guitar help! what do i need to fix?

[jakespies]

Here's a song I've been working on http://rapidshare.com/files/397346023/Song_1.mp3. I am by no means good at doing this AT ALL. I just started trying to record and this whole mix is all from reading up on this wonderful forum I happened to have stumbled upon . Could I possibly get some pointers on what needs improvement and what I can do to achieve that? The main thing for me right now would be the guitars and getting a fuller tone but anything about the whole mix overall would be great . I use Ableton live 8 with a toneport UX1, I have podfarm2. Drums are obviously terribly programmed uke:. No vocals yet.

 

[submersed]

Hey man, you might want to consider using Dropbox for your uploads to make it more convenient for everyone here. You're more likely to get a response, and tips on how you can improve your mix.

Also, maybe start with explaining what your current guitar chain is, that way we can work with you to improve them. You mentioned having pod farm, is that what is used in this mix?

 

[jakespies]

Hey man, you might want to consider using Dropbox for your uploads to make it more convenient for everyone here. You're more likely to get a response, and tips on how you can improve your mix.

Also, maybe start with explaining what your current guitar chain is, that way we can work with you to improve them. You mentioned having pod farm, is that what is used in this mix?

yes i used pod farm.http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7979368/Song%201.mp3

For my chain i used pod farm, s1-shuffler, and q10 eq. Here's a screen of my settings http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7979368/settings.jpg

Edit: Oh and also I have the lows and highs from the guitars sent to A and B with a saturator on em.

 

[jakespies]

i would love some feedback on this mix

 

[Zento]

You can start by panning your guitars?

 

[jakespies]

You can start by panning your guitars?

I did...did you not listen to the mix? I have guitars double tracked and panned 70% L and R. I also have the highs and lows going to A and B going down the middle.

 

[lovehunt]

-Delete the S1 plugin.
-Pan your guitar hard left / hard right.

 

[jakespies]

-Delete the S1 plugin.
-Pan your guitar hard left / hard right.

iight. other than that what else do you think about the overall mix? drums, bass, guitar tone and what not?

 

[lovehunt]

I think the drums sound a bit robotic (the snare and the cymbals)

I hear some digital clipping but it mayber just me it's late

And re-upload your song with the guitar hard left / hard right for the other guys ^^

 

[jakespies]

I think the drums sound a bit robotic (the snare and the cymbals)

I hear some digital clipping but it mayber just me it's late

And re-upload your song with the guitar hard left / hard right for the other guys ^^

Ya I know the drums are pretty programmed =/ but I'm not gonna mess with that too much. At what points do you hear the clipping? Here's the panned version http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7979368/song%201%20panned.mp3

 

[Habsburgs]

Here's the panned version

I like your kick and snare samples. What samples are you using?

 

[jakespies]

I like your kick and snare samples. What samples are you using?

Uhh I found em off the sticky for heavy metal drum samples. It's and FTP site, I'm using the tamastarclassic and the born snare drum. I'm running em through beatcraft with a little eq and reverb on both. How do you think the guitars sound? Like if this was a final mix minus the vocals.

 

[TheWinterSnow]

Ya I know the drums are pretty programmed =/ but I'm not gonna mess with that too much. At what points do you hear the clipping? Here's the panned version http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7979368/song%201%20panned.mp3

your not even remotely hard panned. Delete S1.

 

[jakespies]

your not even remotely hard panned. Delete S1.

i am hard panned...i also have an A and B with lows and highs from the guitars straight down the middle as I said earlier, are you saying I should get rid of that?

 

[jakespies]

i am hard panned...i also have an A and B with lows and highs from the guitars straight down the middle as I said earlier, are you saying I should get rid of that?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7979368/song%201%20hard%20panned.mp3
heres without the A and B through the middle

 

[AllanD]

There is literally nothing panned, the guitars are in the center. The tones aren't bad from what I hear, but would probably sounds better panned. When the snare does rolls, it soudns very robotic, like there's only one sample.

 

[jakespies]

There is literally nothing panned, the guitars are in the center. The tones aren't bad from what I hear, but would probably sounds better panned. When the snare does rolls, it soudns very robotic, like there's only one sample.

uhh idk what to tell you. i have 2 takes for 2 guitars. Each take is panned hard R and hard L

 

[TheWinterSnow]

the whole mix is in mono, are you sure your rendering the mix in stereo?

 

[jakespies]

There is literally nothing panned, the guitars are in the center. The tones aren't bad from what I hear, but would probably sounds better panned. When the snare does rolls, it soudns very robotic, like there's only one sample.

WHOA MY BAD! I guess the guitars double tracked were causing some weird phasing LOL. Here's the mix with each guitar one track hard L and hard R

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7979368/song%201%20hard%20panned%202.mp3

 

[plague_rider]

Tone sounds good a lot better on the that last mix with them hard L/R

Bass??

The Kick and Snare samples are awesome, especially the snare!! WANT!! will have a look for that laters...