Guitar tone? Drum sound? What do you think?

thisguy · 2nd November 2006, 11:57 PM

This is the first recording i might actually let people hear. Let me know what you think of the sounds, the mix and if you spot any rookie mistakes. It would be a big help.

corworld · 3rd November 2006, 01:46 AM

The drums sound boxy to me. Almost in mono. Was that the effect you were going for?

IMHO the Bass sounded buried.

The guitars sound nice except they sound a little static, like the drums. I wanted to hear a wider space in the sound. A room mic perhaps...

Like the Tool vibe.

watson_studios · 4th November 2006, 05:16 PM

I would say the snare right now is dominating and the only reason this bothers me (because I usually like a hot snare) is that the actual performance and the snare hits are inconsistant and get distracting when it's this loud. I think the kick needs to come up and snare come down for a good balance - maybe bring up the bass also.

thisguy · 4th November 2006, 07:40 PM

thanks for the input guys. the boxy thing is not what i was going for. im still learning. i made some adjustments because of this thread. (fixed snare hits, turned up bd and room mic + did some panning)

i also did some more eq to the bass. which i recorded direct in with a guitar and eq because i dont have a bass around at the moment.

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3rd November 2006, 01:46 AM	#2
corworld Gear maniac Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 189	The drums sound boxy to me. Almost in mono. Was that the effect you were going for? IMHO the Bass sounded buried. The guitars sound nice except they sound a little static, like the drums. I wanted to hear a wider space in the sound. A room mic perhaps... Like the Tool vibe.

4th November 2006, 05:16 PM	#3
watson_studios Gear Head Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 38	I would say the snare right now is dominating and the only reason this bothers me (because I usually like a hot snare) is that the actual performance and the snare hits are inconsistant and get distracting when it's this loud. I think the kick needs to come up and snare come down for a good balance - maybe bring up the bass also.

4th November 2006, 07:40 PM	#4
thisguy Gear interested Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 18	thanks for the input guys. the boxy thing is not what i was going for. im still learning. i made some adjustments because of this thread. (fixed snare hits, turned up bd and room mic + did some panning) i also did some more eq to the bass. which i recorded direct in with a guitar and eq because i dont have a bass around at the moment.