KillerV

I've just gotten back home after being away for almost a month (some touring with my band and holiday after that). Lee Knight and TalkShowMan, thank you very much for the comments on my recordings. I really appreciate you guys taking the time to give them a listen and giving me such great advice. I'm really glad you like the songs. I'll definitely experiment with vocals a little more and try a couple of your suggestions. On the performance side of things I usually don't like what my voice does when I push it a bit harder, so I usually play it safe. Maybe I should put more work into that. I've been wanting to experiment with the Glynn Johns setup, so I'll give it a try sometime soon. I think most of the things that can be improved upon in this recording drum-wise has to do with my room. Since this recording I've done LOTS of work on my room, which allowed me to get my overhead mics up higher above the kit, giving me a better overall sound of the kit. My snare sounds have also been coming out better - more crisp and clear. On this recording I just had a mic on top of the snare, but after a suggestion on this forum I've been experimenting with a 2nd mic on the side, which is also making life easier.

I've been posting around this forum and have found it really helpful with some real friendly folks, so I decided to ask you guys for your opinion on some of my mixes. It's my own music and was recorded with my band between touring (of which we've been doing a LOT) in the last couple of months as I had the time. I produced everything and took the songs from rough ideas to what you'll find here. I'm the guitarist and vocalist on these songs as well. Here are the links: Uhuru: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7106661 Sister: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7106679 mrrecordlabelman: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7106779 Feel free to critique my recording, mixing and production of these songs, or even to tell me what you think of the songs themselves. I only chose 3 songs here because I feel these give a general idea of how I did, but feel free to give me your opinion on any of the other songs I recorded with them. I'm always on a mission to improve my skills, so I would really appreciate any input. Here is the link: www.soundclick.com/joellisband This is what was used for the recording: FMR RNP for all everything needing 2 or less channels Mackie VLZ desk for extra channels on drums (toms and overheads) Samson Resolv 65a Monitors Mission speakers with Rotel amp Small PC-speakers for occasional lo(west)-fi check Reasonably treated 10'X18' control room Pretty acoustically dead 10'X9' iso booth used for vocals, amps, etc. MICS: Vox: Studio Projects C1 Guitar Amp: SM57, with SP C1 added in for cleans Bass amp: SP C1 added to DI'd signal Kick drum: Samson Q Kick Snare Top: SM57 Toms: SM57 Overheads: Samson C02 I mixed ITB and did some mastering as far as I can using digitalfishphones Endorphin, a TC Native EQ and the George Yohng W1 Limiter.