- Jul 9, 2014
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Thanks in advance for anyone willing to sit through most of or all of this, so first things first. Starting to record a new album, but I am using a much bigger tool set than I usually have - acquired some various plugins to give me some more control and options - and wanted to hear what some fresh and more experienced ears than mine thought of this.
What I was going for
What I think of it at this stage
I am happy with a lot of this, I stripped down my usual guitar chain which when looking back on it, was unnecessarily complex. My bass guitar is sadly not entirely up to par, so I know I have to make some sacrifices, I feel like I could squeeze some definition and character out of it but feel like I've hit a dead end. I used a multiband compressor on the master bus to tame the low end a bit, but feel like I may have done a bit much (maybe shouldn't of done it at all) or I could be paranoid because I am just having a hard time being objective.
Lastly, I feel the kick is hitting with the bass weirdly. It seems to have a kind of...harshness in the low end of it? Apologies as I am still unsure what is bugging me about it. I have it sent to a compressor on by bass track, so the bass ducks below the kick by about 1.0 - 1.5db on the heavy kick sections, maybe the problem lies there.
Thanks again for listening, here is the link - it's public so it should just stream.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/93798294/Restrain the Child.mp3
What I was going for
- Low-to-mid gain guitars that meshed with the bass well
- Kick drum that had more "impact" than "presence" (i.e, not too modern/slappy/clicky)
- Cohesion and spread, I want it to feel wide but still feel like everything interlocks in a good way.
- Consistency in the low end across the song
What I think of it at this stage
I am happy with a lot of this, I stripped down my usual guitar chain which when looking back on it, was unnecessarily complex. My bass guitar is sadly not entirely up to par, so I know I have to make some sacrifices, I feel like I could squeeze some definition and character out of it but feel like I've hit a dead end. I used a multiband compressor on the master bus to tame the low end a bit, but feel like I may have done a bit much (maybe shouldn't of done it at all) or I could be paranoid because I am just having a hard time being objective.
Lastly, I feel the kick is hitting with the bass weirdly. It seems to have a kind of...harshness in the low end of it? Apologies as I am still unsure what is bugging me about it. I have it sent to a compressor on by bass track, so the bass ducks below the kick by about 1.0 - 1.5db on the heavy kick sections, maybe the problem lies there.
Thanks again for listening, here is the link - it's public so it should just stream.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/93798294/Restrain the Child.mp3
