My first time mixing a band i'm not in!

[Sacha]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2183128/Becoming_the_Demon.mp3

I didn't track this so a lot of salvaging from less than desirable decisions, such as tracking in 16 bit for one thing.

Lots of room for improvement but nonetheless the band is stoked with it so i'm happy.

 

[Erik Monsonis]

Sounds fucking perfect!
What is the guitar chain? Sounds perfect to me.

 

[Sacha]

Sounds fucking perfect!
What is the guitar chain? Sounds perfect to me.

Thanks Eric, Lasse reamped the rhythms through 5150 + Mesa cab, the leads are the original Vetta tracks for the harmony section then Axe-FX for the solos.

 

[OpenWound]

sounds good! but i think the kick is a tad to loud, and the vocals are at a minumum volume, needs more in your face!
great otherwise!

 

[Sacha]

sounds good! but i think the kick is a tad to loud, and the vocals are at a minumum volume, needs more in your face!
great otherwise!

Thanks homeslice. Yeah the drums are loud in general but I wanted to highlight the best played and tightest sounding element. The vocals...trust me I polished and massaged them as much as possible!

 

[NSGUITAR]

What are you using for drums?


Some of the sections REALLY remind me of Gojira.

 

[Sacha]

What are you using for drums?


Some of the sections REALLY remind me of Gojira.

Drums they tracked on V-drums and sent me the edited MIDI. I used The Metal Foundry primarily blended with some Avatar, some Evil Drums, and another kick sample, snare was also blended 50/50 with Trigger Black Beauty.

Gojira eh? Never really heard that...but cool! I found them more kinda classic along the lines of Machinehead maybe or some older bay area stuff.

 

[lolzgreg]

The mix is a bit cloudy in the midrange. I would check the balance of the guitars and vocals when it comes to high-mid/high content.

Gating the sustain on the toms would make it sound a bit more real on some of those fills.

I'm liking the mix a lot otherwise.

 

[Sacha]

The mix is a bit cloudy in the midrange. I would check the balance of the guitars and vocals when it comes to high-mid/high content.

Gating the sustain on the toms would make it sound a bit more real on some of those fills.

I'm liking the mix a lot otherwise.

Thanks Greg! Yeah the guitars are centered a bit higher then the vocals mids wise in this one, seemed to suit the style and the guys voice. Always room for improvement though!

I wanted the toms to be huge and ring out a lot, kind of a throwback to some classic shit. I think the drums in general are a bit over edited timing and velocity wise but I didn't really have time to touch that too much.