Some kids who wanted me to record them

[zer0_c00l]

Hi guys, i'm trying to earn some money with this recording business, and I just got my first clients...

Just some kids who wanted to record 2 songs for a contest, but they don't play quite well and they had only one day to record so I recorded guitars and drums at the same time (drums only with snare bass and OHs) and 2 guitar, recorded in all the 6 channels i had avaiable, then the bass, organ/synth and finally vocals all separated.

I would like to know what do you think mixwise (according to the recording circumstances, of course)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7629544/st singlemix.mp3

 

[szymon]

um... well.
sound very... homemade
IMO, it would sound 1000 times better, if you sampled the drums
sorry to say that, but these here sound just bad.
and i realise that it's crappy performance
at least vocals are fine


btw, its clipping like hell.

 

[zer0_c00l]

Yes, i realise that I can do over 9000 times better, but only with a 4 mic drumkit, shit cymbals, crappy toms and crappy guitars i think I couldn't do much of it, and they only had one day to record, so I was only capable of doing this....

I really thought about sampling at least the kick and snare but i don't think that's really worth....

I limited at 6.2 dB and the loudest thing was the snare that was peaking like crazy, but the rest was around 5 dB... i think if I limited less than that it would sound weak....

 

[szymon]

I can do over 9000 times better

so with additional 1000 times better with sampled drums, you'll have a 10000 times better mix :Smokin:

with 6 channels it is tough to do something great indeed (unless you're a jazz producer, who record the whole band with a one soundfield mic ).

Vocals sound decent, which i think is the most important part here.

cheers.

 

[zer0_c00l]

Thanks, for your words.

Are you saying it's clipping by hear or are you seeing in any meter? if you say it by ear, it must be the bass that i puts lots of distortion (though it's disguised somentimes), otherwise i don't know what it is

 

[szymon]

I've put it into DAW, and the meters are good. It occurs when the vocals come in (and in some few moments too). I meant rather kind of distortion than clipping. It may be the limiter (threshold pushed down too hard), or too much saturation (do you use any?)
Whats in the masterbus either?

 

[zer0_c00l]

In master I only used Tracks Briwall Limiter, Advanced 2 mode, +6.2 on input, 1 ms on attack, 5ms on release and -0.2 on output ceiling...

Vocals i only used a compressor with 3.7 :1 ratio 10 ms attack and 74 release

 

[CSMadden81243]

wow.

 

[AllanD]

Those cymbals sound like beginner kit cymbals man, the guitar tone is super dark, the toms were played by a mouse, there isn't much you can do to save this. The vocals sound okay, the synth sounds okay too.

 

[oroinvictus]

As szymon said, it sounds very 'homemade'. The synth sounds okay. Guitars are muddy and almost inaudible. Same with the drums. How much did they pay you, if I may ask?

 

[zer0_c00l]

lol, if you had read it, you would noticed I didn't miced the toms, also he was plying very softly, guitars were miced with 57's but they sound very different because it was 2 different amps at the same time... the cymbals are worse than begginer cymbals.

Maybe in 2 weeks I get a REAL band to track, and I'll burn my eyes with the PC screen till i get it sounding BREWTAL!!

oh it was a 50€ thing....

 

[oroinvictus]

Best of luck in producing more clients. Hopefully the kids will stay away from you and you'll find some good musicians and good instruments.

 

[zer0_c00l]

Seriously, I laughed