Does this sux?

[mikromort]

Need fresh ears on this one. Any input would be appreciated

[garageband]

Vocal is too brite/harsh/high in the mix. Less drumverb, please.

I like a good hair metal song. On second thought, the drumverb is very 1988 and enjoyable in that way. Smiley-curved mastering is also right on target for the oeuvre.

[fHumble fHingaz]

Definitely not! Sounds fabulous! I listened to it twice, trying to be really critical & I couldn't pick on anything. Well done!

[garageband]

A/B it with a Hansen/Whitesnake/Nelson/White Lion/Warrant. That'll help you get your bearings of where the vocals should sit in this mix.

[mikromort]

oh god, do I have to pull out my tape deck for this?

[paul999]

Originally Posted by garageband

A/B it with a Hansen/Whitesnake/Nelson/White Lion/Warrant. That'll help you get your bearings of where the vocals should sit in this mix.

I can't quite listen loud enough to give an opinion on the vox although I could see how they could get shrill. Don't forget to listen to "Fire House" Maybe consider listening to Hansen as an act of desperation.

I appreciate how wide your mix is and how everything is kind of separate but in a good way. I tend to fill this space in a bit more but am trying to stop when it is appropriate.

Over all this is very well done

Bravo
Paul

[garageband]

Firehouse! That's who was in my head! It is funny to think of using a cassette as a reference recording. I just has that feel all around in a very convincing way. The rest of the mix seems very in order except for the overly proud vocals: which are almost a welcome change to the "ashamedly bury the vocal in the mix" style of the day.

[mikromort]

Thanks guys

I think I might try a different approach on this one. I'm gonna try to get everything closer/punchier. Gonna try a mix with almost no reverb and see how it sounds, I'll post it later

[audiomike242]

Originally Posted by mikromort

oh god, do I have to pull out my tape deck for this?

hahaha. +1

[mikromort]

Ok I did a few things here, hopefully for the better

vox down a bit and less hyped on the high end

- reamped the guitars and used a room mic for reverb instead of fake reverb

- pulled down the bass a bit, kick up, tried to get some of the mud out of the mix

Tried to get it a little more garagy sounding than hansen 1994 sounding.

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