Newbie Mix
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Newbie Mix
I've mixed half-seriously for the last six months and this is my first "real" project for a friend. We haven't cut vocals yet but we're almost done with tracking. Just for practice, I did a rough mix. I know it's not where I want it to be but can't figure out how to get there. Everything was recorded through a Digi 002 and mixed ITB with just the plugins provided by Digi. Any bashing, critique, or valid input is appreciated.
Would mastering bring me that sheen I'm looking for or do I have a lot more work to do with mixing?
http://seacoastchurch.typepad.com/worsh ... _Rough.mp3
Thanks,
~ eric
Would mastering bring me that sheen I'm looking for or do I have a lot more work to do with mixing?
http://seacoastchurch.typepad.com/worsh ... _Rough.mp3
Thanks,
~ eric
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It needs more drums, specifically more cymbal bite, unless you want this played on some high schoolers iPod as they're being yelled at by their parents.
Otherwise, the performance is quite solid.
I've been consistently impressed with the mixes I've heared posted here and it gives me hope that I'll be able to do a decent job myself one day.
Good work.
Otherwise, the performance is quite solid.
I've been consistently impressed with the mixes I've heared posted here and it gives me hope that I'll be able to do a decent job myself one day.
Good work.
sounds good!
I'm not necessarily the guy you want to be getting advice from, but something that jumps out at me is the manner in which the bass and kick drum are working together.
They are both very full sounds that probably sound great with the solo button on. Probably sounded great at tracking too. But working together it seems a little "thick" if you know what I mean.
Just some musings. Take with the appropriate amt. of salt.
I'm not necessarily the guy you want to be getting advice from, but something that jumps out at me is the manner in which the bass and kick drum are working together.
They are both very full sounds that probably sound great with the solo button on. Probably sounded great at tracking too. But working together it seems a little "thick" if you know what I mean.
Just some musings. Take with the appropriate amt. of salt.
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Guitars: Fender Tele 68, Gretsch Green Falcon
Amp: AC30
Pedals: MXR Compressor, Boss Multi-tap Delay, Tube Screamer, Boss Reverb
Cab Mics: SM57
Acoustic: Gibson J45 custom
Bass: P-Bass 75 Reissue, DIed
Drums: Snare and kick sampled from Drumagog
Plugins: Digi 4-band EQ III on every channel, sometimes multiple instances (EQ before/after compression)
Digi Compressor/Limitter on every channel
Digi Reverb on some of the guitar parts and mix buss
Digi Medium Stereo Delay on some tracks and mix buss
That's it.
Amp: AC30
Pedals: MXR Compressor, Boss Multi-tap Delay, Tube Screamer, Boss Reverb
Cab Mics: SM57
Acoustic: Gibson J45 custom
Bass: P-Bass 75 Reissue, DIed
Drums: Snare and kick sampled from Drumagog
Plugins: Digi 4-band EQ III on every channel, sometimes multiple instances (EQ before/after compression)
Digi Compressor/Limitter on every channel
Digi Reverb on some of the guitar parts and mix buss
Digi Medium Stereo Delay on some tracks and mix buss
That's it.
Whatever works. BUT the typical use of reverb and delay in mixing is to give elements of a mix their own "space." Putting it on the whole 2 bus ensures that nothing will ever sound "out front." If you wanted the vocals to have that present quality, it's going to be harder if the whole mix has reverb and delay on it. Just some thoughts. But whatever works. I can say that putting reverb and delay on the 2 bus is a pretty unconventional thing to do.
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Hey, random but I've bought a pair of NS-10s from a friend. Got them hooked up last night and did about a 30-min remix. Any improvements?
I did unmute another solo part during the middle because I was able to sit where I wanted it mixing on the NS-10s.
http://seacoastchurch.typepad.com/worsh ... e_ns10.mp3
I did unmute another solo part during the middle because I was able to sit where I wanted it mixing on the NS-10s.
http://seacoastchurch.typepad.com/worsh ... e_ns10.mp3
I think it sounds good, but some of the part-changes sound a bit jarring... like there's a lot of stuff going on in the left side guitarwise, and then the right guitars come in and WHAAAAMO!! I think the punch is a great idea, and it really fills in some space, but I think the level of the right side needs to be more even with what's going on the left side... or the left side generally needs to come up. I mean, there's some pretty dense ideas in there, so the mix WILL be dense for that part, but it's good to do so (IMHO) because of the acoustic verses that give it a lot of space.
Thanks for the inspiration though. Giving me some ideas as far as my drum playing and not completely needing to have a hi-hat going at all times.
Thanks for the inspiration though. Giving me some ideas as far as my drum playing and not completely needing to have a hi-hat going at all times.
I'm all about a little kick and snare
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