Recent content by theNeologist

I'm only listening on comp speakers very very quietly....so take this for what it's worth...but the whole mix sounded to be pulsing slightly. Almost like you have over compressed the master track or have too slow a release time on the master compressor. Something along those lines. Other than...

I can't provide much help as I'm listening on work speakers at 50% volume....but, wanted to say that regardless of that fact it sounded really solid. I'll have to check this out on my monitors at home to get the full picture. I'm in a similar position where I've been listening to the songs...

So I've been working on my new album for what feels like years, and I'm finally approaching completion. I've been listening to these songs for so long, I don't really know how they sound anymore. I'd love to get some feedback, so I have the title track available for listen. \m/...

I put a pretty heavy hipass on the cymbals to give more room to everything else...but as you've pointed out I may have gone too far with it. I'll see if I can back that off a bit. Right, most of the vocals are missing. I only wanted to capture the chorus where I would have a lot of harmonies...

Thanks Erik...I'll experiment with the guitars a bit...you may be on to something because for awhile there I was in a back and forth with the guitars. Too quiet..so I'd turn them up..too loud...so I turn them down. Never had them cutting through while still maintaining the fullness and body I...

yeah I hear yah man....I've been fighting with that snare non stop and can't get it to sit right. Appreciate the listen regardless!

As the title states, I'm getting ready to record our next album and was putting together a session template to use. I had been using the same template for awhile now and want this next album to get to the next level. It's been weeks I've been tweaking it, and at this point need some third...

Reason # 6239 of why you don't let a drummer in the mixing booth He's a drummer...tell him to sit on his throne and play the fucking song.

I'm going to go with no. This seems like it would hurt more than help..with regards to being a distraction. And like someone above mentioned the vocalist would be so focused on hitting the notes they forget about the performance. While pitch is crucial...so is the performance. And I'd...

if you build it....they will come

When you send...are you sending each GTR to both inputs of the stereo bus? For example...let's say your stereo bus is Bus 3-4 and panned 100% left and 100% right. Do you send your GTR 1 to Bus 3-4...or do you send it to Bus 3 and your GTR 2 to Bus 4? Also...are you using a send..or are you...

technically I track with plugins....but not from my DAW. Using the 11R I have more than just the amp/cab engaged. For example EQ, compressor, etc are all on when I record into Pro Tools...but any other plugins I might be interested in using are turned off in the DAW...or aren't on the track at...

^ exactly. A mix can only be spread so far...and that is -100 to 100. Every song ever created has fallen within this realm...including the one referenced. So in order to get "perceived width" you have to trick the ear into believing the song is wider either by pulling the mix closer to the...

I use the SM7b and love the mic for both cleans and screams...but it still took some adjusting to know the mic and more importantly, how I sound with the mic. Like someone said..a better mic doesn't make you a better vocalist....it just captures your performance better (or differently). So maybe...

I like the idea of your post....help some of the newer guys gain some traction and get moving on a mix. Unfortunately, those same newbies may take those values/frequencies as absolutes. It's important for people to understand why you do something. When I started out and I would read what...