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Originally Posted by Jeff B  the piano has a nice ambiance in the beginning. it reminds me of the song during the airport scene in the movie "Almost Famous" by Nancy Wilson(check out her songs on the Elizabethtown soundtrack). So that's the sound I have pictured in my head. The kick is too upfront and theres not enough definition in the kick and hat-is it just OH mics and a kick in? I assume thats a sampled piano, right? Try to copy some of that space/ambiance with your guitars and fill out the right side of the sound spectrum a bit. nice! |
Yeah I love Almost Famous I don't recall the song you are speaking of right off the top of my head but I will take it as a compliment I suppose. haha
Yeah, I agree the kick is upfront a bit much and it could use more definition I souppose I will tweak the EQ a bit more until I find the right spots to give it definition, suggestions anyone? I am not sure I am understanding what you are asking in the second part. You write:
"in the kick and hat-is it just OH mics and a kick in?" So I am guessing you are asking if the hi-hat is just overheads. Well I stated in the initial post my exact setup. which is a 4 mic setup. A D 112 inside the kick, 2 condensers as OH's and an SM 57 on the top of the snare about an inch and a half off the top head and just off center from the center of the drum. If that is not what you were asking could you please ask again.
The piano is actually not sampled. It is real, It's an upright that I recorded with two condenser mics in a church, there is no added reverb so what you hear is the natural room sound from the two mics. I suppose I could use a reverb though to emulate that space for the guitars like you suggest.
Thanks for the tips I will try to fix those issues and repost.