Could anyone master this for me?

heartbeatsuk · 21st March 2010

Hi

I know this is my first post but I was wondering if anyone could mix my cover of nine crimes by damien rice for me? here is the link Download crimes.zip from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way
I know my skill is not great but i am very interested in the difference of quality a good master can do

can anyone help me?

Bill Lagos · 21st March 2010

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Originally Posted by heartbeatsuk

Hi

I know this is my first post but I was wondering if anyone could mix my cover of nine crimes by damien rice for me? here is the link Download crimes.zip from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way
I know my skill is not great but i am very interested in the difference of quality a good master can do

can anyone help me?

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MASSIVE Master · 22nd March 2010

BEFORE EVERYONE GOES DOWNLOADING THIS:

If you find it as irritating as I do, (A) this "first post" in on more than just GearSlutz. I'm not sure how much free work this guy wants. And (B) IT'S RAW TRACKS - He's not looking for mastering - He's looking for MIXING.**

** Allegedly - From what I've seen on other forums.

wado1942 · 22nd March 2010

Correct, he needs a mixing engineer, not a mastering engineer. Though he didn't say anything about doing it for free.
Some things I should point out to the original poster, there's some major DC offset to these files, meaning there's something seriously wrong with your recording rig. Also, the singer is WAY WAY WAY too close to the mic. It can be "fixed" but it can't be great without redoing the vocals with the mic further away and without all that nasty processing on it. The Acoustic guitar needs some new strings and will sound a lot better with a mic on it instead of DI.
So I guess what I'm saying is, you can pay somebody to mix this for you but even the best engineer can't turn this into anything good. Sorry.

Shy · 22nd March 2010

Here

Enjoy.

Notes:

* Don't take this the wrong way, but you need to take singing lessons. Breathe properly, don't restrain yourself so much, and then you'll sound much, much better and won't go off key so often. Fixing of many parts was required.

* Never include a reverb in what's supposed to be a dry track. By the way, the short background vocal track was completely unusable reverb and eq wise, so I omitted it.

* The recording setup is absolute crap. No offence, it just is. Invest in proper mic, preamp, audio interface.

* In addition to massive noise/hum, horrible distortion is everywhere. Avoid it.

Above all, improve/acquire your singing technique first. Then, improve your guitar playing. Gotta have a proper beat, and no false vocal or guitar notes.

drumking0 · 16th April 2010

I was wondering if in return, you could do my laundry...fuuck

21st March 2010	#1
heartbeatsuk Gear interested Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1 Thread Starter	Could anyone master this for me? Hi I know this is my first post but I was wondering if anyone could mix my cover of nine crimes by damien rice for me? here is the link Download crimes.zip from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way I know my skill is not great but i am very interested in the difference of quality a good master can do can anyone help me? Last edited by heartbeatsuk; 21st March 2010 at 10:30 PM.. Reason: error

22nd March 2010	#3
MASSIVE Master Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Chicago (Schaumburg / Hoffman Est.) IL Posts: 2,710	BEFORE EVERYONE GOES DOWNLOADING THIS: If you find it as irritating as I do, (A) this "first post" in on more than just GearSlutz. I'm not sure how much free work this guy wants. And (B) IT'S RAW TRACKS - He's not looking for mastering - He's looking for MIXING. Allegedly - From what I've seen on other forums. __________________ John Scrip - Massive Mastering, LLC - www.massivemastering.com Spoon-feed a newb some answer and he'll mix for a day - Get him to think about it and figure it out for himself and he'll mix for a lifetime --- JS

22nd March 2010	#4
wado1942 Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2009 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 2,092	Correct, he needs a mixing engineer, not a mastering engineer. Though he didn't say anything about doing it for free. Some things I should point out to the original poster, there's some major DC offset to these files, meaning there's something seriously wrong with your recording rig. Also, the singer is WAY WAY WAY too close to the mic. It can be "fixed" but it can't be great without redoing the vocals with the mic further away and without all that nasty processing on it. The Acoustic guitar needs some new strings and will sound a lot better with a mic on it instead of DI. So I guess what I'm saying is, you can pay somebody to mix this for you but even the best engineer can't turn this into anything good. Sorry. __________________ Stephen Baldassarre www.gcmstudio.com

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Shy Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,940	Here Enjoy. Notes: * Don't take this the wrong way, but you need to take singing lessons. Breathe properly, don't restrain yourself so much, and then you'll sound much, much better and won't go off key so often. Fixing of many parts was required. * Never include a reverb in what's supposed to be a dry track. By the way, the short background vocal track was completely unusable reverb and eq wise, so I omitted it. * The recording setup is absolute crap. No offence, it just is. Invest in proper mic, preamp, audio interface. * In addition to massive noise/hum, horrible distortion is everywhere. Avoid it. Above all, improve/acquire your singing technique first. Then, improve your guitar playing. Gotta have a proper beat, and no false vocal or guitar notes.

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