need feedback for the songs im messing around with.

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singlespeak said:
I don't believe that for a second.
The sound of your guitars and bass are as awesome as that of your snare is irritating. Figure out how to seriously fix those drums and get this over with; time to rock.
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Lol, thanks.
Yea, I've recorded before, but never this serious. Never had the right set up. Never Eq'd stuff and compressed and yadda yadda yadda.

...and that damn snare. I can't get it right!
 
I'm pretty sure I've heard that first tune before. If it's original, it's really really close to someone else's work....pretty sure.

The sounds are pretty good. The mix sounds like there's meant to be a vocal added....everything pushed to the wings. And the stuff fights for the space out there of each side. Momentary features...in an instrumental, like to be heard near center. The drums sound alone...and the bass is not defined. The thickness of the guits ..and the outside placement of the features, with the orchestration, blurr things.....a lot more clarity could be had by trying to pan differently.

Other than that, pretty good starting place. Like 80% 'there'.
 
Ry May said:
Someone tell me what to do with it!!! ha
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Okay! The kick drum needs less mid and more bass. Or is that the snare? The kit as a whole needs some more reverb. Right now the drums sound too sibiliant (trebly) yet the cymbal doesn't come forward enough, which is irritating throughout the whole piece. So push back, reverb up (maybe compress a little or just simple EQ) and bring back up, aiming it at the middle distance. You can bring the cymbal treble up if you want, to compensate but push the mids back on that snare. More bass & verb on the kick to add atmosphere.

I like your style and this reminds me of early Metallica, except you've learned early on, much quicker than they, that a metal instrumental doesn't have to last an entire side of the LP (if talkin' vinyl). However, just as I was getting into it, it seemed to finish too early... Sounds to me like potential for one of those 80's metal epics... If you see what I mean?

The guitar is obviously your strong point and probably what you excell in. Therefore, you just need to concentrate on your drums. These sound synthetic (as I guess they are) but you can beef them up by mixing them more carefully. Have you listened to the drum track in isolation? If not, then do so. You need to solo those drums and listen to the kit as though it were to be presented alone. If the sound is exciting and stands up in it's own right, (gets you rockin') then it's ready to serve with the rest. More importantly, it needs to sound more natural - and alive! Then remix the whole thing, to ensure the parts co-operate with each other in the mix.

Otherwise, dude, with your standard of guitar, you've pretty much got the artform nailed!

Hope this helps.

Dr. V
 
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