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shocking. dude tried to sell one of the guitars for $250. outrageous.

they got a nice little assortment. i'd be happy with that broadcaster and the ric

An actual old J45. I thought those things were supposed to be all over the place??

what's the third switch-looking thing on the left side of the amp? there's the mains/standby switches, but also an extra thing... what's that about?

whats this?

fake?

where is the variac? don't see it in the pics

i love that the artist remembered to put a blob of butter on there

when you say you're "working on time" what exactly are you doing?

how do you think you can practice playing better rhythm or playing in time better?

so ... where do we go to listen??

this is true, it's defnitely more work to flip the pick sideways in your hand, but once it is sideways, you will hit the pinch harmonics infinitely more easily than if the pick is held the normal way.

at the very least, it's helpful to practice "sideways" until you get the hang of how it's supposed to work, then you can focus on learning to do it with the pick the normal way

try turning the pick sideways in your hand so that you actually hit the string with the side/shoulder of the pick. it makes it a lot easier to do the glancing thumb thing (that's the way Billy G does it)

oh man, also i would STRONGLY urge you to stay away from those JBLs.

We had those exact monitors in a smaller studio at my college (we're talking a fully treated room) and they sounded TERRIBLE. anything you recorded or mixed in there would have to be completely changed when you took it to the main studio. didn't translate well AT ALL.

the engineer said he was going to get rid of them because everyone was complaining about them...

maybe we were doing it wrong??

i went with the Adam A5s to save money from the A7s and because my room isn't too large. in my room they make it down to ~60hz and then the bottom drops out.

that being said, i've never experienced such fantastic sound from my music collection.

and my own mixes translate better than ever before. count me as a fan!

:thu:

I think that sounds pretty damn grat man! Especially the guitars and drum. Like the voice too! And those sweet harmonies add alot to it. I'd turn them down behind your voice a slight tad. And at some points it almost sounds like your mixer is being overdriven, or it's driving whatever you're running it into. And the solo is ace Short and sweet to convey the feeling. I'm sure after you've gone through it a few times, you'll be ready to record it straightforward and it will be phenomenal!

i've got a tape sim plugin on the master fader that was getting driven a bit, that's prob what you're hearing. i'll kick it down a tad and hear how that changes things. thanks!

"Bluebonnet Road"

recorded this afternoon. i'm a crappy singer and no good at programming drums so if you can get beyond that i think it sounds pretty good

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8360105

so maybe the signal goes straight from the bridge pickup into the volume pot, and straight out to the cable? and nothing else is even connected?

according to that MF article, malcom uses approx 40 picks PER NIGHT.

what the fucccckkk??

also james, here's an example of why the basics are so important.

Shapes and Distance drum demo

it is taken from this thread. that sound was achieved by finding the best room in the house, setting up the kit in there and tuning it properly, and then moving the mic all over the room until it sounded best.

oh yes, *the* mic. that drum sound is one shure sm57 in a room.

incidentally i think that recording with that one cheapo mic sounds a lot more natural than the one you posted.

the good news is, you can learn a lot and there's plenty of room for improvement

Hey guys, So Sidrak and Bokkus is a new band out of Burlington, VT. So far we've self produced one album called "White Noise on Black Paper," and we're getting to the final stages of releasing it. Before we do, however, I need a little help. Mainly, the low end mix is a little muddy IMO. On some of the songs, I think it's ok, but in some of the others it seems a tad bit distracting. I don't know if it's my system, but take a listen and let me know what you think. Also, would not be opposed to song critiques as well, they always help We recorded the raw tracks at a local studio, then transferred the files into the bass players Pro Tools system, and we mixed it from there. http://www.reverbnation.com/sidrakandbokkus

the bass does have a weird thing going on. on "Lucky #13" it sounds like the bass is throbbing or something. if that's an intentional effect i guess that's kinda cool but it sounds weird to me. the bass definitely is way loud and taking up the most sonic space out of everything. i probably wouldn't have been happy with that bass sound at the start... but if you have to live with it, you can start by turning it down, and then carving away some of its sound with EQ. it jumps out in front of everything else, drawing your ear to it throughout the whole song, which i suspect is not the goal for this genre.

also i dont hear the kick drum at all.

on the plus side, the vocals sound really good.

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i agree with the above post. cymbals sound really bad. and all the drums sound like they've got a sucking hollowness. probably the aforementioned phase cancellation.

get back to basics. and always use your ears. does anything about that kit sound like a commercial recording to you? if it doesn't sound right, move the mics around. take some mics out, put new ones on.

try having a goal or perfect sound in mind, and always remember to compare what you've got against that goal.

drums are the hardest thing to record well --- you've got to put in the time to set the drums up properly, put the kit in the best spot in the room, and get the mic(s) set up to sound the best they can, all before you ever hit record.

Elec gtr sounds GREAT. I like acoustic too. Vocals sound GREAT.

I'm not hearing any problem on top or anything that you're mentioning.

What I'm having trouble with is the low end. Bass is getting lost a bit, maybe try giving it distortion so it punches through higher up.

Kick drum, in particular, really doesn't seem to fit. The kick has a dull "thwwwump" sound which is no good for this style IMO; try to find a sample that's less Bonham and more pop-ish and see if that works.

Drums are so hard to get right, and it seems like that's what's suffering here.

You did a great job recording the "real" instruments --- maybe what you need is someone to play real drums and bass, lol.

It's a bit unusual because I think the ac. gtr cuts *too* well. I've never had that problem so I dunno what to tell you ---- maybe you could try to EQ it to reduce its clarity or something? I dunno

That sounds really good -- the only thing that rubs me the wrong way is the acoustic guitar. I just don't think it fits in its current position in the stereo spread... I think I would like it better panned to the right side (which sounds pretty empty during the verses) or else doubled or something.

I'm hearing a lot on the left side during the verse and I think it's that acoustic guitar is overwhelming over there

Or maybe hit it with more reverb so it fades more into the background. it just jumps out too much (for my taste)