please give comments on a song for a demo

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Im currently working with a local band and this is one of their choices for a 3 song demo. Im making some adjustments before calling it complete and looking for some feedback....



I know its far from pro quality but recording is just as new to me as it is to them so please be gentle....:)

at least the price was right for them....free
 
Kick sounds a little bit boxy--try cutting 250-500hz a bit. Narrow cut.

Vocals need a lot of help and probably a bit more compression. Also needs some high freq content in there.

Guitars sound a bit too wimpy and buried.

Bass doesn't define its own space.

Other than that not bad.
 
they didnt really want much distorded guitar in the song. I thought it needed it but they didnt want it to sound too heavy. as far as the vocals, I didnt have a pop filter at the time so I cut some of the highs to get rid of some of the "S's". Since that was recorded...i have upgraded a a couple of mics. i have gotten a beta 52 and an SP B1. Before i used the drummers Nady drum mic set and an MXL 990. still going with the SM57 and ATM29HE for guitars.

thanks for the response...hope to get a few more...
anyway...we plan to re-record the 3 songs in a larger room.
 
Think it is good apart from the vox ruin it. The guitars are fine and suit this boy band musicall genre. Reminds me of Busted.
 
Vox sound to me to be sung in a glass jar - kinda hollow sounding. Also detecting some sibilance - which you already know about.

Bass is kinda boomy to me - might want to tweak those frequencies and get the bass into a zone. I'm monitoring through Tannoy Reveals, which aren't known for their awesome bass response (it's taken me awhile to learn how to use them without a sub), and I heard a pretty boomy freq. on the bass.

I like the song. Keep on building a better mic collection. I have a SP B1 and love it - although I don't use it on drums.

What kind of equipment are you using (besides mics)?
 
warble said:
What kind of equipment are you using (besides mics)?
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I have a Mackie 1202 VLZ mixer and a Behringer 2004A mixer
I use the Mackie as much as possible but need the behringer for drums because of the extra channels.

Terratec EWS 88/MT soundcard. It has 8 analog ins and outs, one midi in and out, and 1 digital in and out.

Dell P4 3.2 ghz, 1 gig ram, 2 160 gig harddrives running CEP 2.0

Wharfedale Diamond 8.2 Pro Active monitors.

and again ill list my mics
2 SM57's
1 ATM29HE (according to folks on HR, it beats the 57 hands down...judgment call i guess)
3 MB2000L's (a cheap Audio Technia instrument mic)
1 MXL 990
1 SP B1

Any advice on where to spend the next $300 to $500???

My recording space consists of 2 spare bedrooms of my house...one 10 X 11 room and one 12 X 13. I recorded the drums in the smaller of the two because someone told me to record them in a smaller area. I have since found out that i need to be using the larger room for drums, so that will be done from now on. Also, I had the mic placed just inside the port in the drum head. Next time I want to try putting it all the way inside, just a couple of inches away from where the mallot strikes the drum and see how that sounds.

I feel like my biggest weakness right now is not being able to record what im hearing as far as guitars. I get the amp sounding just right and when playing back, its just not what I want to hear. I know I just need to continue experimenting. What room would you think would be best for recording the guitars...bigger or smaller one?
 
I have made a few adjustments after reading the comments that you all left and this is what i have so far...i think it may be a bit boomy but i should be able to fix it with EQ. I just wanted to see if you think im on the right track so far.
thanks...


this is what i posted first...



now this is after i made the changes....

 
are these links working for everyone??? They work for me but someone told me they didnt work for them.
 
They work for me. Second mix does sound a bit more balanced, but possibly a little less open sounding. Sibilance on the vocals is kind of painful, de-essing would be great.
 
Sibilance is a hissing sound when you sing or speak words ending in "s", "z"....you get the idea. How microphones handle this will vary between mics.
 
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