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wallace · 14th September 2006, 08:05 PM

Here's a song that I produced for an artist from Ohio (www.myspace.com/jasonquicksall). Mejon from Gearslutz played the drums in his studio. Jason and I played guitars at my place, and we also did the standup at Jons. How does the mix sound?

roxxon · 14th September 2006, 10:08 PM

Very cool!
Nice groove and playing.
Nice vox.

Thanks...

for sharing!

NesNeedsGear · 14th September 2006, 10:21 PM

man, this thing has TV Commercial all over it.

Maybe a Zales Diamond commercial in Paris with a bunch of pigeons in the park, frolicking in your umbrellas....lol.

nice tune.

wallace · 14th September 2006, 10:52 PM

Cool, it's nice to hear such positive feedback.

After the album is mastered, we'll probably shop it around and see if we can make a little $$$.

I'll post another son from that project to some more advice. Cheers.

tgrokz · 15th September 2006, 12:17 AM

damn this swings. i love it. love the drum sound. so soft.
and the vocals have a great space about them. roomy, but not too roomy.
great stuff

wallace · 15th September 2006, 12:56 AM

The drums are all Jon. His room is set up with API pres and lots of nice mics on the drums. We used an Ifet7 and sm57 (room vs. beef) on the vocals and recorded the rest through the GTQ2 at my place.

do you guys think the bass is too loud?

tgrokz · 15th September 2006, 06:25 AM

its not loud at all. maybe the tremello guitar can be panned a tad to the left. just a little nudge. it almsot feels like its begging to be pushed a little bit left. but boy do i mean a LITTLE bit.

wallace · 15th September 2006, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tgrokz

its not loud at all. maybe the tremello guitar can be panned a tad to the left. just a little nudge. it almsot feels like its begging to be pushed a little bit left. but boy do i mean a LITTLE bit.

right on. Maybe I'll go back and mess with it one more time.

mejon · 15th September 2006, 07:31 AM

hey Kevin, sounds great my friend. I'm glad you and everyone like the drums/sounds. I like Jason's material a lot.

see you tomorrow for more phat bottom bass with Cram.

Jon

wallace · 15th September 2006, 07:46 AM

Jon,

I just posted "Unbreakable".. take a listen to see what you think of the drum mix.

Kevin

Andreas G · 15th September 2006, 08:17 PM

That's a very nice work, sounds really good in my studio. Quality tracking can really do alot! Who played the upright btw? Just for fun I've driven my mixer in it's saturation... your mix wins easily dimension, always a good sign

Andreas

wallace · 16th September 2006, 08:27 PM

Hey Andreas,

One of Jon's friends, Brian Cram, played the standup. We did about 5 takes and I comped it from there. I also panned the 2 mics hard R/L to give the vocals space.

bcgood · 16th September 2006, 11:08 PM

That sounds great, I really like the vocals a lot, they rock! Could you provide more specific information about how you recorded those vocals. The vocalist has a great voice. The mix sounds great as well. The only thing I would change after listening once on my laptop speakers is the solo. The guitar chords seem to compete with some of the lead guitar riffs imho. Keep up the great work though. Oh, also the drums sound cool and I like the playing, I can never get enough of brushes...

bcgood

wallace · 17th September 2006, 02:13 AM

I ended up using 2 mics on a lot of the vocals: an Ifet7 (air) and an sm57 (meat). I Both were tracked through the GTQ2 and going through a rosetta converter that was modified by jim williams.

I mixed through the folcrom and GTQ2 and I blended the two vocal mics to taste. I think there might have been a bit of a hall verb or something too.

for pretty much all the vocals on the album, I had jason sing 5 or 6 passes. that was more than enough to comp a good take. good to hear you're enjoying the tune.

15th September 2006, 07:31 AM	#9
mejon Gear maniac Join Date: May 2005 Location: los angeles Posts: 204	hey Kevin, sounds great my friend. I'm glad you and everyone like the drums/sounds. I like Jason's material a lot. see you tomorrow for more phat bottom bass with Cram. Jon __________________ http://www.jonmattox.com http://www.brightorangestudios.com http://www.myspace.com/brightorangestudios

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14th September 2006, 10:08 PM	#2
roxxon Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: burnaby, b.c. canaduh Posts: 810	Very cool! Nice groove and playing. Nice vox. Thanks... for sharing!

14th September 2006, 10:21 PM	#3
NesNeedsGear Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 540	man, this thing has TV Commercial all over it. Maybe a Zales Diamond commercial in Paris with a bunch of pigeons in the park, frolicking in your umbrellas....lol. nice tune.

14th September 2006, 10:52 PM	#4
wallace Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 972	Cool, it's nice to hear such positive feedback. After the album is mastered, we'll probably shop it around and see if we can make a little $$$. I'll post another son from that project to some more advice. Cheers.

15th September 2006, 12:17 AM	#5
tgrokz Gear maniac Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 289	damn this swings. i love it. love the drum sound. so soft. and the vocals have a great space about them. roomy, but not too roomy. great stuff

15th September 2006, 12:56 AM	#6
wallace Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 972	The drums are all Jon. His room is set up with API pres and lots of nice mics on the drums. We used an Ifet7 and sm57 (room vs. beef) on the vocals and recorded the rest through the GTQ2 at my place. do you guys think the bass is too loud?

15th September 2006, 06:25 AM	#7
tgrokz Gear maniac Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 289	its not loud at all. maybe the tremello guitar can be panned a tad to the left. just a little nudge. it almsot feels like its begging to be pushed a little bit left. but boy do i mean a LITTLE bit.

15th September 2006, 07:46 AM	#10
wallace Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 972	Jon, I just posted "Unbreakable".. take a listen to see what you think of the drum mix. Kevin

15th September 2006, 08:17 PM	#11
Andreas G Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 778	That's a very nice work, sounds really good in my studio. Quality tracking can really do alot! Who played the upright btw? Just for fun I've driven my mixer in it's saturation... your mix wins easily dimension, always a good sign Andreas

16th September 2006, 08:27 PM	#12
wallace Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 972	Hey Andreas, One of Jon's friends, Brian Cram, played the standup. We did about 5 takes and I comped it from there. I also panned the 2 mics hard R/L to give the vocals space.

16th September 2006, 11:08 PM	#13
bcgood Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: West Coast Posts: 3,040	That sounds great, I really like the vocals a lot, they rock! Could you provide more specific information about how you recorded those vocals. The vocalist has a great voice. The mix sounds great as well. The only thing I would change after listening once on my laptop speakers is the solo. The guitar chords seem to compete with some of the lead guitar riffs imho. Keep up the great work though. Oh, also the drums sound cool and I like the playing, I can never get enough of brushes... bcgood

17th September 2006, 02:13 AM	#14
wallace Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 972	I ended up using 2 mics on a lot of the vocals: an Ifet7 (air) and an sm57 (meat). I Both were tracked through the GTQ2 and going through a rosetta converter that was modified by jim williams. I mixed through the folcrom and GTQ2 and I blended the two vocal mics to taste. I think there might have been a bit of a hall verb or something too. for pretty much all the vocals on the album, I had jason sing 5 or 6 passes. that was more than enough to comp a good take. good to hear you're enjoying the tune.