Any thoughts of this mix guys? Much appreciated...

[Face_down_in_blood]

Hi all...I'm after some of your invaluable advice. I rarely post here, but I read often and I would like to think I have absorbed some of your great advice...I guess we will see.

http://www.dereliction.co.uk/viscera_sample.mp3

This is one of my latest tracks - fairly heavy stuff. I've worked very hard on the drums on this one - currently I program all my stuff, and i've recently stepped up from Fruity Loops to full sequencing in Cubase, running through DFH 2. I dropped in Andy's awesome Kick and Snare samples through Drumagog too.

Basically, whilst i'm aware this is still a fairly rough mix, I would like to think i've got most elements in roughly the right place, but the guitars and the aforementioned drums are still giving me doubts - I would love ANY input you guys could offer.

The guitars a tuned down to C and quad tracked, two to very far left and right, and 2 more slightly inside of them. I used 2 different guitar sounds - one for the outside and one for the inside (same left and right). I applied Andy's C4 setting to each too. No Bass quite yet unfortunately.

I think I over limited too - I just wanted to raise the volume so I could hear it roughly level with some commercial tracks without fiddling whislt comparing the mix. Just ignore the slight clipping if you can.

Anyway, there you have it - anything and everything you can contribute will be most useful.

Cheers!

 

[dill_the_devil]

That sounds feckin' awesome, man - love the music! I'm by no means an expert, but all I'd say is that maybe some of the fast cymbal parts sound a bit harsh, and perhaps the snare could do with more high-end 'crack' - but this is far beyond any shit I could cobble together.

Looking forward to hearing more of your stuff!

 

[Ermz]

I think you may have a bit too much low-end going there. I can clearly hear compressor-pumping. Maybe ease off the low-end on those kicks a bit.

I'd put a bit of work in clearing everything up a bit. The EQ is your friend and I think you can clear up some of the mud in that track with it a bit. Feels like everything is squashed together, there's no real separation.

Good luck.

 

[kaomao]

What did you use for recording guitars?
Podxt?

Maurizio

 

[Seizure.]

i had the same problem with the kick pushing everything away... just cut down some mids/lows were it needs it.

 

[Face_down_in_blood]

thanks guys...definitely agree on the snare, and I'm aware of the compressor pumping....just threw that on very quickly to raise the volume a bit. Really shoddy job...that will be fixed.

Moonlapse, I agree it does sound all a bit muddled and confused - I think the kick is largely to blame...boosted the bass when I really shouldn't have. I'll work on that...give it a bit of a scoop to try and make it sit in a bit better.

In terms of guitar, I'm afraid to say I didn't use a PodXT or anything - one tone is straight recording out from a Roland Cube 30, and the other is Line 6 Uber Metal pedal on Pulverize setting through the clean channel on the Cube. Far from ideal, but I really can't make too much noise in my apt. right now. Actually, I do have a Rocktron Prophesy, but I confess I've never been too happy with sounds from it...if any of you have any patches or recommendations for programming it, I would be very interested!!

But, what do you guys think of the guitar tone? I'm quite willing to redo it, although this is already a much worked on version. I would rather try and improve it with processing - any suggestions? The Bass obviously isn't in their yet either, so that should add to it significantly when I finally get it done - I will probably have to smooth out the guitars then anyway.

 

[Black neon bob]

damn!

Good stuff... i will not comment on the mix and kick/snare, since most has been said allready.. i would love to hear it less "limited" though.. that way the guitars could be judged better...

But guitars you ask?

sounds cool man! kick is stealing their spotlight a bit at the fast parts.. but they sound good to me, especially considering how and with what you recorded it with!