What do you guys think?

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So this is my first post in the mp3 forum. I've been stumbling through recording for 3 or 4 years now and I feel like my stuff is finally to the point where I could use some personal feedback on what I could improve.
So this is my brother's band that I recorded a few months ago....

http://www.soundclick.com/KMstudios

Lay it all on me. What sucks about it?:D
 
The intro is a bit long... I almost stopped it because I thought it was going to be a long instrumental that was supposed to have vocals.

The vocal seems to be panned to the right just a little bit... :confused:
I think it's because something is missing... give me a second here. I am listening as I type... and it's a slow connection.

There is a volume disparity between the right and left guitars, which is causing the vocals to sit to the right.

Other than that, it's late here in the Philippines and I am a bit tired.

Not bad for your first post.
 
Overall it's really good, I dig the song.

Suggestions?

The vocals seem extremely loud. If it was me I'd definitely settle them more into the mix instead of having them so out front. This will especially help towards the end when the singer is really belting it out, that part sounds naked right now.

I like the part where the vocals switch to the telephone eq but I don't like the full pan to the right.
 
Cool. Vocals are a bit forward. I like his style though - kinda reminds me of yer man from queens of the stonage. I liked the pan with the repeat on the other side.
 
i like it! there seems to be a few slight timing issues, especially in the beginning, but i agree with jimmi it's very QOTSA which is a good thing! well done!
 
I like the "brownish" kind of color that it has. Very pro sounding, but with that sort of garage sound.

Definately need to lift the second (left) guitar up a bit. Another poster mentioned this, and I experience the same thing. Vocals are pushed to the right a bit, probably because of the guitar.

The kick sounds a bit flat/tinny. I have the same problem in my mixes. So I don't have advice on how to fix.

Vocals are money.


Like I always ask in these threads...let's hear how you recorded these. Process, mics, etc.
 
Intro is a little long, they have shortened it since we recorded that. I will definitely balance out the panning and settle the vocals down. I really love hard pans for some reason but I think I went overboard.
I think there's something wrong with my right monitor. It seems to be quieter than the left, which is possibly why things got skewed.:o....
I tried to give the kick a bit more punch than it had naked and i'm still a bit green on EQ/comp, hence the tinniness...i'll take that back a bit.

As far as equipment, an assortment of $100 mics I've collected (audix om3, om5, rsm4 ribbon, rode nt1, sm57, blue kickball, etc.) into a digirack 002 w/ protools LE on my laptop. We tracked everything in various rooms in my house with no sound treatment, which probably gives it that garagey later QOTSA feel. I used Glyn Johns on the drums and love it. Some of the guitar and bass is DI as well.

Thank you all for the advice. I'm eager to hear more.
-Elliot
 
This is a good song overall.

I'm usually not a fan of hard pans, but you seem to have done it with enough subtlety that it almost works. I would pan the vocals closer to the center but leave the guitars mostly where they are.

The insturmentation definitely needs to be brought up relative to the vocals.
 
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