thrashmetal studio productions

[hoehlentroll]

we've been in the studio recently. it would be great, if you all could tell how you like it. what improvements would you suggest? how would you rate this in terms of professionality?

http://www.hatchery-band.de/mambo/m...list=playlist3&style=config04&bg_popup=000000

please consider just the first two tracks. the other ones are very demo-ish. so never mind

 

[Unavailable]

I liked it a lot. Cool guitar sound and sweet kreator-ish vox. The only thing was that it's way too obvious the drums are fake. Needs better cymbal samples and more velocity variation in the snare and kick.

 

[VH100R]

and a nice reverb in a drum bus would also help.

vocals need some processing IMO.

the composition I love it. has an oldschool vibe to it.

 

[hoehlentroll]

The only thing was that it's way too obvious the drums are fake.

Those are real, I was next to the drumer as he played them. Although I have to admit the base and snare are samples. Also the timing was corrected a bit.

 

[JeffTD]

Those are real, I was next to the drumer as he played them. Although I have to admit the base and snare are samples. Also the timing was corrected a bit.

That's what we mean - fake = sampled.

There's no velocity on hte hits, so it sounds very machine-gun like, not natural.

The drums need more verb, as well. Too dry/mechanical sounding.

The guitar tone is cool, but the playing gets sloppy in the more technical parts.

 

[Unavailable]

I'll take your word for it that the cymbals are real, but they sound way too small and lifeless. Or simply, high pitchy. That's what made me think they were samples as well.

 

[hoehlentroll]

That's what we mean - fake = sampled.

oh ok, I thought you mean faked like fully programmed.

 

[ElektricEyez]

I have to agree, each kick and snare hit has the same volume, which makes it sound like a machine, the guitar playing is freakin awesome!, and I really like the bass guitar sound. I think the vocals could use a bit more bite. You might want to try adding some more compression to the vox, like insane compression (10:1 or higher with a slow attack so it doesn't pick up on the breathing) and then bring up the makeup gain just so it adds a bit of compression distortion to the vocals, then bring up the EQ around 3k 1 DB at a time to taste. It may or may not work for you, and others here might have better suggestions, but that's what I would try.