Metal mix with zero samples used

[Daunt]

Thanks guys! I'm very confident that this band will get a deal. They deserve it.

Oz, the boost was on. Windsor is not a very hi-gain amp itself.

 

[Brett - K A L I S I A]

I'm surprised nobody asked yet: what did you do on the kick and snare for Eq and Comp (or maybe more)?

 

[Daunt]

Nothing special with those except maybe the expander on the parallel compression tracks (kick & snare). The kick EQ was pretty extreme, because Beyerdynamic M88 is actually a vocal microphone. I know Bergstrand uses it on kick. Actually I heard that some live guys like to use it also.

I used mainly Waves RComp and REQ on drums. Parallel compression was LiquidMix "Stellar1" on "ALL4" mode with attack and release set to minimum.

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

Sounds cool, I love no trigger metal sometimes!

 

[Manicompression]

Whoa! Their site is now opened:

http://www.diseaseofthenation.com

thanks dude, I really like this band, and you did a knock up job on it

 

[cobrahead1030]

sounds great

 

[InvalidInk]

I think the mix sounds great! I wouldn't change a thing on it. Fuck triggers, a real engineer doesn't need them! (I'm kidding kinda)

I am interested in how you mixed the DIY Sub mic with the BeyerM88. I am about to build one of those.

Who says that the M88 is a vocal mic? Two M88 where used on Bonhaims kick to get that legendary drum sound (as well as room mics).

 

[aramism]

hey daunt thanks so much for sharing all this stuff. the other songs on the site sound fantastic.


any chance you can post a closer/detailed pic of the mic of the guitar cab. it seems as if the 609 and 57 are equally apart from the dustcap slightly offset... i never thought of that, just wanted to double check. i usually place the 57 dead on the dustcap and the 609 a little further out to "fill out" the sound and compliment each other, your method yielded some great results.

 

[Daunt]

Thanks! I don't have better photos but both mics were placed equally.

InvalidInk: I lo-passed the subkick at around 220 hz and limited it to death. It was very low in the mix though.

 

[kezspez]

Sorry to sound like such a clueless ass.. but when you say "parrallel compression", do you mean you routed the kick and snare to a seperate group (submix?) and compressed them against each other alongside the rest of the drum mix?
Can't wait to check out this windsor thing, i have a valveking which some days i love, but most days i want to kick it down the stairs.

 

[Daunt]

Yes, I created two mono groups and routed the snare and kick to those via sends.

 

[Waterboy]

Finding new stuff to listen is always a daunting task for me.
This sounds really good to my ears. I love the entire mix on all of the tunes that I heard. You did a great job with all the instruments.
I am glad that I checked this thread. Thanks for sharing with us!

 

[kezspez]

that windsor is quite nice as it goes. certainly better than i was expecting
better than the valveking *spits at £300 pile of shit in corner of room*

 

[Daunt]

that windsor is quite nice as it goes. certainly better than i was expecting
better than the valveking *spits at £300 pile of shit in corner of room*

I have to agree with you. I didn't like Valveking at all.