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[Lionwing]

Right well, this is my first 'rate my mix' post, but been lurking round here for a couple of months.

I've thrown down a short simple riff and drums to try and put the techniques I have read about into practice.

I know that there are a lot of aspects that need improving, but if you could point out the most obvious things that seem wrong to you, that would be a good start for me!

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1991184/practise mix Edit 1 Export 1.wav

Thankyouuuu

 

[Mago]

link doesnt work bro. but its anyway fake and gay

 

[Lionwing]

Ah tits I didn't use the public link... should work now!

 

[Mago]

hm yeah, there are some issues with this mix...
what did u use to make this one?

 

[Lionwing]

I wrote some midi drum tracks in guitar pro, exported them and replaced with samples, that's why the snare sounds so robotic.
guitar chain was EMG 85 > DI > TSS > TSE x30 > catharsis awesometime > slight EQ but I seem to be lost when EQing guitars.
Bass was just DI > compressed to fuck and EQ.
I'm using Tracktion 3 as my DAW, can't afford Cubase or PT! Used a mastering plugin that came with that called Final Mix, seems to give it a lot of boom but sounds better than my own attempt at just using a compressor on the master bus

 

[Mago]

dude dont use presets on mastering plugins^^
and dont eq if you havent got a reason to eq...
but anyway, its not that bad for a first attempt
look around in the forum for mastering chains to get rid of the mastering preset, a get some better drums samples. the guitars dont sound that bad for the beginning anyway.
there are also some free bass vst plugins if u dont want to use the DI bass track

 

[Lionwing]

Thanks for the tips man, I downloaded a bass vst just called bass preamp but it just kills my cpu, even if I render all the other tracks! I'm always on the hunt for more decent samples, most of the links in the sticky seem to be dead though.

 

[Mago]

try some of this:

http://www.acmebargig.com/

 

[AerialThesis]

Really like the overall tone, i just think that your programmed drums should sound less computerised, and cymbals should have a bit of room information or they sound like they are not part of the drum. The toms could be randomised a bit. Seriously i really like cranking your sample, it sounds pretty good.

 

[Lionwing]

@ AerialThesis, that Through Paintings on your myspace is really fuckin awesome! Should be boss music

I've since put an aux send/return on the cymbals with some room verb, sounds much better cheers! Need to sort my samples out as I'm not using multiple hits, I only have one sample per tom, hahaa lame!

 

[AerialThesis]

Thanks, keep it up! I'd really enjoy listenning to a full track with that tone. The effects you created with diffrent reverbs are awesome.