Need Tips - First time with Impulses

[deathsguitarist]

I'd like to get some tips on my overall mix as well as the guitars. I think the guitars are what I am having the most trouble with. This is my first time using impulses and it seems like I cant get rid of the muddiness of the guitars.

I put a High Pass filter and rolled it off around 80 on the guitars. I didnt do any other EQ on this mix.

Any advice on levels, EQ, etc would be awesome. Thanks.

http://soundcloud.com/deathsguitarist/casket-test-mix

 

[Scott Horner]

What impulses are you using? I think there is more of a problem with the drum sound than the guitar sound. Drums sound very compressed and lifeless. Easing up on the compression would give everything room to breathe and your guitars might not come across as muddy.

 

[deathsguitarist]

I was using the Guitar Hacks "original center" on that mix... Thanks for the tips on the drums. I'll try using less compression and see what happens!

 

[Scott Horner]

Try using Ryan's impulses. I like the s-preshigh from the awesometime-fredman pack.

http://catharsis.supremepixels.com/impulses/

 

[GearMan2point0]

weak guitars, snare very thin!

 

[GearMan2point0]

oh and the drums as a whole sound very fake....and it needs dah glue to man!!!

 

[Virgil.]

The important question is what is your entire signal chain for the guitars? Impulses are just to simulate diff cabs + mic'ing techniques... it's what goes in front of it (amp, amp settings, pedals, guitar, pickups, etc.) that shapes a large amount of the tone. What amp sim are you using, etc.