just finished a mix for a band i recorded that im really really proud of.
this song is called insomnia and is not so much metal but more
modern rock (36 crazy fists meets stone sour...).
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=885205&songID=8319838
------INFO--------
--DRUMS----------
i tracked everything except the drums (nullzweistudios, hamburg),
but replaced the kit with 2 slate kicks and 3 slate snares layered on top of each other + the snare bottom mic was blended, to add some more realism.
i used drumtracker for midi conversion to have direct access to the kontakt player with slate platinum loaded.
i had a room mic that i blended in (locut 200 Hz),
overheads were locut at 300 Hz.
--GUITARS---------
guitars were quad tracked >> 2 Diezel VH 4 Ch3 + 2 Mesa Dual Recto >>
Guitar Hack Impulses>> UAD SSL4K EQ +4@8K, -3@800 Hz, + 4@100 Hz.
--BASS-------------
Bass was Gearbox Patch that splatt88 created a while back, that i modded
to make the bass fit even better (sandberg bass, really really rattling sound)
heavily limited with UAD Limiter.
--VOCALS------------
Vocals were AT4040 into Mindprint Envoice MK II.
this time, i used the TAL Tube Saturation for all Vocal Tracks (total of 20..)
which allowed me to mix the vocals not too loud and still have them cut through. Also used 1176 LN this time instead of my altime favorite LA2A.
vocals are compressed to death, there are some spots im not 100% satisfied,
where vocals almost exploded so i had to automate them down a little when he did the "pppp" sounds... but i think it works in the context
--PRODUCTION-----------
This Song has 120 Tracks and my Cubase almost exploded
i added tons and tons of samples, the whole production i'm very proud of because i managed to put a lot of stuff into the song that adds to the song, but you would only notice most of the times when i muted the stuff.
try find the strings, some synths, bass bombs, breaking glasses,
a thunderstorm, breakbeat samples that i extracted from the original drumset (there is a cool new feature in cubase 5 i used called beat designer!)
--EDITING-------------------
I pocketed everything on this track, took me about 3 fulldays, there was
some serious problems with the riff being not tight enough, and we were
running out of trackingtime...
--MIX SPECIALS-------------
im known for bass heavy tracks (im a big fan of tool, my attitude to mixing bass is more rock orientated - very in your face sounding, not just low end rumble) , but this time i figured out that small speaker systems couldnt handle the lows of this track too well, so i decided to mix way less 120 Hz than i usually do.
--QUESTIONS TO YOU GUYS---
- How do you like the low end on this ? Does the bass sit nicely and does the track still sound fat to your ears and on your speakers?
- How do you like the overall production ?
- Do you think guitars sound cool for this type of music?
Further Comments, Questions, Criticism highly appreciated!
// And no : i cannot give you my pod settings... this is REAL AMPS!!
////NOTE : This is not mastered
>>> THANKS FOR LISTENING GUYS!!
this song is called insomnia and is not so much metal but more
modern rock (36 crazy fists meets stone sour...).
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=885205&songID=8319838
------INFO--------
--DRUMS----------
i tracked everything except the drums (nullzweistudios, hamburg),
but replaced the kit with 2 slate kicks and 3 slate snares layered on top of each other + the snare bottom mic was blended, to add some more realism.
i used drumtracker for midi conversion to have direct access to the kontakt player with slate platinum loaded.
i had a room mic that i blended in (locut 200 Hz),
overheads were locut at 300 Hz.
--GUITARS---------
guitars were quad tracked >> 2 Diezel VH 4 Ch3 + 2 Mesa Dual Recto >>
Guitar Hack Impulses>> UAD SSL4K EQ +4@8K, -3@800 Hz, + 4@100 Hz.
--BASS-------------
Bass was Gearbox Patch that splatt88 created a while back, that i modded
to make the bass fit even better (sandberg bass, really really rattling sound)
heavily limited with UAD Limiter.
--VOCALS------------
Vocals were AT4040 into Mindprint Envoice MK II.
this time, i used the TAL Tube Saturation for all Vocal Tracks (total of 20..)
which allowed me to mix the vocals not too loud and still have them cut through. Also used 1176 LN this time instead of my altime favorite LA2A.
vocals are compressed to death, there are some spots im not 100% satisfied,
where vocals almost exploded so i had to automate them down a little when he did the "pppp" sounds... but i think it works in the context
--PRODUCTION-----------
This Song has 120 Tracks and my Cubase almost exploded
i added tons and tons of samples, the whole production i'm very proud of because i managed to put a lot of stuff into the song that adds to the song, but you would only notice most of the times when i muted the stuff.
try find the strings, some synths, bass bombs, breaking glasses,
a thunderstorm, breakbeat samples that i extracted from the original drumset (there is a cool new feature in cubase 5 i used called beat designer!)
--EDITING-------------------
I pocketed everything on this track, took me about 3 fulldays, there was
some serious problems with the riff being not tight enough, and we were
running out of trackingtime...
--MIX SPECIALS-------------
im known for bass heavy tracks (im a big fan of tool, my attitude to mixing bass is more rock orientated - very in your face sounding, not just low end rumble) , but this time i figured out that small speaker systems couldnt handle the lows of this track too well, so i decided to mix way less 120 Hz than i usually do.
--QUESTIONS TO YOU GUYS---
- How do you like the low end on this ? Does the bass sit nicely and does the track still sound fat to your ears and on your speakers?
- How do you like the overall production ?
- Do you think guitars sound cool for this type of music?
Further Comments, Questions, Criticism highly appreciated!
// And no : i cannot give you my pod settings... this is REAL AMPS!!
////NOTE : This is not mastered
>>> THANKS FOR LISTENING GUYS!!
