Members and Posted May 21, 2010 Members Share Posted May 21, 2010 So back in March I finished mixing (and semi-mastering with a limiter) a full length instrumental album. It sounded pretty good to me back then, and listening to it now, it still is, maybe a bit flat sounding overall due to lack of my mastering skills. I figure I'm probably biased, so it would be interesting to see what other recording/mixing enthusiasts have to say. Updated to add: I've finished writing/recording another batch of songs since then, I've included them here since it's been done with the same setup. Here's the setup that I used:Recorder: Zoom MRS8Interface: ACID Pro 4.0Guitars - Direct input Line 6 pod xt live into the MRS8Bass - Direct input into MRS8Drums - Various loops/track found online. Here's a link to the Soundclick page with all the songs from both albums available to stream. Here's a link to download the whole album (mediafire, 55Mb) Here's a link to download the whole second album (mediafire, 82Mb) I'd appreciate any input, most importantly looking for general areas of improvement(getting better/thicker guitar tone using DI, eq'ing the bass tracks, panning, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nerol1st Posted May 21, 2010 Members Share Posted May 21, 2010 Damn, at work. Anyway you can stream this? www.getdropbox.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted May 21, 2010 Members Share Posted May 21, 2010 "Flat" in what way? Dynamics? "Dull" in terms of sonics? Lack of depth? Something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members and Posted May 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted May 22, 2010 "Flat" in what way? Dynamics? "Dull" in terms of sonics? Lack of depth? Something else? Dull would probably be the right way to describe it, I didn't want to mess with the eq on the final mixes, but maybe I should have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members and Posted August 20, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 20, 2010 Finally got around to creating a soundclick page where all of the recordings are available to stream instead of downloading the whole thing all at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members barny15 Posted August 20, 2010 Members Share Posted August 20, 2010 I'm gonna have to check this out. I'll provide my thoughts as soon as I get a listen or two under my belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted August 20, 2010 Members Share Posted August 20, 2010 for me... and this may just be a matter of preference.... it's the arrangements that need work... they just don't hold my interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members and Posted August 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 24, 2010 for me... and this may just be a matter of preference.... it's the arrangements that need work... they just don't hold my interest I posted this more with getting some tips about the mixing process in mind, but I somewhat agree with your opinion about the arrangements. I think I've made progress over this last year, but It's definitely something I want to focus on next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted August 25, 2010 Members Share Posted August 25, 2010 I posted this more with getting some tips about the mixing process in mind, but I somewhat agree with your opinion about the arrangements. I think I've made progress over this last year, but It's definitely something I want to focus on next. i think the arrangements can be made more interesting by being creative when mixing... eg. dropping an instrument out for a few bars i think of mixing as as much of a creative artform as playing an instrument Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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