opinions??

[Rochey]

Okay guys, i'm feeling really scared now. I was feeling confident about this track, and i've listened to a few of yours... and now, the confidence levels are dropping very quickly...

especially compared to the "Toad the Wet Sprocket" track. Nice one, i liked it a lot.

Anyway, the track i'm donating was done by a friend of mine, in my shoebox of a studio. When I say shoebox... I mean... Shoebox.

www.shoeboxstudios.co.uk

The track is called "Spoke in the Wheel", I think it's either an Alman brothers song or one by Zack Wylde. Seriously, all I did was hit the record button and let a guitarist friend of mine take over. He also did the vocals.

Anyway.... to let you know, it was recorded in small bedroom, with 1 mic for guitar and vox. An Allen & Heath Mixer was used along with a cheap'n'nasty AKG microphone.

The guitar parts were deliberately shifted in the mix. But, i'm really starting to wish i hadn't. This is a first 'proper' recording session for me. I know there's a long way to improve. Or at least that's what my intention is.

Have fun guys, o hope you like it. No promises okay?

Rochey

 

[CyanJaguar]

It sounds like a very good mix. Everything is tight controlled.

Is the vox dead center. It seems a little bit to the right but I am not sure.

What mic did you use on this?

No comments on the mix. Its good

 

[Rochey]

Thank god for that.

I'm telling you, i've had the longest weekend in creation waiting for an opinion. I was just waiting for someone to comment about a flaw i'd never heard before. And then every time i listened to it, it'd be the only flaw i'd hear.

CyanJaguar - I'm not sure which microphone it was, i think it was a $70 AKG dynamic. I really can't remember, because I borrowed it off a friend. (as I didn't even have mic's at the time)

Any other opinions floating around???


Rochey

 

[WEBCYAN]

Great guitar work.

The vocals are a bit on the low end. They need a little more crystal clearness in the high end.

But as far as the song and mix itself....I give you an A-

 

[Rochey]

You really have made my day!!!!

I think i have proof that even with the best equipment, you won't always get a good mix, and with low end equipment, it's possible to get a good final product.

I'm so happy now

I'm hoping to get that guitarist back into my 'studio' within the next 6 months. He's a natural, i'm so jelous of him, but, when your working with quality musicians, the recording process is so much easier.

I think we all know what moody singers are like...


have fun, and thanks for the feedback, keep it coming!

Rochey