Band I am working on - 5150II content

[Machinated]

This is the same band that I was working on on my previous 5150II tone thread. This is one of their finished songs with vocals etc. I'd like some feedback on this mix, I am getting pretty close to the final product. The vocals on this track might be a little low, and the snare is a bit dry too, but thats the best I could get out of the snare for now.

Bloodshed

Feel free to ask about any aspect of the recording

Ed

 

[KeithRT99]

the snare gets buried some of the time. The guitars are either too loud, or too mid-y.

 

[Machinated]

Those are the 2 exact things I am working on now. I think I have fixed the snare problem, but the guitars have that mid range sound in them that wont go. I have even tried reamping them through the pod, and I can still hear it there.

Anyone up for some reamping?

 

[s34nsm411]

sounds pretty good man, the guitars might benefit from an eq adjustment, maybe cut the mids slightly and bring up the highs a little bit

vocals could be louder in certain parts like right when they come in for the first time when the mix is busy

what settings did you use on the 5150?

 

[Glenn Fricker]

I really dig the kick & snare. What are they?

 

[Machinated]

Cheers for the feedback guys. I agree 100% with whats been said so far. I have spent quite a while trying to EQ out the mids on the guitars, but they seem to lose all their body. Ill keep working at it!

s34nsm411, I grabbed these settings from an older thread - they were:

As far as the guitars, I used the PodXT's Tubescreamer emulation () but it still sounded better using it than not, so whatever I guess. Settings on the 5150II were:

Lead Channel

Pre: Just over 2
Low: 5
Mid: Just over 3
High: Just before 4
Resonance: 6
Presence: 5

Mic was one 57, just on the edge of dustcap. Speakers were all G12T-75W's.

Oz, drums are DFHS. I also mixed in either a Sonor snare, or a "Canopus Zelkova" snare that I made samples from, from the C&V add on. I'll check that out. The kick is the DFHS mixed with a Tama kick sample I have knocking about.

Thanks for the feedback guys, I'll try and upload a new clip soon

 

[Tym_ex]

Sounds great! Man do I love 5150 guitar tones... anyways: guitars a bit too upfront for me, burying the drums a bit. Guitars have enough presence to back them up a little.

The snare is bit characterless, as in: you hear it hit, it works... but it doesn't add something to the music.

 

[Machinated]

OK, the link is being updated now. Cut some mids on the guitars, and fixed up there snare. Really looking for feedback on this, how's it sounding?

 

[KeithRT99]

it sounds better. the guitars are still kinda mid-y but i think they work.

 

[drewcson]

god damn man, this shit is fucking brutal. to be honest, that is one of the best guitar tones ive heard on this board that has been mic'd. i agree with what tym_ex said about the snare being lifeless, but i think the mix is fucking brutal man. good work. haha, post some of their other shit youre working on... please?

 

[Machinated]

Haha cheers man, glad you like it! I'll post some more stuff when the band pays me the rest that they owe me. Cheers for the good words!

 

[Machinated]

Drewcson: the band finally paid me and have their mixes now - their myspace is The Eyes Of A Traitor. Hope you enjoy it man!

 

[nuclearass]

Sounds really good! That guitar tone is fuckin great.

 

[Machinated]

Cheers man, the band just got picked up by Thirty Days of Night Records, so this will be my first production to be on sale all over country in HMV/Virgin etc. I'm fucking chuffed haha

 

[CJWall]

sounds fucking awesome

this just further shows how much I actually DO like G12T-75's...

 

[cobhc]

I still think the drums are a little dry on this man. Sounds fucking a' otherwise.

 

[Machinated]

Cheers guys again for the feedback. If anyone is interested I uploaded another song in an mp3 player embedded in my myspace.

Check it out on EAS Studio's. Let us know what you think guys, I personally think this song sounds better.....Still can't believe this CD is getting released by TDON - my first CD for a label.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I think it sounds great!

 

[lepersmeesa]

Awesome work. Sounds fucking great, and congrats on getting your first piece of work on a proper label!