LATEST MIX- HARDCORE- TEAR IT TO SHREDS

[dankarghh]

hey guys,
this is the latest mix im working on for a band.
the vocals sound shithouse and i'm not sure how to improve it.
the mix is so different between speakers/headphones that i don't even no how it's sounding anymore

someone help! how can i improve it

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3200729/hereforbloodmaster4bass.mp3

Update, new vocals http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3200729/hereforbloodmaster5bass.mp3

updated again, different song: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3200729/2.mp3

 

[dankarghh]

anyone? please?
i'm not 100% happy with it but don't know how else to improve it. i need your help!

 

[AgentX]

I really like the mix, the guitars in particular have a nice chugg but the vocals. . . they just sound like there in reverse or something

 

[dankarghh]

haha, thanks man.

in reverse? they were tracked with a at3035 in my bedroom into a mattress pushed into the corner. what do you suggest? a whole lot of comp etc on them now

 

[dankarghh]

reworked vocals a bit, better or worse??
what else can be improved guys! almost at my deadline
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3200729/hereforbloodmaster5bass.mp3

 

[jimwilbourne]

reworked vocals a bit, better or worse??
what else can be improved guys! almost at my deadline
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3200729/hereforbloodmaster5bass.mp3

but to be honest, the vocals sound okay to me at this point. especially for the genre.

if you want to push them a little harder, I recommend busing them to aux and using a tiny bit harder compression & saturation. mix to taste.
at least that's how I'd approach it.

 

[dankarghh]

thanks man, i will do.

how is everything else sitting?

 

[HCL]

Vocals stick out too much! Try using some reverb on them, maybe putting more bass? They seem quite weak sonically for the style. Hardcore vocals should kick you in the nuts.

Maybe some distortion on another channel mixed in?

 

[foundations]

the vocals are fine man, in the way that that must be the sound the band is going for, his vocals sound 100% like the vocalist from abandon all ships, if you want an idea how to mix that kind of wierd technique (taking a huge breath in after every word) then try and get some pointers from the abandon al ships stuff

 

[dankarghh]

thanks for the feedback guys. i just posted up another song, worked on vocals a tad, i hope they're okay. i want to get this EP done already, it's my first one and has taken way too long haha

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3200729/2.mp3
ah just noticed some gay noises in vocals at the very start

 

[dankarghh]

they're verbed up pretty hard now, i cant seem to make them sit by using verb without it being over the top, let me know what you think

 

[beaniethemexican]

love the mix man, only thing id say is do something with the kick and snare to brighten them up or bring them out in the mix. other than that the guitars sound amazing what did you use?

 

[tylerrr]

the vocals definitely seem to sit better with the newer song. I think the drums could use a little more reverb and maybe add a 185-200hz boost on the snare. the toms definitely sound like they could be panned more. overall I really dig it though.

 

[dankarghh]

thanks guys ill look into it tomorrow for sure. guitars were reamped by ryan through his 5150 i believe, fredman style. then just some eq and saturation. i still can't seem to get it to commercial loudness, well, without increasing the output on ozone past zero