All new mix! I need help with drum sound please!

[Dylan S]

Hey guys,

I got my copy of Superior 2.0 in the mail earlier this week, and while I'm saving more money for the Metal Foundry, I'm obviously messing with what I have right now.

This is just an old song of mine which a lot of you may have heard, with just some line6 tones. I'm at my parents' house for a couple of days, so I just brought my toneport, guitar and headphones, so no Recto/Peavey tones or anything to work with unfortunately. As a result, I haven't heard this through my monitors, so I am not hearing the most accurate representation of the mix, but I figured I'd get some ideas off you guys anyway. It is just a quick test so there are no vocals or solos or quad-tracking happening.

https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1044020/Qyr - 2.0 Demo.mp3

I'm finding 2.0 a lot of fun to mess around with, but it is quite overwhelming at first with regards to just how many tonal shaping options there are available! Any help with the drum sound (or the rest of the mix too I guess) is welcome.

 

[slayercannibalsuffohead]

Yep, sounding good. Beg borrow and steal for a copy of Metal Foundry, its fucking awesome, you'll love it.

 

[Dylan S]

Thanks man.

I'll be getting a scholarship quite soon so I'll be able to buy metal foundry with a small portion of that. I am looking forward to working with some dedicated metal samples, that's for sure.

Anyone else want to comment please?

 

[lolzgreg]

I would recommend losing some 400hz in that snare and varying some velocities on the rolls and blasts. The drums sound a tad dark to me. The guitars also sound muffled. I would jack up the volume and lose some low mids.

 

[Dylan S]

Thanks man. I'll keep that stuff in mind.

Anyone else care to offer some input before I go ahead and try a second mix?

 

[Morgan C]

Snare is quite muffled.. and it sounds like the attack on the comp is just a touch too short, its not letting it all thru. It sounds kinda small because of this.

Kick is awful (S2's fault not yours). Cymbals sound pretty good but a bit separated? I don't know how else to describe it. Try making them softer or scooping some lows.

Hihats sound too closed. I haven't ever used S2 but if there's a note you can change to open them more, do it.