More mixing practice (real drums blah blah blah)

[reneisgod]

just a quick note, if you can all hold fire on the guitars tracks for the moment
as i will be uploading far superior guitars this afternoon which sit alot better in a mix.

 

[caneris]

Can do!

Thanks dude

 

[reneisgod]

updated guitars;

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1008186/guitars 2.rar

 

[AudioGeekZine]

Thanks for sharing.
Just a tip, don't put spaces in filenames and it's easier for everyone.

I can't get the raw tracks to download past 8MB.

 

[Carlsman]

And here's a new link with no spaces and the new guitars! Enjoy!

http://blackbureau.com/reneisgodmixing/reneisgod_mixingpractice.rar

 

[Carlsman]

And here's a new link with no spaces and the new guitars! Enjoy!

http://blackbureau.com/reneisgodmixing/reneisgod_mixingpractice.rar

 

[colonel_claypoo]

-thanks again. what's the tempo of the song?
oh and ccan you provide information about tracking bass and how the ride was miced?

 

[reneisgod]

here's a pic of the kit;

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1008186/drums.jpg

i cant recall what rig the bass went through, it was some sort of vintage
trace elliott head and cab + di. The bass guitar was a Spector Bass ReBop 5 DLX FM

this one;

http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-an...M-Bass-Guitar-Black-Cherry-Burst-Hi-Gloss/JLH

tempo is 147bpm (4/4 sig)

 

[S1770]

Little practice

Thanks for the Stems Guys

Mediafire Link for Download
http://www.mediafire.com/?2x5b8ls3bb2f3ge





cheers
S1770

 

[colonel_claypoo]

here's my mix. no samples, just mixed what was provided.

http://min.us/mKnuw3wBN

 

[Virgil.]

Thanks! By the way, what tuning is this in?

 

[reneisgod]

standard E on guitars, bass is a 5 string with the lowest note tuned to B.

 

[reneisgod]

here's my mix. no samples, just mixed what was provided.

http://min.us/mKnuw3wBN

some feedback (dunno if your looking for any but it always helps to have a 2nd opinion)

i personally thought the keys werent cutting through the mix, the leads seemed a bit low and weak, id eq those different to the rhythms, snare, vocals & toms were a too dry.

the Engl blackmore which i tracked the guitars through is nutorious for lacking balls so id probably eq the guitars in the lows mids to beef them up.

got a evh 5150 mkiii in the post pitty i couldnt use that instead really.

 

[colonel_claypoo]

some feedback (dunno if your looking for any but it always helps to have a 2nd opinion)

i personally thought the keys werent cutting through the mix, the leads seemed a bit low and weak, id eq those different to the rhythms, snare, vocals & toms were a too dry.

the Engl blackmore which i tracked the guitars through is nutorious for lacking balls so id probably eq the guitars in the lows mids to beef them up.

got a evh 5150 mkiii in the post pitty i couldnt use that instead really.

thanks, I appreciate your feedback.
vocals (hall reverb), snare and toms (both plate)have a fair amount of reverb on them. I don't know how I can make them less dry, any hints on that? I don't want to drown them.

 

[reneisgod]

take away the plate reverb and try a short/medium bright gated reverb on snare and toms.
cut some low off the strings, add some eq around 3/6k to get them cutting through.

id try a low pass filter on the guitars take away some of the fizz, again i think the guitars need more depth in the mids.

not sure on the vocals but maybe the above might give the vocals more breathing space.

Im no expert, this is just what id generally try out after hearing your mix.

 

[colonel_claypoo]

tweaked the levels a bit and although not all of your suggestions have been implemented, I think it's gotten a little better overall.

http://min.us/mbbVGlO2qi

 

[MartijnPaauwe]

This was definitely a fun one! Great sounding tracks, epic song.



It's still far from perfect, but certainly getting there. I think it's pretty hard to give the guitars/vocals/keys a place in the mix without overpowering each other (Also EQ wise) so that was definitely a learning curve for me

You might wanna turn up the volume a bit. Not mastered, not limited. Only some masterbuss compression

 

[Mm1066]

Deffo want to have a go with this later. I really like the track you put out before.

 

[S1770]

Update

Had a few hours spare today so in the 2hours we cleared a few unwanted frequencys from the project
we will get back to this track as time allows

Thanks reneisgod good Song mate






S1770

 

[Evermourn]

Absolutely amazing song! I really like the vibes from sentenced/old In Flames/Dark Tranquillity/cob! Here´s my try, drums are all natural. Feedback is welcome since I´m still noob with this mixing stuff

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7694565/ReneIsGod_song.mp3