Hey theree.
Here is a un finished, unprocessed, unmastered, barely edited, drums sounds not fully picked, etc. However i would love some advice. We are recording this at a friends studio and we have done most of the work thus far but would love some thoughts about the sound.
keep in mind this is copyright!
heres the song.
http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?id=17363
The drums are through BFD and triggered with a roland kit.
recorded in logic through a 003 (i think).
basically through sm57s.
we are going to get this mastered and would like it to sound fairly professional.
ive noticed the tracks we record tend to be very quite as a raw sound, would mastering still fix this?
general opinions on how to make it fatter n shit would be GREATLY appreciated
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thank you so much.
Jackxx
Honestly, and no offense... just trying to help... but I didn't think this sounded all that great.
The snare sound was definitely TOO LOUD, as someone else mentioned. I could barely make out the other stuff in the background. I definitely couldn't hear the bass, or even the kick drum. On all songs, you should be able to hear the kick drum and the bass... they should be LOCKING together... and then the guitars should add to the rhythm section.
It sounded way too RAW, but if this was what you were looking for, you definitely got it. But I didn't hear any dynamics. It sounded like it was recorded on a hand-held tape recorder.
Mastering this would not help the track fatten up. Mastering only helps with finalizing what's already there... by normalizing volumes.. adding compression, and getting it "radio ready."
To improve this track, you need to remix the tracks... bring the volume of the rhythm guitars, bass, kick drum, and cymbals up. Sample two cymbal crashes... each on it's own track. Then pan one of the cymbals slightly to the left, and one to the right (like 10 o'clock). The drums, guitar solo, and bass should be panned in the center. The snare should be much lower in volume. I would pick a different snare sound... it sounds flat and boring. Pick a snare sound that is more organic... more acoustic. Then you could add compression, and reverb to the snare to make it stand out more... if you wanted. Record two rhythm guitar tracks... each on it's own track. Pan one hard left, and one hard right. Don't electronically double it... play it twice all the way through. This will get you a nice fat guitar sound. Remember, everything should be audible and clear. After your done remixing, then you should add some EQ to the guitars, drums, and bass. Give each of them their own space in the mix. Then to "fatten up" the track, add effects to the guitars, drums, and bass: some compression, or maybe a little bit of reverb or delay. Your choice. With my guitar, bass, and drum tracks, I always add the following effects: EQ, compression, and maybe a touch of reverb. I add the effects by creating busses... one for the guitars, and one for the drums (depending on if they are separated... you know, one track for the snare, one for the kick, one for the toms, the cymbals... etc.). Bussing the tracks will help save processing power on the computer, and you can add or take out how much you want on each track.
I would recommend redoing the drums... the performance wasn't really there in my opinion. It sounds like a drum machine that wasn't in perfect time. I would recommend using a click track. This may take away some of that RAW feel, but it will help the track immensely. Admittedly, it would help by going acoustic with the drums... (not using triggers, or drum software). But it's your call.
Just trying to help you with my opinion. Feel free to ignore this if you disagree. Good luck with your project!
