Another new mix from me (SS Drums, Guitarhack KRANK reamp etc)

[Machinated]

Peavey 6505 Mix (with more gain) & Vocals

Krank Revolution Mix

This is from the same band that I recorded last december with Needles, and indabinladen. As I'm at uni right now, I can't mic up the guitars, so Guitarhack very kindly reamped through his Krank. Vocals will be coming soon

What do you guys think? I went for a meshuggah-esque bass tone and getting it sitting right is quite hard, it can either blend in with the guitars too much, or become to obtrusive.

 

[Scissors61]

Mix sounds awesome, not a HUGE fan of the guitar tone, sounds slightly under-gained to me. But it sits well in the mix if that's what you were going for.

 

[systmovadown]

that was awesome. everything blends with each other well. i'm listening on crappy headphones so i can't give you an accurate description but it's pretty heavy. what band is this?

 

[Machinated]

Cheers guys

Yeah this is definitely low gain kind of stuff - I told GuitarHack to keep the gain low, and let the TS do a lot of the work. With this band, I like having the gain low to get the notes out, and it also brings out a bit more of a chug in the palm mutes.

The band is called Vs Akira, if you google them I'm sure you can find their myspace with an older song I did with them.

 

[Scissors61]

Ahhh fair enough man. Well the mix does seem to fit the style pretty damn well!

 

[systmovadown]

i'm listening on a better setup now and i think the guitars are perfect the way they are. how did you get that snare?

 

[Machinated]

Steven Slate Snare 2, Z3 and Z4 blended together, followed by a limited and 2 reverbs. Glad you are liking it guys!

 

[JeffTD]

Really loving that guitar tone (great choice on keeping the gain low), and the drums sound great!

Only complaint... that clean arpeggiated part. Maybe pan hard l/r and brighten it up/add more verb? As-is, it's sitting more 'on-top' of the mix, than in it, for me.

 

[Machinated]

Yeah, I completely agree on the cleans. I'm having trouble finding space for them in the mix atm; I'll try panning them out wide, but I might change the tone to something else that fits in better.

Cheers guys, keep the comments coming

 

[Machinated]

Updated mix

Sounding better?

 

[KeithTidd]

i like the lead tone alot.

 

[TheDude]

When I hear the song, it feels like it's more low end in the guitars than the kick and bass together. If you change the balance to the kick/bass favor, I think you'll find it easier to make the bass sit in the mix.

 

[[UEAK]Clowd]

Fucking sick dude. Absolutely sick.

which SS kick is it?

 

[Rex Rocker]

AMAZING! I simply LOVE the guitar tone.

Great job, dude!

 

[GuitarHack]

Ed

Check your PM. 6505 tracks are up.

 

[poidaobi]

Sexual!

 

[Machinated]

OK guys, 6505 time!

I think its mastered too hot, I'll do it a bit softer later if its too much of a problem. I think I'm preferring the 6505 tone - its more midrangey and sounds generally bigger to me Once again thanks to Guitarhack for doing this and being seriously quick - this forum is seriously the best.

6505 Mix

 

[-Noodles-]

I'm really liking the sound of the guitars, pretty awesome stuff!

 

[TheWinterSnow]

am i the only one noticing that the guitars sound flubbery than hell? More so than a Marshall or Mesa Recto, almost like a reamp or direct in was done without any DI or Reamping box, the harmonic richness of the guitar tone is good, but extremely spongy attack makes me want to hurl, and i think it could use quite a bit more gain, metal is supposed to have more gain, not less. you said that you were having problems getting the notes to really come out, getting rid of the flubber will allow you to turn that gain up and still keep the clarity.

every thing else sounds fine, sick tune, bass drum could use more direct mic volume and eq some more bass, too clicky and not enough umph!

 

[Machinated]

New Mix with more gain on the guitars and VOCALS

Tracked vocals, my ears are really tired so I'll sort this mix out more in due course - any pointers before then would be great. I can hear a bit of distortion on the mix, mastered too loud again I think.