Latest work (my new band, for the fallen dreams)

[xMannequiNx]

Well...not exactly for the fallen dreams - just listen and give feedback plz

http://codingrockets.com/stuff/studio/new/UnamedSong1.mp3

I wrote and recorded drums and guitar, with help writing a few of the riffs from our main guitarist. The whole song was written in a day, and please excuse the sloppy guitar playing as well, as I just started playing 2 weeks ago...n00b pl0x

Drums are unedited, real overheads replaced with slate. Guitars are double tracked EC1000>TSS>Preampus Distortus>Guitar Hack IR. Bass is just direct w/ amp sim on top end and vox are distorted w/ TLSD.

Had a bit of trouble w/ vox...they seem to be pumping the mix. Anyone else notice this? Turn them down, and they are too quiet. Turn them up, and they pump...

 

[Scissors61]

Drums sounds really nice, but for some reason a tad on the quiet side... Might just be that the vocals are a bit too loud, because I'd say everything apart from the vocals sounds a tad quiet. If they're making everything pump, I'd say just cut back a bit on the master compression/limiting...

I'd say also cut back slightly on the reverb on the vocals, or maybe just change the type of reverb. At the moment it sounds like a sort of small room reverb, which I think makes the vocals stick out in a negative way... Maybe make it a slightly larger sounding verb, but with less of the verb mixed in?

Really like the song though dude!

 

[eternally_gutted]

more info about bass settings?

i´ve a problem with preampus distortus...if i put a lot gain, it makes a lot noise...
help

 

[xMannequiNx]

Yeah I noticed the same thing on vox. Unfortunately our vocalist isn't very comfortable without holding a mic in his hand, so he had to grab the mic stand, and when he did, he didn't always scream into the diaphragm of the mic. I let it slide tho just cause this is a demo and I rly wasn't focusing too hard on the vox.

Im suprised you asked about bass...I thought it sounded pretty shitty lol

Bass is a shitty p bass>shitty 1814 pre and split into the high and low end. I limited the fuck out of the low end for no dynamics, and then took the top end and compressed a bit and added a bass amp sim (waves GTR) and some distortion from preampus to make it gel.

And add a gate to the beginning of your chain before preampus....or get a better DI dunno what else to say. There is not a lot of gain on guitars in this song.