Latest Mix Template

[cobhc]

Ok, so I wrote a kinda Chimaira-ish riff with a lead over it, and I would like to use this as a new template for my mixes, especially the drums, so what do you guys think of this?

https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/371262/Riffage6.mp3

 

[zvish]

on my headphones sounds really good!! very pro sounding guitars

 

[cobhc]

Thanks! So I re-recorded all the guitars and mastered it a little quieter. I also quad tracked this time.

https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/371262/Riffage7.mp3

 

[Metaltastic]

Sounds great man; the snare might be a tad on the thin side (and perhaps even a little lo-fi sounding, though that could just by my ears screwing with me, hard to tell with a half-time groove). Guitars sound great, maybe a tad too nasally at 2k, but only very slightly! And I dig the kick; is that a stock S2.0 one? Didn't think it could sound that, well, metal! (cuz there's only so much you can do with processing IMO)

 

[cobhc]

Thanks, I'm working on the snare. Guitars are the usual affair, and I'm not going to reveal what the drums are yet.

 

[cobhc]

https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/371262/Riffage8.mp3

See if this is more to your liking Marcus!

 

[kev]

Nice Kick Stee! What was it?

 

[Metaltastic]

https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/371262/Riffage8.mp3

See if this is more to your liking Marcus!

Actually, A/B'ing them, I kinda prefer the guitars in the first clip tbh; maybe a 2db cut at around 2k is all they need to be spot-on IMO! However, I'm thinking the snare sounds fuller/better in the second one, though it could just be in contrast to the different guitars. Also, I just noticed, the toms sound good, though there's a bit too much "tick tick" attack in there, so I'd tame that a bit. Overall sweet though!

 

[cobhc]

The second clip was with a 1db cut at 2khz on the guitars. You think it needs a little more cut?

 

[cobhc]

Ok, here's some real bass in there, and a different lead. Toms are tamed slightly.

https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/371262/Riffage11.mp3

 

[Jaymz]

That last one sounds like there is less low end going on actually. Good leads on that last one though

 

[cobhc]

Yeah, I turned the bass down a bit, seemed a bit boomy to me, and the bass seemed disconnected.