportunity to fine tune your sounds. It will make the different parts fit better together.

hehehe! Actually the band haven't a vocalist... the voice that you hear is the drumer's one in a moment of joy...
you can see all of us at
http://www.plutone.biz/bandadematti/

I tracked them live because we are all learning (they learn to play and I learn to track) anyway I record five track: guitar, bass, drum overhead, snare and kick...
(I've done extensive reading of this board in the last two weeks )

Can you tell me something more about fine tuning this song or do you think it's better to wait the next recording session on 4th of december???

 

[Riccardo]

OK, i've made some changes to the previous mix can someone tell me if is there an improvement or if I make it sound worst??

here the link

 

[PowerCouple]

Benvenuto Riccardo!

Hey! Very good for the first try ever!

I don't think the main problem is in the mix, I think is mostly tracking issues. You can easily learn a LOT of nice recording techniques for each instrument around here in the forum. That, I believe, will help you improve fast and noticeably. Mixing, for the most part (in my experience) can be done purely with a good pair of ears. Tracking needs a bit more knowledge to get started with.

Good luck, and keep trying...ask anytime!

Pace...

PC

 

[Riccardo]

Re: Benvenuto Riccardo!

Hey! Very good for the first try ever!

Thankyou very much

I don't think the main problem is in the mix, I think is mostly tracking issues. You can easily learn a LOT of nice recording techniques for each instrument around here in the forum. That, I believe, will help you improve fast and noticeably.

Yes, I think you are right, I'm browsing this board deeply to collect infos and techniques but the main problem is time... we have the studio available for two hours a week only.... I hope to track them individually as son as possible (actually as soon as theibecame used to play toghether)

Mixing, for the most part (in my experience) can be done purely with a good pair of ears.

Do you know how to train ears? My are not so good
Perhaps I need better monitors too, actually I'm using cheap computer speaker

Good luck, and keep trying...ask anytime!

Thankyou for your kindness

BYE BYE RIK

 

[Toki987]

A very good first experience at tracking/mixing. That was a pretty good live sound. You have pretty good control of the levels of the instruments. I could hear you changing a few things as it went a long. I`d recommend picking a few of the core things and get them squared away and then work on the next group. Like work on getting the kick drum, snare, and the bass mixed together so they are really balanced and consistent, then add the hats and cymbals. It`s easy to get too much of the cymbals and hats. (I do that myself). Then add in the guitars and other instruments individually and set the tones for them carefully. Good work....

 

[Riccardo]

A very good first experience at tracking/mixing. That was a pretty good live sound. You have pretty good control of the levels of the instruments.

You are embarassing me

I could hear you changing a few things as it went a long. I`d recommend picking a few of the core things and get them squared away and then work on the next group. Like work on getting the kick drum, snare, and the bass mixed together so they are really balanced and consistent, then add the hats and cymbals. It`s easy to get too much of the cymbals and hats. (I do that myself). Then add in the guitars and other instruments individually and set the tones for them carefully.

Thath's a good advice, I'll try as soon I get home!!

Good work....

To you too

BYE BYE RIK