Our best sounding production so far

infopimpster · 13th July 2008, 08:32 PM

One of four songs my buddy Scott and I wrote and recorded yesterday.... let us know what you think... mix, song, etc....

"Flash"

Instant Gratification: MySpace.com - Electrolic - SAN FRANCISCO, California - Powerpop / Rock / Pop - www.myspace.com/electrolicmusic

Higher Bandwidth: http://www.audibus.com/sgse/Flash_Electrolic.mp3 (5MB 160kbps Mp3)

I'll post a gear run down soon.

Thanks Slutz!

-steve

infopimpster · 14th July 2008, 06:04 AM

...new mix....

http://www.audibus.com/sgse/Flash_7.mp3

staudio · 14th July 2008, 07:27 AM

Nice work, I think the mix could be worked on some more:

Drums:
Not heavy enough for me, need some more ambience and harder hits. Kick drum too thin, snare too distant and washed out. Fatten these guys up.

Guitars:
I'm not a tone guru so I cant speak about that but I think that some of the guitar parts get lost a little. Not everything is audible and sometimes they feel muddy. Make them richer and clearer.

Vocals:
Sometimes they are too far forward sometimes too far back. Try compressing differently or some volume automation.

Put the whole song in the same space with shared reverbs and delays. Work on the panning to create a clearer image.

Overall I like that there are some changes and that the song doesn't just repeat a chorus over and over. I think it really just needs some more mix tweaking to make it better. If you go over what you did to each instrument then I can offer more detailed suggestions.

Good luck and keep up the good work.

infopimpster · 18th July 2008, 06:49 PM

Great feedback - I'm going to remix again with this feedback - I now notice what you mentioned... the vocals need some automation, etc.

Thanks for taking the time to write that all up... !!!!

-steve

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13th July 2008, 08:32 PM	#1
infopimpster Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Santa Cruz Mountains Posts: 521	Our best sounding production so far One of four songs my buddy Scott and I wrote and recorded yesterday.... let us know what you think... mix, song, etc.... "Flash" Instant Gratification: MySpace.com - Electrolic - SAN FRANCISCO, California - Powerpop / Rock / Pop - www.myspace.com/electrolicmusic Higher Bandwidth: http://www.audibus.com/sgse/Flash_Electrolic.mp3 (5MB 160kbps Mp3) I'll post a gear run down soon. Thanks Slutz! -steve __________________ www.myspace.com/electrolicmusic \| www.audibus.com/electrolic

14th July 2008, 06:04 AM	#2
infopimpster Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Santa Cruz Mountains Posts: 521	...new mix.... http://www.audibus.com/sgse/Flash_7.mp3 __________________ www.myspace.com/electrolicmusic \| www.audibus.com/electrolic

18th July 2008, 06:49 PM	#4
infopimpster Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Santa Cruz Mountains Posts: 521	Great feedback - I'm going to remix again with this feedback - I now notice what you mentioned... the vocals need some automation, etc. Thanks for taking the time to write that all up... !!!! -steve __________________ www.myspace.com/electrolicmusic \| www.audibus.com/electrolic

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14th July 2008, 07:27 AM	#3
staudio Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New York Posts: 654	Nice work, I think the mix could be worked on some more: Drums: Not heavy enough for me, need some more ambience and harder hits. Kick drum too thin, snare too distant and washed out. Fatten these guys up. Guitars: I'm not a tone guru so I cant speak about that but I think that some of the guitar parts get lost a little. Not everything is audible and sometimes they feel muddy. Make them richer and clearer. Vocals: Sometimes they are too far forward sometimes too far back. Try compressing differently or some volume automation. Put the whole song in the same space with shared reverbs and delays. Work on the panning to create a clearer image. Overall I like that there are some changes and that the song doesn't just repeat a chorus over and over. I think it really just needs some more mix tweaking to make it better. If you go over what you did to each instrument then I can offer more detailed suggestions. Good luck and keep up the good work.