Hymnlock.. a brand new toxic grind machine song up now!

[Black neon bob]

Allright, a wee bit more rock/metal orientated i guess... maybe nothing like burn bright, but we are curious what you gents think of this one.

Intro still needs to be sorted, and this is the first draft of the mix.. i'll improve what needs to be improved later on mix and master-wise.

Here it is:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/546041/Hymnlock mixdown 2.mp3

New material to come after this as well. let us know what you think! Cheers.

 

[Deadstar]

simply awesome! very sybreed oriented but in ur own way

 

[Metaltastic]

Diggin' the music as I expected Bob, but it seems like something very strange is going on with the mix, especially the guitar tone - very indistinct and hard to make out, almost seems like it's got some some phasing going on? Maybe you were just trying to make room for the synths, but IMO it's a bit overkill Actually, a big part seems to be the bass (and/or synth bass), too muddy/low-middy IMO (I've been learning that frequency often just needs to be pretty much eradicated), and I wouldn't mind some more lows in the kick. I hate to be a stickler about this, but it honestly is kinda interfering with my enjoyment of the music (simply because I remember how awesome your past tones were, Pod or not ), but it's awesome to hear new music, and I really dig it! (surprisingly short though, at least compared to what I'm used to from you guys )

 

[zakky]

simply awesome! very sybreed oriented but in ur own way

+1.. sounds great ! good to hear new stuff from you man
details guitars pod?

 

[Black neon bob]

Cheers dudes!

Aye Marcus, i hear you man.. i have to look into that guitar tone and the bass is indeed too low/mid heavy, cheers for your feedback sir.

Zakky, i shall give details dude.. just have to look what patch i used for this song.

 

[Soundlurker]

Cool song! The mix overall sounds like what I would expect from mixing on headphones. I don't know if this is the case but your older mixes on cans didn't sound that way. I'm sure you'll fix it, though.

BTW, the vocals need a lot of dessing.

 

[Black neon bob]

Cool song! The mix overall sounds like what I would expect from mixing on headphones. I don't know if this is the case but your older mixes on cans didn't sound that way. I'm sure you'll fix it, though.

BTW, the vocals need a lot of dessing.

Thanks man.. You know what is different this time? I used a different VSTi bass, different POD XT patch and AD drums instead of the DFHS setup.

All shall be sorted after we get the songs done.. allthough i really like this mix as well.. realising it's TGM's "come clarity" sort of mix.

 

[Soundlurker]

Yeah, I wouldn't say the mix is bad...just sounds a bit weird. I like how huge it sounds, though.

 

[Trevor Marks]

Cool song! The mix overall sounds like what I would expect from mixing on headphones. I don't know if this is the case but your older mixes on cans didn't sound that way. I'm sure you'll fix it, though.

BTW, the vocals need a lot of dessing.

Gahh, I threw off the de-esser at the last minute, it was causing too many problems with the Kel mic. Definitely need to go back in and manually treat the fizzies.

Thanks for checking it out d00de!

 

[Pxz]

This track is super catchy man , great songwritting

 

[Glenn Fricker]

Very different sort of guitar sound, but honestly, I'd say "don't change it." It works for the music. Great stuff!

 

[Splat88]

Bob's back! I always really liked this song and now its great to hear vocals on it. I think the vox on this really suits the music well and everything is falling into place nicely. As others stated, the guitars sound a bit weird.....kind of empty in the low end, almost like too much bass has been scooped out in the pre EQ. Did you use the POD tubescreamer? I've always found that emulation to remove way too much pre distortion low end from the guitars, especially if you're using an EMG81. That's my 2 cents for now. Awesome job regardless and its great to hear some action from you!

 

[Sacha]

Interesting tune! The mix sounds good, the keys are integrated really well. The vocals could be a bit more in your face for my taste. Would like to hear more!

 

[kev]

Sounds ace Bob! I think it would be even greater if it wasnt smashed so hard too!

 

[Felix Neumann]

After a couple of runs, I finally dig it a lot. First I thought, it´s a bit overproduced, but dude..I can say it is absolutely awesome sound-and arrangement wise. I also like the singer. Congrats for this!

 

[Jaymz]

This ruless!!! Love it! \m/ Keep up the good work Bob!

 

[Chris_P_Critter]

HOLY SHIT THIS IS FUCKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chris_P_Critter]

that intro sample is from The Basketball Diaries!

One of my favorite movies.

 

[Ola Englund]

Sounds awesome! But I think I don't like the kick... But the rest is just brilliant!

 

[Trevor Marks]

that intro sample is from The Basketball Diaries!

One of my favorite movies.

Ha! Glad you caught that That movie wouldn't let go of me for weeks.

Awesome to hear all the feedback too gents. I was shooting for sharp songwriting over balls-to-the-wall mayhem with this one.
Mix-wise, I'm dead curious about what a quality reamp would bring to the table