Members wrongnote85 Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 http://soundcloud.com/brad-williamson-4/hoof-and-claw-1 it's called hoof and claw. i think the subject matter is pretty heavy, as well as the tune. take a listen and let me know what you think, and any areas you think i might need to adjust. thanks! :rawk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhino55 Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 you should post the lyrics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wrongnote85 Posted September 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 "Hoof and Claw" With language concieved for sheer convenience conducive only to degenerateyou speak what shall lead your kind's extictionwith lies, the purpose you share,i do not understand my view from belowwatch you dependencyyour flesh withstanding notyour strength technologyyour folly cascades of hatefrom which you sprang and growyour ignorance of your worldshall be your undoing blind to your earth, i seeforce of the gods i choose to be creation i strip bearyour solace i removeyour knowledge and self worthi take from the and consume pray victim, disparagetreasures mean so little nowsee through distortionto prove you reap what you sowno instinct, no insightwith no will to survivenow nature's new playthingforever at the mercy of hoofand claw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LeonardScaper Posted September 13, 2012 Members Share Posted September 13, 2012 The cymbals were a bit loud......caught my attention right from the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wrongnote85 Posted September 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 13, 2012 yea, i think the drums may be a bit loud all together. i'm working on another mix and am backing them off some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Validator Posted September 13, 2012 Members Share Posted September 13, 2012 I liked the vocals, but I think they sounded a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chriscarnucci Posted September 13, 2012 Members Share Posted September 13, 2012 Very dark and disturbing, which I'm sure is what you were going for. The vocals were a tad pitchy at times, and lagged in a few spots.....very minor though. I would suggest articulating better, I couldn't make out a word without the lyrics written out. Overall I think you did a very good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wrongnote85 Posted September 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 13, 2012 thanks guys! i'm working on a bit different mix to correct some of those problems. Very dark and disturbing, which I'm sure is what you were going for. The vocals were a tad pitchy at times, and lagged in a few spots.....very minor though. I would suggest articulating better, I couldn't make out a word without the lyrics written out. Overall I think you did a very good job. hell yes! just the lyrics, or did it transfer into the entire song as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chriscarnucci Posted September 13, 2012 Members Share Posted September 13, 2012 The whole song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wrongnote85 Posted September 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 13, 2012 The whole song. awesome! i'll upload the new mix soon. it should fix some of the issues you guys pointed out. thanks again for your input guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LeonardScaper Posted September 13, 2012 Members Share Posted September 13, 2012 awesome! I love this place!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted September 13, 2012 Members Share Posted September 13, 2012 Drums are still not good - are these samples? If so, try a different kit. Buss all the drums together, compress the snot out of them, add a little room reverb, and then compress the snot out of the drums again. Compress the snot out of the chugg/rhythm guitar, figure out where the fundamental is in the vocal, and put a notch EQ cut into the rhythm guitar at those frequencies. Highpass EQ the lead guitar and then give it some more reverb. Add a reverb over the master buss and compress the snot out of the master buss as well. You want this waveform to look like a 2x4, and then you want to whack the listener over the head with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wrongnote85 Posted September 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 14, 2012 Drums are still not good - are these samples? If so, try a different kit. Buss all the drums together, compress the snot out of them, add a little room reverb, and then compress the snot out of the drums again. Compress the snot out of the chugg/rhythm guitar, figure out where the fundamental is in the vocal, and put a notch EQ cut into the rhythm guitar at those frequencies. Highpass EQ the lead guitar and then give it some more reverb. Add a reverb over the master buss and compress the snot out of the master buss as well.You want this waveform to look like a 2x4, and then you want to whack the listener over the head with it. no, they're not samples. it's me playing my electronic kit. i'm still learning this whole DIY recording thing, so pardon my ignorance. buss together meaning pan together? and what do you mean by a notch eq? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wrongnote85 Posted September 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 14, 2012 also, for the compress the snot out of part, the controls i have in the audacity compressor are threshold, noise floor, ratio, attack time, and decay time. what do i need to do with those to ensure all the snot is compressed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted September 14, 2012 Members Share Posted September 14, 2012 Compress the snot out of it is purely colloquial. For drums try a fast attack, fast decay and high ratio. Buss together means combine multiple tracks into a single send track. Notch eq means that you only cut a specific frequency range from the middle of the spectrum; high pass means that you cut everything below a certain frequency; low pass means that you cut everything above a certain frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wrongnote85 Posted September 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 14, 2012 Compress the snot out of it is purely colloquial. For drums try a fast attack, fast decay and high ratio. Buss together means combine multiple tracks into a single send track. Notch eq means that you only cut a specific frequency range from the middle of the spectrum; high pass means that you cut everything below a certain frequency; low pass means that you cut everything above a certain frequency. alright, i'm going to try that stuff out now. what about the compressor for the rhythm guitar? and not just means to 'scoop'? also, what do you mean about finding the fundamental? sorry if i'm asking too many questions:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted September 14, 2012 Members Share Posted September 14, 2012 The fundamental is (basically) the note you are singing. If you look at the track in a spectrum analyzer you will see a bunch of humps (overtones). Pick the tallest hump and find out what frequency range it is. That is the fundamental. Then cut those frequencies out of the other tracks, so that the vocal cuts through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wrongnote85 Posted September 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 14, 2012 this compression business is kinda funny. it makes some things loud as hell, and other things i makes them a lot softer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted September 14, 2012 Members Share Posted September 14, 2012 Yes, compression is a powerful effect. It does make some things louder and other things softer - specifically, it makes things louder than the threshold softer (or looked at another way, after makeup gain, it makes things softer than the threshold louder). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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