Hello everyone. I haven't checked here in years, not even sure if this place is still active and I see most stickied threads and info has been lost into the never world. I've tried recording and mixing off and on for years, I really missed the window when this place was active and I've never fully committed but I've read tons of info over the years.
Anyway here is a very long post I made elsewhere that I wanted to add here seeking help on choosing the best programs to use for recording and mixing. Please have a look.
For my personal scenario I feel that Drums and Bass are the biggest issues.
I'm beyond tired of having my recordings sound like complete shit. I've learned that whatever product I buy is not going to sound even close to the video that I watched that gauged my interest on the product to begin with.
I've spent many hours over the years watching tips and videos, reading forums and I know all the basic BS but I just simply suck at mixing.
Im going all digital here and currently I have found that Tonex may be the best guitar option for me. I'm actually halfway pleased with the free trial and probably going to purchase the max version although I'm definitely open to suggestions for other guitar plugins.
With that said, as mentioned earlier my Bass guitar sounds horrible and the drums could definitely be better.
I play death metal, it's pretty straightforward and I'm just looking for some options that sound good out of the box without needing to be a professional mixer to get good results.
Sorry if that's a rant, it is......I'm frustrated.
Here is in my opinion maybe the best mix ive done to date and I can already hear a few things I want to change but just to give you an idea.
I am leaning toward buying the urgitone everything deal because it's on sale for a great price and I'm poor but are those going to be the best drums for me? Definitely open to suggestions, just not sure what I should be using.
I record in Reaper but willing to switch DAW if that will help. Literally open to anything here.
Anyway here is a very long post I made elsewhere that I wanted to add here seeking help on choosing the best programs to use for recording and mixing. Please have a look.
For my personal scenario I feel that Drums and Bass are the biggest issues.
I'm beyond tired of having my recordings sound like complete shit. I've learned that whatever product I buy is not going to sound even close to the video that I watched that gauged my interest on the product to begin with.
I've spent many hours over the years watching tips and videos, reading forums and I know all the basic BS but I just simply suck at mixing.
Im going all digital here and currently I have found that Tonex may be the best guitar option for me. I'm actually halfway pleased with the free trial and probably going to purchase the max version although I'm definitely open to suggestions for other guitar plugins.
With that said, as mentioned earlier my Bass guitar sounds horrible and the drums could definitely be better.
I play death metal, it's pretty straightforward and I'm just looking for some options that sound good out of the box without needing to be a professional mixer to get good results.
Sorry if that's a rant, it is......I'm frustrated.
Here is in my opinion maybe the best mix ive done to date and I can already hear a few things I want to change but just to give you an idea.
I am leaning toward buying the urgitone everything deal because it's on sale for a great price and I'm poor but are those going to be the best drums for me? Definitely open to suggestions, just not sure what I should be using.
I record in Reaper but willing to switch DAW if that will help. Literally open to anything here.
