my first 5150 clip.... emg81-od808-5150-v30-i5 & sm57

[ApolloSpeed]

Ok guys...I finally got all my equipment up and running.

Signal Chain is :

-Ibanez MMM1 w/ EMG 81 (Drop A tuning)
-Boss NS-2
-Maxon od808 (Andy's Settings)
-5150 EVH (slightly modified Andy Settings)
-5150 Straight cab w/ new V30's X pattern
-Audix i5 (slightly off axis) on v30
-Sm57 (off axis) on same v30
-Maudio DMP3

I did one take per side (don't mind the sloppyness)..... 100% panning.

Guitars are absolutely dry! No eq.....no effects....no processing at all.

http://www.myplasticfriends.com/Mix1.mp3

Opinions ? Besides a new guitar player!

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[pixy]

i like it

 

[Ermz]

It's nice, but I think it's a little too dark to have in a mix. It seems to lose definition and 'cut' because there aren't enough highs.

 

[ApolloSpeed]

well....should I put one mic more on-axis or eq or some "processing"to get it to taste ?

I had the i5 centered on axis, but it was too "buzzy"

I like the sound now, it has alot of 'chunk' to it.....but your right, it needs slightly more highend, but without losing the chunk though.

 

[Glenn Fricker]

Remove the Maxon. It's great for a single mic config, but for duals, it robs your high end. In an on/off axis config, the mics smooth out the top enough, so really, the Maxon is just overkill. It took me three days in the studio to figure this one out.

-0z-

 

[ApolloSpeed]

Remove the Maxon.

cool....i'll try that under the same conditions....as I have not moved the mics or anything still.

hahaha, I tried to record one of the 5150 sheffield 1200 speakers.....what a joke! these speakers are "buzzy" as hell !

 

[KeithRT99]

which mic is panned where? i like the left alot more

they blend well though

 

[ApolloSpeed]

which mic is panned where?

mics are just blended together on each take......both mics are on each side.

 

[cobhc]

I like the sound, the high's can be sorted out by a little processing, fucking tight sound. Here's my mastered version, sounds sweet to me. Sorry about the shitty host, my usual one fucked up on me.

http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=2292

 

[ApolloSpeed]

Here's my mastered version,

what did you use on that ?

 

[cobhc]

Waves C4, bit of eq, some limiting, then BBE and Izotope Ozone = my standard master bus chain. You like?

 

[WITH FULL DISTORTION]

EXCELLENT
ahahahahahah very fuckign good.

 

[ApolloSpeed]

Waves C4, bit of eq, some limiting, then BBE and Izotope Ozone = my standard master bus chain. You like?

Do I ?

dem shitz really put some life into it !!

.......should I do the mix like that for my WHOLE cd ? or wait til I send it out to be mastered, and let them brighten it up ?

 

[cobhc]

i don't know lol i'm not even anywhere near a pro lol, i got the c4/limiting settings from black neon bob, and the bbe settings/ozone preset from another guy on here.

 

[ApolloSpeed]

i don't know lol i'm not even anywhere near a pro lol, i got the c4/limiting settings from black neon bob, and the bbe settings/ozone preset from another guy on here.

i've got C4, ozone 2.0, L2 and L3, T-racks, Waves Platinum, Lexicon Pantheon......but I just don't know how to work them very good.

That's why I probably need to send it off to a mastering pro.

 

[cobhc]

dude, do have/can get msn messenger, and i'll share some settings with you?

 

[ApolloSpeed]

no, but I will download it and holler at ya ina few days about that.

 

[cobhc]

ok dude, would be interesting to share settings , send me a PM with your address when you have it

 

[JeffTD]

MSN = kingofcasper@hotmail.com. I wouldn't mind those settings .

 

[Ermz]

Remove the Maxon. It's great for a single mic config, but for duals, it robs your high end. In an on/off axis config, the mics smooth out the top enough, so really, the Maxon is just overkill. It took me three days in the studio to figure this one out.

-0z-

Thanks Oz, hopefully that's saved me 3 days in the studio.

@Apollo: Yeah the sound that you got after cobhc's master is sort of what I was reffering to. You can inject a lot more livelihood into the mix just by getting the highs happening in the right places.

I'd suggest doing as much as you can during the mix itself, because you have more control over each of the elements this way. In mastering, they only have control over the stereo stem.

Although at home this process really is getting blurred. I mean, you can pretty much mix and master at the same time... or if you aren't happy with your mixdown, instead of compensating in mastering, just go back and open the mix up again.