As he Breathed his Last: New metal track. Guitar, bass, drums and vox.

[colinmacisaac0]

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5320442/As he Breathed his Last..mp3

How does it sound?

 

[colinmacisaac0]

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[pipaguapique]

the overall mix is pretty bright man.

vocals just dont sit right...what mic did you use??

 

[colinmacisaac0]

I used an sm57. I'm new to vocals and my technique is still getting there.

Anything i could do to make them stand out better besides actually growling better(which im working on)?

 

[pipaguapique]

try a short delay boost around 14k bell 2-3dbs
and again at 4-6k 1-2dbs

are you compressing your guitars? if yes...dont do it so much.
if its your bus compressor, then go easy on it

 

[rfahey86]

Definitely go easy on the compressor. The pumping is very audible.

 

[colinmacisaac0]

I used the "multipressor" in Logic for the output. Should i change my settings or just ditch it all together?

I'm pretty clueless on compression. Any tips/settings would be appreciated.

 

[pipaguapique]

use a very low ratio 2:1 or 3:1 at the most

it's all about hearing how your song reacts to it, but usually compress between -1 to -3dbs. sometimes -4, but like i said it depends. the purpose of having a master bus compressor is so that all your instruments "glue" together. listen for that when you start messing with your threshold. did that last part make sense?

 

[colinmacisaac0]

Having them glue together makes sense... but im not really sure what to look for when changing the threshold?