Really Unique band, Jazz/Rock

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What sort of room was this recorded in?
The parts seem OK but it doesn't gell.
The bass is nondescript - give it some defintion.
Was this a live basic track recording?
Bottom end is missing.
There seem to be a lot of drumming errors - is that just my interpretation?
I reckon you should drop the vocals & guitar & try to make a solid mono mix of the rhythm then pan it a little. From there try running the guitar through a stereo effect - a tiny bit of verb, some middle EQ - and hard pan the results then sit the vocals in that. Add the OD'd guitar harmonics etc as a last bit.
OR just run the mix through a sonic maximizer or exciter to see if they can pull it together.
 
I have to concur with RayC. The drumming for this type of music should be tight. This is not solid at all. The drums themselves don't sound good either. It sounds like a live recording with one mic and then an overdubbed guitar. That guitar sounds so direct, the "fizz" is coming out of my speakers and onto my desk.
I don't think the bad drum sound is your fault (though if you're in charge of the recording, it is up to you to get things to sound good before going anywhere near them with a mic). Sounds like he hasn't tuned them....like ever.
The best thing about this is the girl's voice and you captured it well.
Hard to say what this needs. It ALMOST sounds mono. I know this kind of music uses an upright bass, so maybe that's the sound you were going for, but it's alittle too flappy-in-the-wind in my opinion.
Good vocals, though.
 
this wasnt a live recording, all multitracked, and the drummer did make quite a few errors like you said but it was still recorded with a set of drum mics, and the guitar was recorded with an sm57 although i didnt add any reverb on it, i guess i could try that out and as for the bass it was done with a regular electric bass not a stand up bass
 
PokerDude422 said:
this wasnt a live recording, all multitracked, and the drummer did make quite a few errors like you said but it was still recorded with a set of drum mics, and the guitar was recorded with an sm57 although i didnt add any reverb on it, i guess i could try that out and as for the bass it was done with a regular electric bass not a stand up bass
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Well, that should tell you something. :)

I was just telling you what I heard.
 
i think the crappiness wasn't on your end. at least 97% of the crapiness.

i don't think the original tone of the electric was good..so how can you make it sound decent? the performance all around was rhythmically sloppy. this band is going to need a lot of tracking time. maybe you could just shift that entire bass track to be in time instead of late.

did the drums have any overheads or just a live dynamic kit on them?

maybe work with the guitarists amp to get a better sound. one that at least fits the band. it seems too much like a kid that just found out about distortion on his squire amp.

this recording does seem dry...but i don't know if verb is going to give the coherence that this band needs.

nice vocalist performance and recording though.
 
I think you have a good balance of the playing and the recording. Rami's comment about getting it to sound good before putting a mic on it is right on.
When I hear music like this I am reminded to be glad that it's happening at all and not to be too critical of where the players are at NOW, knowing that if they hang in , they will grow and improve.


chazba
 
chazba said:
When I hear music like this I am reminded to be glad that it's happening at all
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Great point. It's refreshing to hear someone do anything original these days.
 
yeah i mean like that recording of the guitar sounds basically the same as what i heard coming out of the amp and generally i let the bands ya know do their own levels of distrotion and stuff, im just the recorder. The biggest problem i had was with the drums, i have a set of drum mics a CAD Pro 7 set that has three tom mics a snare bass drum and two overheads. But i need to figure out how to equalize them better, im not really too good at that yet
 
$.02

i noticed that your in fenton... i would suggest you take a class or two at siu-e or webster they both have recording programs now...
 
im 17 and in high school still, im going to belmont for audio engineering next year but i dont really have the money or time for those classes right now, ive read quite a few books though but most books dont really hit the specifics you need when it comes to hands on work
 
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