Great guitar tone!  Love the vocals and concept :-)   Guitar string effects at end are doooooope.

And yeah, mixing vocals is super hard - I tried the same thing this week and it was a mission.  Especially when everything else is a wall of sound.  Vocals either get slammed with a comp and disappear or end up too up front in the mix.  I found one trick is to hit 'em with a multicomp on the master vocal bus which makes them a bit more of a predicable element.

Great guitar tone! Love the vocals and concept :-) Guitar string effects at end are doooooope. And yeah, mixing vocals is super hard - I tried the same thing this week and it was a mission. Especially when everything else is a wall of sound. Vocals either get slammed with a comp and disappear or end up too up front in the mix. I found one trick is to hit 'em with a multicomp on the master vocal bus which makes them a bit more of a predicable element.

Super cool production and composition! Nice catchy chorus and general melodies all over! I like the guitar and drums but the vocals could be even better mixed - not sure what could be done, but I guess playing with the sound of them so they fit better with the instruments and the song's vibe. Either that or performing them again with the instrumentation, because then you might adjust your singing to it somehow. But yea it's a tricky one. I usually go a bit overcompressed and use a preamp plugin (uad neve 1073) and play with presets - "Male Vocal" usually adds some bass and indeed kinda makes it more manly-ish, which does good things to my ego altho I'm not sure it makes it really sound better. So preamp -> [optional effects like delay etc] -> compressor -> then a master bus compressor that will ensure they cut thru other noises like drums and instruments.

All that said, your vocals are understandable and clear enough in this mix to enjoy, these are all details to make them really shine. Hope to hear more!

Super cool production and composition! Nice catchy chorus and general melodies all over! I like the guitar and drums but the vocals could be even better mixed - not sure what could be done, but I guess playing with the sound of them so they fit better with the instruments and the song's vibe. Either that or performing them again with the instrumentation, because then you might adjust your singing to it somehow. But yea it's a tricky one. I usually go a bit overcompressed and use a preamp plugin (uad neve 1073) and play with presets - "Male Vocal" usually adds some bass and indeed kinda makes it more manly-ish, which does good things to my ego altho I'm not sure it makes it really sound better. So preamp -> [optional effects like delay etc] -> compressor -> then a master bus compressor that will ensure they cut thru other noises like drums and instruments. All that said, your vocals are understandable and clear enough in this mix to enjoy, these are all details to make them really shine. Hope to hear more!

Yes!!! Rock and Roll is number one!

Yes!!! Rock and Roll is number one!

Thank you Yeah, Just fitting vocals in the mix was a struggle, and the weekly beats timeline basically means its a 'that'll do'.. will try this next time (and there will be a next time!)

Thank you! I think I really need to get a decent preamp, my mic always sounds thin, I know my voice isn't *that* bassy or strong, but it ain't that thin either Will certainly give it all a shot next time, thank you

Yesssss

[quote=cTrix]Great guitar tone! Love the vocals and concept :-) Guitar string effects at end are doooooope. And yeah, mixing vocals is super hard - I tried the same thing this week and it was a mission. Especially when everything else is a wall of sound. Vocals either get slammed with a comp and disappear or end up too up front in the mix. I found one trick is to hit 'em with a multicomp on the master vocal bus which makes them a bit more of a predicable element.[/quote] Thank you <3 Yeah, Just fitting vocals in the mix was a struggle, and the weekly beats timeline basically means its a 'that'll do'.. will try this next time (and there will be a next time!) [quote=horatiuromantic]Super cool production and composition! Nice catchy chorus and general melodies all over! I like the guitar and drums but the vocals could be even better mixed - not sure what could be done, but I guess playing with the sound of them so they fit better with the instruments and the song's vibe. Either that or performing them again with the instrumentation, because then you might adjust your singing to it somehow. But yea it's a tricky one. I usually go a bit overcompressed and use a preamp plugin (uad neve 1073) and play with presets - "Male Vocal" usually adds some bass and indeed kinda makes it more manly-ish, which does good things to my ego altho I'm not sure it makes it really sound better. So preamp -> [optional effects like delay etc] -> compressor -> then a master bus compressor that will ensure they cut thru other noises like drums and instruments. All that said, your vocals are understandable and clear enough in this mix to enjoy, these are all details to make them really shine. Hope to hear more![/quote] Thank you! I think I really need to get a decent preamp, my mic always sounds thin, I know my voice isn't *that* bassy or strong, but it ain't that thin either :D Will certainly give it all a shot next time, thank you <3 [quote=Pop Tronics]Yes!!! Rock and Roll is number one![/quote] Yesssss <3

Very good work, despite the rough vocal mix. Loving the guitars and hopefully you can nail the mix, because then we can learn from that as well when we get to do them.
- Spider

Very good work, despite the rough vocal mix. Loving the guitars and hopefully you can nail the mix, because then we can learn from that as well when we get to do them. - Spider