Asking Alexandria - Cowboy King

[GearMan2point0]

Hey everybody,

My step brother and I did a cover of Cowboy King by Asking Alexandria. I would like some feedback on the song and how it was mixed. We did some different things. THere is a pause at 2:21, just wait and the rest will kick in, I didn't bother with synth as I will put something else in there. So this is what I need.

1.) Feedback on the Mix
2.) Feedback on the arrangement.
3.) A volunteer to record clean vocals for us.

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=htt...Diary%20-%20Cowboy%20King%20Cover.wav&h=7b48f

Thanks guys

 

[ahjteam]

missing something?

 

[GearMan2point0]

I Was Once Possible Maybe Perhaps a Cowboy King? Is that what I am missing?

 

[JerH]

The link to the song.

 

[GearMan2point0]

hahahaha oops!!
the link is up now!

 

[masque-]

could you not link it through facebook?

 

[GearMan2point0]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19450618/Our Screaming Diary - Cowboy King Cover.wav

It wasn't through facebook, I copied the dropbox link from there. But here you go guys, sorry about the confusion.

 

[Redline4]

could you post a mp3 instead of a .wav file..?

 

[Ze4th0x]

Sounds good. tends to be glitchy at some parts, maybe memory spikes or something from plugins.

 

[GearMan2point0]

Yeah I will try to get rid of that, any other feedback?

 

[GearMan2point0]

come on guys, I need some more, help a brother out!

 

[selke61]

Sounds pretty legit dude. Damn close to the original. Vocals could use some work

 

[selke61]

and that kick is annoying. weird frequency or something

 

[gotet10]

can you post an mp3? this wav is huge.

 

[gotet10]

+1 on the kick. Sounds like a spatula hitting a piece of printer paper.

The vocals are seriously, seriously needing timing adjustments.

What are you using to guitar? Sounds like there's too much high freqs and maybe too much drive/gain.

Also try to humanize the drums more. You can totally tell it was all programmed. Try to change up the velocities and make it less robotic.

 

[GearMan2point0]

There we go! Nice feedback guys! Yeah I used Superior Drummer. I will have to play around with it. The kick, is weird I will agree. The guitars were mixed to taste, but I have realized that it is too muffled. I will work on getting those drums more humanized. Keep up the great feedback, I need it!

 

[DullElysium]

I'd more than glad to do the cleans but i'm not sure if my voice allows me to do them that's not an easy song to do well. Plus i'm not sure if i get the time to actually do them.

But as far as the mix goes, it's pretty close. I was comparing this to the original and found that the guitars are a tad brighter in the original. And as said before the drums need a little human to them. And the vocals are with a different style but i think you weren't really trying to imitate danny so that's ok. And the vocals sound good anyways.

 

[GearMan2point0]

I redid the guitars and bass and mixed it starting scratch, this time...with my own taste in mind. I made things brighter and etc....but instead of explaining, just listen. And I would love for some feedback on the improvements.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19450618/Our Screaming Diary - Cowboy King Cover take 2.mp3

 

[DullElysium]

That's great man! The snare isn't quite as cracky as the original but this is close

 

[GearMan2point0]

I know that people are downing people because they are trying to imitate Joey, but doing this one song I have learned many of my own tricks and have pretty much found my own techniques and tricks in mixing. I learned a lot from doing this much like a guitarist learns a lot from doing covers. If you learn how to keep working at something specific instead of being lost in a field, you learn what works and what doesn't much faster.

Anyways Thanks DullElysium for feedback, I feel the same about the snare. Anybody else have any percise feedback?