Beginner Metal/Hardcore recording with M-audio Fasttrack Please give advice

rino655 · 17th June 2007

Hey i just started recording with a M-audio fast track and i wanted to know what people thought of the first hardcore song i did. I have limited money so i don't have decent equipment but i recorded the guitars and vocals with a Samson R21 and the drums were programmed with a mix of EZ drummer and Addictive Drums. I have yet to put bass tracks in but I wanted to know what people thought of it. Any advice will help me, thanks a lot!

Ryan

gabetx26 · 17th June 2007

The song itself is great. I really dig the tight guitar work. The guitar tone isn't bad considering the equip you used to track it. BTW what kind of amp did you use? If I had to guess I would say it sounds like a peavey 5150. Other than the obvious gear upgrades I would say that your mix could benefit from a little creative panning, right now everything sounds too narrow and centered. I'm sure there will be other's to chime in with more mixing tips. I mainly wanted to post because I like the song

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rino655 · 18th June 2007

Thanks alot man I appreciate the comment, I used a randall RM100 Amp which uses modules that emulate other guitar amps and i used a rectifier model with a 4/12 cab with vintage 30's. Should i pan the guitars all out more?

jeronimo · 18th June 2007

I think it's still toooooo rought...
Gotta put some more time into mixing it!

trigger · 19th June 2007

Record the same guitar twice and pan each track left and right. That will improve your mix very much!

Paddlepop lion · 19th June 2007

Not bad mate. I think you did well with the stuff you have. I am just listening on a bumbum set of headphones which is not ideal but the main thing that sticks out for me is that the clean vocals for the chorus a perhaps a little loud and you could be more liberal with your panning.
But nice song mate. Well done!

cheers mate!

nyarlothothep · 19th June 2007

I have very little experience with mixing and the tech stuff, but to my ears it sounds fairly professional, although the melodic vocals sit on the mix and it could be panned more, some of the guitars sit on the mix a bit too much or are too quiet, but mix it a little bit more and it'll sound professional. The guitar sounds class, really heavy and I cant tell the drums apart from real ones

rino655 · 20th June 2007

thank you guys so much for the advice, Im going to try panning out the guitars more and let the vocals sit more snug in the mix and ill repost the song to see what you all think.

Ryan

18th June 2007	#4
jeronimo Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 3,228 1 Review written	I think it's still toooooo rought... Gotta put some more time into mixing it! __________________ Think Diferente! http://www.jeracravo.com

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17th June 2007	#2
gabetx26 Gear nut Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 87	The song itself is great. I really dig the tight guitar work. The guitar tone isn't bad considering the equip you used to track it. BTW what kind of amp did you use? If I had to guess I would say it sounds like a peavey 5150. Other than the obvious gear upgrades I would say that your mix could benefit from a little creative panning, right now everything sounds too narrow and centered. I'm sure there will be other's to chime in with more mixing tips. I mainly wanted to post because I like the song .

18th June 2007	#3
rino655 Gear interested Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 15 Thread Starter	Thanks alot man I appreciate the comment, I used a randall RM100 Amp which uses modules that emulate other guitar amps and i used a rectifier model with a 4/12 cab with vintage 30's. Should i pan the guitars all out more?

19th June 2007	#5
trigger Gear Head Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 30	Record the same guitar twice and pan each track left and right. That will improve your mix very much!

19th June 2007	#6
Paddlepop lion Gear maniac Joined: Jun 2007 Location: middle of nowhere Australia Posts: 158	Not bad mate. I think you did well with the stuff you have. I am just listening on a bumbum set of headphones which is not ideal but the main thing that sticks out for me is that the clean vocals for the chorus a perhaps a little loud and you could be more liberal with your panning. But nice song mate. Well done! cheers mate!

19th June 2007	#7
nyarlothothep Gear Head Joined: Apr 2007 Location: the universe Posts: 32	I have very little experience with mixing and the tech stuff, but to my ears it sounds fairly professional, although the melodic vocals sit on the mix and it could be panned more, some of the guitars sit on the mix a bit too much or are too quiet, but mix it a little bit more and it'll sound professional. The guitar sounds class, really heavy and I cant tell the drums apart from real ones

20th June 2007	#8
rino655 Gear interested Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 15 Thread Starter	thank you guys so much for the advice, Im going to try panning out the guitars more and let the vocals sit more snug in the mix and ill repost the song to see what you all think. Ryan