Recording 'Horizons' with a powerball and pitbull CL at the same time

[Lew]

other than the mix that others have mentioned. I'd suggest getting the phasing sorted, especially in the intro :-)

[nfe]

Only getting a listen to this now.

I don't have the issue with where the vocals sit that other people have mentioned. I think they sit fine there, and frankly, I don't think he's a very strong singer, and him being louder than he needs to be would take away from the song. Also, the vocals sit where they would in most songs of this style.

I think overall the mix is too clean for my tastes, it's all a bit shiny, but that's exactly what's appropriate for this death-core-ish stuff.

[MDV]

HAHA!

Awesome

Siny.

Clean.

And I was going for raw, with the current trend of ultra-clean polished mechanical, all-the-bandmembers-will-be-replaced-by-robots-in-10-years trend thats about now I try to avoid 'clean'! I dont really like it, I like songs to have edge and life that require imperfection and dirt.

thanks though. I think. :lol:

[nfe]

Clean and shiny are relative terms I suppose  :lol:

[MDV]

Evidently!

[HTH AMPS]

I'd say the vocals sit in the mix fine - I like vocals to be a little low and the guitars way upfront.

I would like more of the bass though and for the the kick drum to punch a bit more in the low end.  Its more of an EQ issue than levels though imo.

I wouldn't call it raw either, but then again Mark knows some of the shite I like  :lol:

[Philly Q]

I knew this wasn't going to be my type of music, but after reading the thread I was curious, so I've had a listen (on my PC, through headphones  ).

For what it's worth, it sounds good to me!  I see what people mean about where the vocals sit in the mix, but they come through quite clearly actually (I could even understand some words!).  And I like the bass sound! 

I do agree that it doesn't sound particularly raw, which might worry you since that's coming from someone who listens to Wishbone Ash, Kansas and Winger.....

Overall, I actually liked that.  So you should probably scr@p it.  :P

[MDV]

:lol:

Right, thats it, I'm tearing the mix down and starting again!

[JDC]

Didn't get round to posting until now, guitars sound good to me, as already said more bass (and/or compression.) How is the bass guitar recorded? I was reading something the other week about blending clean and dirty bass together, not a clue how common that is or what is common practice though.

Currently love the bass on this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMHvveTdhEQ