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hipknot01
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What can i do to improve this mix?
eyema_believer
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Neat tune.
Lets see.... I might EQ the acoustic guitar a bit... seems to be choking on its low mids. The acoustic and the bass guitar seem to be fighting for space, and it's muddying up the center a bit... so I would prolly EQ the bass a bit as well.... not sure where that mud is at... it doesn't sound like the usual culprit (250k) but it could be... only one way to find out!
The high-hat sounds a little weird, like it's in a different room than the rest of the drum kit. Is there a lot of reverb on the high-hat?
Your b-bender licks sound cool! I'd prolly put more compression on the electric guitar though. I'd also drop the reverb in favor of a delay line. The reverb seems to be contributing to the mud... of course I've been wrong before. Just today in fact, 50 or 60 times.
These are just suggestions of things I might try, upon first listen. Take the suggestions at face value... and that is simply things to try and see how it sounds...
Peace!
~Shawn
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hipknot01
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thanks i think the bass is too low but i just dont want that nasty picking sound.
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hipknot01
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but no the hi hats arent even miked. i dont know what to do with them though. I only have two overheads.
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hipknot01
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is there any way i can get the hats to stick out?
eyema_believer
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I'm not quite sure what you mean by "nasty picking sound," but if you are talking about the attack of the string when a bass is played with a pick, you should be able to tame that with compression and an EQ cut in the correct offensive frequency.
eyema_believer
Bondservant
Maybe. If there is some effect on the on the overheads (like reverb or something else) Try minimizing it. There's also a good possibility that if you had a seperate snare microphone that the high-hat bled into it. You could add some highs to the snare and see if that brings the hats out a bit.
Peace!
~Shawn
ido1957
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Yes - some eq to the bass frequencies would pull the bass definition a bit more. I do like the bottom end in the guitars - nice and full - but it doesn't leave much space for the bass. The drums have a lot of room on them, you can hear the roominess. This sounds like a lively recording area. Cool tune too....excellent geetar playing...
