two very short clips, which is better to listen to?

[kev]

Hi guys two tiny clips here of my first ever mix, hopefully you good do a quick A/B comparison on them?

www.omission.fireway.co.uk/KevStuff/testingmix1.mp3

www.omission.fireway.co.uk/KevStuff/testingmix2.mp3

 

[Carcass29]

second one is better to me ...everything in the mix sounds like it's at even levels.

 

[kev]

second one is better to me ...everything in the mix sounds like it's at even levels.

Thnx for the fast check Carcass, was the sound quality passable or terrible?

 

[Carcass29]

It sounds cool to me....although I have crappy laptop speakers. What are you using to record?

 

[~BURNY~]

second one is better to me ...everything in the mix sounds like it's at even levels.

Same here.

 

[kev]

It sounds cool to me....although I have crappy laptop speakers. What are you using to record?

its a m-audio 1010lt, using that double micing technqiue. All straight into Nuendo, a synth, andy's bass kick 1 and a free ride sample

 

[006]

You need a snare! You could do a ton of black metal with just a ride, a good kick like that, and a good snare, lol. I like the second one too.

~006

 

[ThatGuitarGuy]

Yeah the first one has the bass drum just overwhelming it like crazy. I think its compression? It has that wierd sound that you get when the bass drum is pumped too hard...I'm a n00b lol.

But yeah, the second one sounds a lot better.

 

[EtherForBreakfast]

You need a snare! You could do a ton of black metal with just a ride, a good kick like that, and a good snare, lol.

Hehehehe.. aint that tha tr00th.

 

[KeithRT99]

it sounds good, but it's kinda pulsing, which is odd.

 

[ThatGuitarGuy]

yeah that pulsing thing is what I was talking about!

 

[Suicide_As_Alibi]

I agree with everyone else, the second one sounds better. The pulsing is called 'gain pumping', it's caused by the compression - when the bass drum peaks, it's so loud that everything else is being reduced in volume to compensate for it. On the first track it's really noticable, on the second not so much but it's still there.

I think I'm right in saying that it probably means that the compressor on your final mix has it's attack and release times set too fast, though I may have just completely made that up...

Steve

 

[ThatGuitarGuy]

Thanks for explaining that!

 

[chadsxe]

Yeah it is pumping big time.....though the second one is a little bit better it still has way to much compression/limiting going on....

 

[Lefthander]

First one-too compressed to my ears

vote for second

 

[kev]

Thnks for listening as always guys! It looks like i need to work out how to get rid of the mud, and not to over limit :Spin: