Recent content by JohnTheRipper

This is really cool, but i don't like the drums. You should humanize them, and maybe change the samples, they sound very separated.

If you re-record these guitars I recommend using another mic, maybe a sennheiser e906 or an md421. Those mics don't have the treble boost of the sm57, and they'll beef up your midrange (think Gojira tone on the new album). Also, try lowering the treble on the amp and bringing up the presence and...

It sounds pretty under-gained to me when soloed (but only in the firs part, the rest sounds fine), and i'm willing to bet you mic'ed the cab with an on-axis sm57. If the raw sounds bad, i hope you know you won't be able to get it to sound as good as if it were recorded better, but there are a...

Now that i listen to your sample, it's exactly the problem i outlined above: the drums are waaaaay too buried in the mix. But i don't understand why you'd want your guitars very separated, they're just fine the way they are now, it fits the genre. Just make the drums a little bit punchier (like...

Can't listen to the track you posted, it says it's unavailable. But there are some guidelines in general for getting a lot of separation: Don't low-pass the hell out of things, even the guitars (try to stay above 14-15k and try and get a "not fizzy" tone straight of the amp/cab/mic placement)...

Alright, someone needs to say this: learn to properly play your instrument before you concern yourself with mixing. Mixing is the last step in a song production, but it's ok if you just wanted to practice it a little. That being said, the mix isn't bad. The guitars are a little honky, and could...

You have waaay to much high end (12k+) on the snare and bass drum. I'm guessing that was added when mixing. What did you mix this on?

This is a very easy problem to fix. The "djent" quack (you can hear it in basically any modern prog-metal production) is caused when the pick slides on the wounding of the string, and the problem frequency in the DI is around 1.2-2khz. Just use an eq on the di and bring that down. Also, the...

To me it sounds great, very tidy. You might wanna through a compressor with a low ratio, fast attack and medium release on the 2-buss to glue everything together. Maybe even some 'verb if the comp doesn't get it right.

Where's the bass? I really can't make it out at all. The rest sounds good though, definitely not harsh or anything.

jesus fucking christ, ONE TAKE? This is the kind of drummer you can hang up on your living room wall and tell everybody he's actually a nuclear clock.

Sounds good man! The only one i could recognize was Paradise City. BTW, what did you use for drums?

The first one would sound the best with a bit more body at 200hz and if it were to be brought up in the mix. The second one sounds like some gated reverb, and isn't really fitting for this genre.

jesus i freaking love the tone! Has a lot of midrange bite to it and adds a lot of definition to the song. You could maybe cut a bit at 600hz. Also, the kicks have way too much attack (at least on my ear-buds) and could use more low end. PS: If you want that typical metal bass tone, just create...

you should really upload mp3 instead of wav, mp3s are way smaller (i think this is the reason no one has replied yet). Sounds really cool though, i dig the vibe. Would you be willing to upload some raws for us to have a go at practicing our mixing skills?