Lets go for a ride

[fxe]

I hope i can do this. I'll have to post a link because I don't have the mp3 handy.

I recorded this with a pcdrummer, buy one $50 AKG get one free, and a Behringer EURORACK UB802 going into the mic input on a laptop to audition 3.x


I'm new at this
First song that plays:
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my monitors are bose bookshelf speakers being played through a sony stereo amp. am I going in the wrong direction with that sort of setup? (for detailed mixing, i use headphones)

[jjb]

Nice song. Mixdown via headphones or regular speakers is much more difficult than using monitors, since both cans and regular speakers reproduce with one "bias" or another (i.e., don't have a flat response). With that said, you did a pretty good mix-down. Only suggestion is to try to get the harmony to sound tighter. Now it sounds like multiple people singing, rather than a group doing harmony. Welcome to the forum!

jjb

[fxe]

Originally Posted by jjb

Only suggestion is to try to get the harmony to sound tighter. Now it sounds like multiple people singing, rather than a group doing harmony. Welcome to the forum!

jjb

Thanks for the welcome, and the speaker talk. I'm new to recording, and even newer at harmony, so yeah, i need to tighten that up a tad. Thanks for the "bash"

[musicmakerstudio]

I think the drums sound pretty good, but slightly mechanical. The high hat tone was a little flanged though. There was a slight timing issue at about half way when everything stopped and came back in. I might tuck the background vocals (BGV's) back a bit in the mix. That be be enough to make them sound tighter. I loved the sound on the lead guitar, nice and thick. Monitor rule when it comes to mix down. Phones can be used as a reference to check for separation and such, but most of your mix decisions should be based from your monitors.

[fxe]

Originally Posted by musicmakerstudio

I loved the sound on the lead guitar, nice and thick.

Thanks. It's a 97 Guild Bluesbird. I played the lead on the neck pickup clean channel 25w tube amp and boss OD.