Metalcore: Real drums + TSE X50v2.

[Erik Monsonis]

Hi folks!

I'd like to know what do you guys think of this record. I'd like some criticism, because even though I'm happy with the result, I'm not sure if it sounds dull or is it just me.

Band: Brothers Till We Die
Song: No Passion, No Compromise
Format: Single
Genre: Metalcore
Country: Spain



Engineered by Guillermo Fernandez at Goldfish Studio, Madrid.
Mixed and Mastered by yours truly.

Drums were a DW starter kit: Kick, snare, rack tom, floor tom. Kick is Alestorm kick from LSD Drums; all the snare body is real, all the snare crack and room is sampled; toms are Superior 2 Avatar.
The whole drumkit was recorded with 7 mics:
1 - Kick
2 - Snare top
3 - Tom 1
4 - Tom 2
5,6 - OHs
7 - Room mono.
First time ever using parallel comp on snare

Bass was POD Farm, starting with my Metalcore Bass preset, then heavily processed with lots of compression, little EQ, multiband and limiting.

Guitars ran through TSE X50v2, no tubescreamer (treble boost before the amp) and through RHA AT-S-PH impulse (s-preshigh basically) after a long time without using it
Little eq, mainly clearing low mids, boosting high end and a nice 4dB notch at 3KHz.

Cheers!

 

[EOC]

Just heard it in my ATM50´s

Drums sounds nice, fat and snappy.
I feel that the overall mix is a bit boomy, i think is becouse of the bass tone and some lack hi energy on guitars.
But overalls sound really nice!

 

[Erik Monsonis]

My exact thoughts confirmed. Been travelling a lot lately and I started to think my ears were clogged from the planes and stuff. Thanks!

 

[HollowmanPL]

sounds good erik!