Sludgy hardcore?? Real drums - please listen!

[Damian B]

Hey everyone, here's a mix of one of the songs off of my band's upcoming album. This is our show opener so it's fun and short, but you will get the idea.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/260611/first song_test1.mp3
EDIT: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/260611/first song_test2.mp3
EDIT VERSION 3: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/260611/first song_test3.mp3
VERSION 4: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/260611/first song_test4.mp3

Some details:

Real drums:
Kick is a blend of a sample I made and the "Kick Drum Project" sample.
Snare is a blend of the original and samples I took. I wanted a really fat snare.
Toms are samples I took of the kit.
OHs were recorded with SM81s.

Bass: I recorded a DI and mic'd the cabinet. I used NoAmp on the DI to add some grit.

Guitars are amp sims for now, though I might be interested in getting them reamped if funds allow.

Vocals were recorded with a hand-held SM58. Our vocalist records best that way.

This isn't finished by any means, and the low end might need some work. But yeah, opinions?

Thanks

 

[nosgulstic]

the snare is alittle loud

 

[AllanD]

Agreed ^, it's also a little dull.

 

[Damian B]

Yeah I agree, listening back to it this morning the snare is a bit loud, and could use a bit more "thwack." Thanks for the feedback guys, anything else?

 

[Damian B]

Updated Mix: Improved the snare quite a bit and worked on the vocals. I actually added a bit of verb on the guitars, and made the bass a bit more prominent.

Feedback would be gnarly.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/260611/first song_test2.mp3

 

[AerialThesis]

This mix sounds incredible!

The overall tone is incredibly pleasing.

i've noticed a couple of clipping or over-saturation here and there, especially when the vocals kick-in

The vocals can sound a bit aggressive at times ( There's a bit too much harmonics resonating on certain cyllables )

The high-mids of the bass guitar feels a bit shy to me.

That's all I can notice right.

This mix is born to kill!

 

[zer0_c00l]

the only bad thing is the snare, most for its super loudness.... lower the snare!

 

[shredder10]

The Snare is still WAY too loud!! :O!

love the riffs, the vocals are a bit loud (to me), i can't detail the guitars enough while he is singing.

 

[Charles J]

moar glueeeee

 

[Damian B]

Another mix. Changed everything quite a bit. Guitar tone is different now too, so hopefully it's a bit more "organic."

Feedback would awesome, thanks.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/260611/first song_test3.mp3

 

[amarshism]

snares getting better, vocals sound like they could do with some more compression... cant tell you much more from my home pc speakers

 

[Mago]

Yeah vocals can use more compression, they also stick out a bit weird in the mix, they're much brighter than the rest.
Not a fan of the snare at all tbh
+1 to moar glue

 

[Damian B]

How do glue?

¯\(°_o)/¯

 

[amarshism]

put a comp over the master buss

 

[Damian B]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/260611/first song_test4.mp3

I think I may have turned a corner?

 

[AllanD]

I think the snare might need a faster compression, there's something about it that's not completely right to me...


Other than that, it's a huge step up from the original!

 

[sh2]

About version 4:
Snare is too loud and need some transient processing to cut tail.

Vocals are not exactly in the mix. Try to EQ it right.

Others sound preety good))