<original> Welcome To The Wastelands (Remastered)

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<original> Welcome To The Wastelands (Remastered)

Postby Plaaay » 07 Jan 2012 14:39

Do I create new threads for remastered tracks? If not, yell at me.
Anyways, how does this sound?
http://soundcloud.com/plaaay/welcome-to-the-wastelands-remastered
Vocals re-recorded and not as dry as before.
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Re: <original> Welcome To The Wastelands (Remastered)

Postby TheSunAndTheRainfall » 07 Jan 2012 16:12

Okay, I barely know what I'm doing in terms of mixing, producing and mastering myself, but I still wanted to offer my two cents, so take all of the following with a grain of salt:

I assume you used a real bass for this. I think it'd benefit from a little more clarity in the high mids/highs, so you can hear the plucking/scratching of the strings, but that's just personal preference.
The vocals do sound clear, but they are often drowned out by the guitars. Did you compress them? Mess around with the EQ of both guitars and vocals so each has its own place in the mix.
In the subject of guitars, they sound a little too fuzzy and sorta... disembodied to me, but then again that's just nitpicking.
The screaming sounds pretty swell, though.
And again, it's just me, but I think the drums would benefit from a little more thump, especially the toms. This could really use some nice, beefy toms.
The overall mix of the instruments, aside from the vocals, is great though. My only issues are individual EQ things.
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Re: <original> Welcome To The Wastelands (Remastered)

Postby Plaaay » 07 Jan 2012 16:34

Thanks a lot for your feedback! I'm new to mixing, so this will help me a lot.
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Re: <original> Welcome To The Wastelands (Remastered)

Postby Plaaay » 09 Jan 2012 13:18

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Re: <original> Welcome To The Wastelands (Remastered)

Postby TheSunAndTheRainfall » 10 Jan 2012 12:33

Quick notes while listening:

+ Fuzzy bass, oh yeah!
+ Alright! That wall of noise at the beginning sounds really awesome.
+ Now we're talking! Those vocals are loud and clear. Eeyup.
+ I think the vocals would benefit from not being too dry, especially in the chorus. They do stick out a bit.
+ Now that's some tasty drum work. Love all the tiny details you added.
+ Hmmm, did you pan your guitars? They're alright where they are during the chorus, but elsewhere they kind fight the vocals for space.

This was a MASSIVE improvement over the last version. Things sound so much clearer and in place, and it's a joy to hear. I just have one more piece of nitpicking, and it would be that I'd like the bass to have even more crunch and presence. Like, when it comes in at first you can really get that crunchy feel, but it sort of fades away once the rest of the instruments come in.

Lastly, all I'd suggest to do is work on your singing. It's not awful, it's actually pretty alright, but it could still use some work. Great job!
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Re: <original> Welcome To The Wastelands (Remastered)

Postby Plaaay » 10 Jan 2012 13:10

Thank you thank you THANK YOU so much!
You were a really big help with this one! Without you I wouldn't have known what to do to make it sound any better.
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