Mixing Time? [Technical death metal/core]

MaellaJohn · November 18th, 2011, 12:03 AM

Vocals, GTR+BASS DI, .wav synths, and drum midi included!

It's in my signature at this point in time, but it's a song called Planetary Devastation by my band Øscillatör.

Here is your reference mix. I suck at mastering, FYI

http://soundcloud.com/cloudmountainaudio/scillat-r-planetary

DOWNLOAD:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9992828/Rand...MIX%20PACK.zip

For the record, DI quality sucks, the bass strings are old, and vocals are recorded in a completely untreated room with an sm58.

I feel like it's a turd and have worked pretty hard to polish it to the best of my skills.
I'd be flattered to see how other people would work it, if they had their way!

MisSigsFan · November 18th, 2011, 12:58 AM

I'll give this a shot. I like the riffage you got going here.

Damian B · November 18th, 2011, 01:23 AM

Are the drums Superior Drummer 2?

Joelegend · November 18th, 2011, 03:12 AM

cool song

MaellaJohn · November 18th, 2011, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damian B

Are the drums Superior Drummer 2?

Yes. I've also done minimal humanizing to it but I suck at that too.

Ryuno · November 18th, 2011, 07:18 AM

insanely good vocals, John. Will definitely try this one.

FF666 · November 18th, 2011, 08:36 AM

Fucking great track, downloading. Many thanks!!!

Joelegend · November 18th, 2011, 11:39 AM

Here's something
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1283560/Oscillator.mp3

MaellaJohn · November 18th, 2011, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryuno

insanely good vocals, John. Will definitely try this one.

Thanks, man. I really appreciate that!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joelegend

Here's something
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1283560/Oscillator.mp3

There seems to be a big chunk of the low end missing!

PhilTheBeard · November 18th, 2011, 03:22 PM

I think i might try and fuck with this one for fun

Joelegend · November 19th, 2011, 05:33 PM

Cause its a cool song i did a retry. Different guitarsound now.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1283560/OscillatorV2.mp3

blue_fAng · November 22nd, 2011, 08:56 PM

tell me what you think about my mix
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28110505/Planetary2.mp3
went great, no need of automation
btw awsome guitar/bass/vox skills

bryan_kilco · November 22nd, 2011, 09:16 PM

blue_fAng - You should automate those drums down a few dB.

reminds me a lot of The Faceless.

If I had some sort of drum VST i'd give this a shot....

blue_fAng · November 22nd, 2011, 09:33 PM

yeah that snare is loud as hell and i know, i could lower the volume in blast beats but i like that in your face sound for this song. thanks

. also reminds me of faceless and a bit of beneath the massacre but still sounds original

FF666 · November 26th, 2011, 09:21 AM

Here goes my mixxx. Thanks for the files!

http://soundcloud.com/user8152885/planetary-devastation

wutzington · December 3rd, 2011, 07:46 AM

Tried mixing it, but couldn't touch the guitars in the original. What was the chain for those? Fucking awesome music by the way. It's like a better, crazier version of Job for a Cowboy. Dig!

MaellaJohn · December 3rd, 2011, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wutzington

Tried mixing it, but couldn't touch the guitars in the original. What was the chain for those? Fucking awesome music by the way. It's like a better, crazier version of Job for a Cowboy. Dig!

Thanks, brotha!

The guitar chain was large. lol
It's a preset I made called "Tha BEEFZ"

Chain is:

1) TSS
Drive - 5
Tone - 10
Level - 5

2) POD Farm 2 - Treadplate amp
Drive - 50
Bass - 40
Middle - 55
Treble - 65
Presence - 45
Volume - 100

3) LeCab
"Mesa 4x12 - SM57 Pres 8" impulse

4) EQ
- cut a little from 600 and 4.5k
- boost 10k

5) Renaissance Axx
Thresh - (-12)
Attack - 5
Gain - (-2)

6) PSP Vintage Warmer 2
Drive - 4
Knee - 10
Speed - 50
Everything else is 0

And that's it!

wutzington · December 3rd, 2011, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaellaJohn

Thanks, brotha!

The guitar chain was large. lol
It's a preset I made called "Tha BEEFZ"

Chain is:
[...]

Thanks for the detailed answer!

Treadplate is supposed to model a Recto right? Ill try getting close with leCto. Nice glassy highend/pick attack in your mix. Reminds me a bit of good ol' german JaKa:

You Tube

MaellaJohn · December 3rd, 2011, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wutzington

Thanks for the detailed answer!

Treadplate is supposed to model a Recto right? Ill try getting close with leCto. Nice glassy highend/pick attack in your mix. Reminds me a bit of good ol' german JaKa:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eJL7_vz4fk

Yeah, I believe it is!
I feel pretty good about it being a POD Farm tone.

Black River Audio Works · December 3rd, 2011, 06:51 PM

Brutal tune!!! We'll give it a whirl. Our studio often does free work when we really dig the music. Gave the raw tracks a quick listen; would be a week or so before we could get it in. Might be cool to hear how it mixes down in analog... most likely on Neotek Series 1. But it kind of depends on what we find after really digging in. *Horns*

blue_fAng · December 3rd, 2011, 07:34 PM

what guitars were used in this song?

spencerlogan · December 3rd, 2011, 07:45 PM

The original mix reminds me of Winds Of Plague. Good song, I'm about to give this a try.

MaellaJohn · December 3rd, 2011, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blue_fAng

what guitars were used in this song?

A VERY shitty $100 guitar. No idea what brand. Probably something generic as hell. Haha

Quote:

Originally Posted by spencerlogan

The original mix reminds me of Winds Of Plague. Good song, I'm about to give this a try.

Cool, thanks.

UGH I HATE HOW DEAD THE BASS DI IS

spencerlogan · December 3rd, 2011, 09:41 PM

My mix:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22061360/Pla...tationMix1.mp3

Let me know if you like it or if there's anything you'd change. Thanks for the stems

MaellaJohn · December 3rd, 2011, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spencerlogan

My mix:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22061360/Pla...tationMix1.mp3

Let me know if you like it or if there's anything you'd change. Thanks for the stems

What in the name of all thing good happened to the drum midi and tempo?

November 18th, 2011, 12:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
MaellaJohn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Florida, United States Posts: 584	Mixing Time? [Technical death metal/core] Vocals, GTR+BASS DI, .wav synths, and drum midi included! It's in my signature at this point in time, but it's a song called Planetary Devastation by my band Øscillatör. Here is your reference mix. I suck at mastering, FYI http://soundcloud.com/cloudmountainaudio/scillat-r-planetary DOWNLOAD: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9992828/Rand...MIX%20PACK.zip For the record, DI quality sucks, the bass strings are old, and vocals are recorded in a completely untreated room with an sm58. I feel like it's a turd and have worked pretty hard to polish it to the best of my skills. I'd be flattered to see how other people would work it, if they had their way! __________________ Vocalist and aspiring audio engineer. My bands: Øscillatör (Progressive Deathcore) Xehanort (Experimental Deathcore)

November 18th, 2011, 01:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
Damian B ¯\(°_o)/¯ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, USA Posts: 1,806	Are the drums Superior Drummer 2? __________________

November 18th, 2011, 03:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
Joelegend Joe not so legend Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 286	cool song __________________ nothing... http://www.beneathcontempt.be http://www.facebook.com/beneathcontempt http://beneathcontempt.bandcamp.com/

November 18th, 2011, 08:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
FF666 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 248	Fucking great track, downloading. Many thanks!!! __________________ Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!

November 18th, 2011, 11:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
Joelegend Joe not so legend Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 286	Here's something http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1283560/Oscillator.mp3 __________________ nothing... http://www.beneathcontempt.be http://www.facebook.com/beneathcontempt http://beneathcontempt.bandcamp.com/

November 18th, 2011, 12:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
MisSigsFan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 516	I'll give this a shot. I like the riffage you got going here.

November 18th, 2011, 07:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ryuno Yulia Tymoshenko is moe. Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Brazil Posts: 97	insanely good vocals, John. Will definitely try this one.

November 18th, 2011, 03:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
PhilTheBeard "The Beard" Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 2,623	I think i might try and fuck with this one for fun __________________ http://www.facebook.com/sonicassaultstudios

November 19th, 2011, 05:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
Joelegend Joe not so legend Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 286	Cause its a cool song i did a retry. Different guitarsound now. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1283560/OscillatorV2.mp3 __________________ nothing... http://www.beneathcontempt.be http://www.facebook.com/beneathcontempt http://beneathcontempt.bandcamp.com/

November 22nd, 2011, 08:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
blue_fAng Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 553	tell me what you think about my mix http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28110505/Planetary2.mp3 went great, no need of automation btw awsome guitar/bass/vox skills

November 22nd, 2011, 09:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
bryan_kilco Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Poconos, PA Posts: 3,031	blue_fAng - You should automate those drums down a few dB. reminds me a lot of The Faceless. If I had some sort of drum VST i'd give this a shot....

November 22nd, 2011, 09:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
blue_fAng Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 553	yeah that snare is loud as hell and i know, i could lower the volume in blast beats but i like that in your face sound for this song. thanks . also reminds me of faceless and a bit of beneath the massacre but still sounds original

November 26th, 2011, 09:21 AM	#15 (permalink)
FF666 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 248	Here goes my mixxx. Thanks for the files! http://soundcloud.com/user8152885/planetary-devastation __________________ Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!

December 3rd, 2011, 06:51 PM	#20 (permalink)
Black River Audio Works Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 2	Brutal tune!!! We'll give it a whirl. Our studio often does free work when we really dig the music. Gave the raw tracks a quick listen; would be a week or so before we could get it in. Might be cool to hear how it mixes down in analog... most likely on Neotek Series 1. But it kind of depends on what we find after really digging in. Horns

December 3rd, 2011, 07:34 PM	#21 (permalink)
blue_fAng Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 553	what guitars were used in this song?

December 3rd, 2011, 07:45 PM	#22 (permalink)
spencerlogan Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 290	The original mix reminds me of Winds Of Plague. Good song, I'm about to give this a try.

December 3rd, 2011, 09:41 PM	#24 (permalink)
spencerlogan Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 290	My mix: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22061360/Pla...tationMix1.mp3 Let me know if you like it or if there's anything you'd change. Thanks for the stems