Here is a short sample of an old-school song some mates and I used to play when we were back in school many years ago (15+ years ago 
). My mate created many original songs back then and this is one of them. It was recorded very badly back then with an ingenious method We were in an ordinary garden shed with my mate playing his guitar into a little amp with the drummer wearing headphones directly out of the amp (so no guitar could be heard except by him). He played drums along to what he was hearing while a portable boombox recorded the drums. Laughing yet? Well it gets funnier. Once this was done, the cassette was then put into a home stereo with the guitar being plugged into a Metalzone (or HM2, can't remember if the Metalzone was out then, I think it was) into a "Microphone In" and the first guitar track was played while the cassette was being dubbed to another cassette. This cassette was then dubbed to another cassete while the second guitar track was being recorded. Same thing happened for the Vocals and backing vocals. See, I said it was ingenious. Anyway, I have tacked on the original Intro which was recorded this way and just made it sound even older, although not too much poorer in quality with a nice vinyl plug .
This is the first song I will be recording properly once I get some more ideas on EQ comp, etc...so I am after feedback on the tone/mix of this sample. Guitar tracks are "as recorded" with no EQ, comp, etc. The whole mix has only had a limiter to raise the overal volume. Nothing else.
Please have a listen and let me know what you think.
Any tips on how to improve it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
http://www.keepmyfile.com/download/f5c6821423930
). My mate created many original songs back then and this is one of them. It was recorded very badly back then with an ingenious method We were in an ordinary garden shed with my mate playing his guitar into a little amp with the drummer wearing headphones directly out of the amp (so no guitar could be heard except by him). He played drums along to what he was hearing while a portable boombox recorded the drums. Laughing yet? Well it gets funnier. Once this was done, the cassette was then put into a home stereo with the guitar being plugged into a Metalzone (or HM2, can't remember if the Metalzone was out then, I think it was) into a "Microphone In" and the first guitar track was played while the cassette was being dubbed to another cassette. This cassette was then dubbed to another cassete while the second guitar track was being recorded. Same thing happened for the Vocals and backing vocals. See, I said it was ingenious. Anyway, I have tacked on the original Intro which was recorded this way and just made it sound even older, although not too much poorer in quality with a nice vinyl plug . This is the first song I will be recording properly once I get some more ideas on EQ comp, etc...so I am after feedback on the tone/mix of this sample. Guitar tracks are "as recorded" with no EQ, comp, etc. The whole mix has only had a limiter to raise the overal volume. Nothing else.
Please have a listen and let me know what you think.
Any tips on how to improve it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
http://www.keepmyfile.com/download/f5c6821423930
. I have posted a longer sample of this song before but this one is done with the Firepod and I think it sounds better. I kinda like the guitar sound, but I feel like I should be using some EQ, etc... on it. It's hard to judge your own playing/tone. I guess you just get used to your own inherent mistakes and don't seem to notice them. I find it much easier to critique someone elses tone/mix.
