Members flaming turd Posted February 2, 2006 Members Share Posted February 2, 2006 our old singer left, so we have been with this guy for about 3 months. his name is will smith. ya rly. anyways, this time around, we dicided to do the recordings ourself, so i got a firepod and some krk monitors, and i have a question about those: how can they be good reference moniters if they are so bass heavy? when we mix it good on those, it sounds thin on anything else. anyways, i won't make any specific excuses, but these are pretty rough, still learning everything. one thing: on the acoustic songs, the singer took two takes, and somehow they both got on there. i am mostly looking for comments on the singer and the songwriting in general, since the mix, tone, and playing is pretty much jacked, but anything is appreciated. thanks, bruce. living on dreams burning inside who you are for reference, this is the old singer, at a cheap studio. breaker blind finding myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flaming turd Posted February 2, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 2, 2006 hump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flaming turd Posted February 3, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 3, 2006 maybe i should post a thread more on topic, like about getting laid or high or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flaming turd Posted February 3, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 3, 2006 you make baby jesus cry. :( :( :( :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deicide1 Posted February 3, 2006 Members Share Posted February 3, 2006 I listened to all the tracks. The acoustic songs sound pretty good to me. The only thing that I recommend is raising the levels on the guitar just a tad, so it's louder. Vocals sounds pretty good for this type of music. Reminds me a little of Alice in Chains, whom I love. The vocals on the last song with distortion sound good, but the entire track needs to be louder. Quite a bit louder. Good work though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deicide1 Posted February 3, 2006 Members Share Posted February 3, 2006 Oh, and I'm not sure what software you are using, but look for an option called "normalize" or something a long those lines. Do that after a track is fully complete and it should bring it up to good levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flaming turd Posted February 3, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 3, 2006 Originally posted by Deicide1 Oh, and I'm not sure what software you are using, but look for an option called "normalize" or something a long those lines. Do that after a track is fully complete and it should bring it up to good levels. yeah, i'm useing cubase le, i just didn't get around to it yet, cause i have only the mp3 till band practice. thanks, for the kind words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HitTheLights23 Posted February 3, 2006 Members Share Posted February 3, 2006 i really really liked the singer on that first track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flaming turd Posted February 3, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 3, 2006 for reference, this is the old singer, at a cheap studio.breaker blind finding myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flaming turd Posted February 3, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 3, 2006 almost-bedtime-bump for the old songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flaming turd Posted February 4, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 4, 2006 b......u.......m......p....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flaming turd Posted February 4, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 4, 2006 dropping like a rock... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave Owens Posted February 4, 2006 Members Share Posted February 4, 2006 Originally posted by flaming turd maybe i should post a thread more on topic, like about getting laid or high or something... cool..that way we can all have something to post up..its not bad..only way to quiet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members riffy Posted February 4, 2006 Members Share Posted February 4, 2006 sounds really good to me! I dig this type of music quite a bit! I like the new singer much better too! Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flaming turd Posted February 4, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 4, 2006 Originally posted by riffy sounds really good to me! I dig this type of music quite a bit! I like the new singer much better too! Gary us too!thanks, gary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flaming turd Posted February 4, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 4, 2006 Originally posted by Dave Owens cool..that way we can all have something to post up..its not bad..only way to quiet.. it is quiet. i'll fix that this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mightyjoeyoungxnj Posted February 4, 2006 Members Share Posted February 4, 2006 Sounds good, vocals especially sound very Staley influenced. -Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flaming turd Posted February 4, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 4, 2006 Originally posted by mightyjoeyoungxnj Sounds good, vocals especially sound very Staley influenced.-Joe sweet. it's really nice to hear from other ears what we sound like. is there anyone you could compare us to musically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RonniePentatonic Posted February 4, 2006 Members Share Posted February 4, 2006 I heard some Staley influence too, and someone else I cant put my finger on. I liked it but you made the age old mistake of putting the word "acoustic" in a HCAF thread title.The words acoustic, blues, jazz or country immediately transform said thread into boat anchor status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members desiderium Posted February 4, 2006 Members Share Posted February 4, 2006 try not to normalize. it can easliy lead to clipping and squahses dynamics. try to get your levels as hot as you can w/o clipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flaming turd Posted February 4, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 4, 2006 Originally posted by RonniePentatonic I heard some Staley influence too, and someone else I cant put my finger on. I liked it but you made the age old mistake of putting the word "acoustic" in a HCAF thread title. The words acoustic, blues, jazz or country immediately transform said thread into boat anchor status. oops.there is something else there, and you know what? i think it's his own thing. its like this specific melody type that uses in a lot of the stuff he writes. i can't describe adequitly, but i think i know what you're talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flaming turd Posted February 5, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 5, 2006 bump..again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flaming turd Posted March 9, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 9, 2006 Originally posted by flaming turd bump..again. bump from ages ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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