Dio Tribute "Rainbow in the Dark" Song Discussion

[mephisto_loh]

Ok guys, here it's the final mix, i passed through an EDAX preamp the guitars, voice and bass. the vox i think now is well blended but i think the guitars are a little buried. i cant say... I need some opinions please! so we can deliver the track before sunday!
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3789129/Dio/RITD_mix_0311.mp3
here is the link, enjoy! and please give me feed back!
Edit: Bump! ha!

 

[Severu]

Hey guys!

@Mephisto: Just heard the mix and I don't find it to be so inspired, to be honest. For starters, the guitars sound very tube-y and the bass is too bass-y imho. The solos sound like ear darts, I had to cut down the volume on the solo sections. Please don't take it personal, it's just that I think it can be done better. If the other guys involved feel the same and if you don't find the time to mix it again, you can PM me the tracks and I can give it a shot since I have some free time this week. All for the greater good of the track, of course. Maybe you should check your monitoring system because it obviously tricks you somehow. Please keep in mind that this is a CONSTRUCTIVE critique and I don't mean to troll around or disrespect any of you guys, I just want the song to sound as good as possible on the finished product.

Thanks!

 

[mephisto_loh]

Hey guys!

@Mephisto: Just heard the mix and I don't find it to be so inspired, to be honest. For starters, the guitars sound very tube-y and the bass is too bass-y imho. The solos sound like ear darts, I had to cut down the volume on the solo sections. Please don't take it personal, it's just that I think it can be done better. If the other guys involved feel the same and if you don't find the time to mix it again, you can PM me the tracks and I can give it a shot since I have some free time this week. All for the greater good of the track, of course. Maybe you should check your monitoring system because it obviously tricks you somehow. Please keep in mind that this is a CONSTRUCTIVE critique and I don't mean to troll around or disrespect any of you guys, I just want the song to sound as good as possible on the finished product.

Thanks!

yeah no prob man, do you think the last version was better? i was just trying a new way to mix it. i think I'll go with the last version just warming a little the vocies cause i heard good now. thanks for the feedback!

 

[Severu]

Yeah, the previous one sounds way better to my ears.

 

[Max Morton]

I loved the mix I was singing along with. The current mix has some wierd overall feel, roughly speaking - like if it was mic'ed from the studio monitors. I'd happily help as well: if I haven't sent the processed version of the vox, I can do it with pleasure.

BTW, I can't say that the mix falls apart - the levels are there, but the frequency balance and dynamics are the two things that sound a bit wierd to me.

 

[mephisto_loh]

Ok then, so i'll make a roll back

 

[Paulie!]

Any Progress on the mix?

 

[Max Morton]

Here are the vocals, specially prepared for that previous mix. The package includes:
1)FX.wav - a piece of the mix to get in sync and reverb-delay mixture - with automatization.
2)VOX.wav - vox with automatization.
3)VOX extra.wav - a short stereo back-vocals fragment.

http://www.maxmorton.com/RITD_vox.rar

Those should sit in the mix just right, and I'll be happy if you try them out

 

[mephisto_loh]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3789129/Dio/RITD_mix_110311.rar here its the mix. what do you think?

 

[Max Morton]

It is waaaay much better! There is only one thing I don't seem to like: have you used the additional deesser on my vox? sounds like i've lost a couple of teeth in several places)) we definitely need a bit more sibilants

 

[Max Morton]

It is waaaay much better! There is only one thing I don't seem to like: have you used the additional deesser on my vox? sounds like i've lost a couple of teeth in several places)) we definitely need a bit more sibilants

UPD: the guitar solo lacks some body after the vocals. I think, 1kHz -4-5dB and 250-400hZ +3-5dB will be cool (IMHO).

 

[Paulie!]

Definately Much Better, I'll give it a proper listen later tonight when I'm at the house (At work now)..

 

[mephisto_loh]

It is waaaay much better! There is only one thing I don't seem to like: have you used the additional deesser on my vox? sounds like i've lost a couple of teeth in several places)) we definitely need a bit more sibilants

I haven't but i'll check your comments

 

[mephisto_loh]

Ok, here are the corrections i think you were right Max, the solo was lack of beef. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3789129/Dio/RITD_mix_130311_MA.mp3

 

[Max Morton]

I like it!

 

[mephisto_loh]

sooo. vespiz, paulie? what do you think?
edit: Severu? is it good now?

 

[Paulie!]

It's good for me.. Jussi?

 

[Max Morton]

Hey Mephisto! I'm still in need of the unmastered Wav file! Wrote you a PM but did not receive anything. Please contact me or just put a link to the wav 44-24 in the Dio Tribute Thread.

 

[Plankis]

Ahh, that sucks. Have you tried sending him a message to his hotmail or myspace account? Those addresses are under his avatar.

 

[DanLights]

I have him on msn and skype, he´s always online, I´ll see if I can contact him