Anyone want pop-punk mixing practice? (mayday parade cover)

[aeonix]

Originally Posted by gemy87

good mix
ok send me your midi drums please?

I've posted a mediafire link to my midi drum track a few post back, few days ago, no idea why no one noticed it...

[ibzrgtoffire]

Originally Posted by aeonix
I've posted a mediafire link to my midi drum track a few post back, few days ago, no idea why no one noticed it...

Damn...why didnt i see it before? lol just noticed mine has some weird ride going on

[brette344]

Originally Posted by ibzrgtoffire

Thanks brett, really appreciated! you made me discover a great band.

I really dig your guitar tone (model??) and the way vocals cut through the mix. Maybe the snare reverb could be a tad lower in general (and automate the send during the verses to get that long tail) Anyway great mix and awesome vocals btw!

So here's my modest take on it
Don't have my amp at home right now so i had to make do with ampsims :S
I made up some effects here and there, let me know what you think! I think the bass tone turned out really great, so great that i mixed it too loud! lol
https:dl.dropbox.com/s/hpl9qymg83fmi...%20friends.mp3

http://soundcloud.com/guillaume-duchesne/track-title



If brett attests my midi file i can send it to you

Thanks again for sharing

yeah man mix sounds pretty good! other than that little weird ride thing you mentioned in a comment above this one haha. But yeah aeonix posted that midi and I redid the mapping for the drums to what slate mapping is on my computer so here if you're still having a problem http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3175304/mayd...new%20midi.zip

Also you asked about my guitar tone I used a california carved top Carvin and reamped it through my TH-30 orange head with an orange 2x12 cab and a single 57 slightly off axis. I quad track and I use pod farm on my doubles to shape the tone to what I feel the orange is missing in the mix. Hope that helps

[tomek.walko]

good song, i make it thanks brette344

[gemy87]

thanks for midi drums my first mix
http://soundcloud.com/gemy87/mayday-parade-cover-when-you

[philby82]

First crack at it, let me know if you like it or want any details

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5382960/May...%20Mix%20A.mp3

Guitars are JVM into my torpedo live.
Drums are SSD4

Cheers

Phil

[rg7]

Thanks Brett, here is my mix: http://soundcloud.com/rg7even/when-you-see-my-friends. What do you think?

[kernelxsanders]

Not sure if Jason is collaborating with them... or if they're just trying to sound like him because they realized they fucked up.

[blue_fAng]

Brette344, could you tell me what mics did you use for the vocals and what bass did you record with? Thanks!

[tomek.walko]

My try, feedback welcome

http://soundcloud.com/tomek-walko/track/s-XR6k5

[aviel]

here is mine, what do you think?

http://soundcloud.com/firstva/mayday-parade

[aviel]

Originally Posted by gemy87

thanks for midi drums my first mix
http://soundcloud.com/gemy87/mayday-parade-cover-when-you

Gemy, what did you use for those guitars?

[brette344]

sorry it took a bit to get back on here i just got back from tour. but all the mixes sound great guys!

Originally Posted by blue_fAng

Brette344, could you tell me what mics did you use for the vocals and what bass did you record with? Thanks!

For the vocals I used a Rode NTK and for bass the only thing I had on hand was some cheap peavy bass so I just threw on some new strings to try to make the di sound somewhat decent.

[iarebrandon]

thanks for the di tracks. heres my mix. would love feedback.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/73374895/%2...%20Friends.mp3

[iarebrandon]

hey brette, could i get info on what guitar/pickups were used?

[outbreak525]

I actually like you and the other guy's vocals more than the actual song. Just out of curiosity, are you the first guy that sings or the second?
Good work man!
I'll post a mix whenever I'm done with this. Thanks a lot bro.

[brette344]

Originally Posted by iarebrandon

hey brette, could i get info on what guitar/pickups were used?

I just used my carvin california carved top with the standard pickups in there. I dont remember what pickups I got with the guitar a while ago but they're pretty standard pick ups from carvin

[brette344]

Originally Posted by outbreak525

I actually like you and the other guy's vocals more than the actual song. Just out of curiosity, are you the first guy that sings or the second?
Good work man!
I'll post a mix whenever I'm done with this. Thanks a lot bro.

Thanks dude! I'm the guy that sings first in the song

[shredder10]

This'll be fun to mix!
any info on the pres/di used? =) thanks!!

[unclesmith]

hey brette334, what drums are you using in this? is it steven slate?

[Top Ground Studios]

Heres my Mix guys! Would Love some feedback.

http://soundcloud.com/topgroundstudios/mayday-parade-when-you-see-my

I need to work on my mastering. Theres a part where the vocals clip and its really audible. any tips?

[brette344]

Originally Posted by shredder10

This'll be fun to mix!
any info on the pres/di used? =) thanks!!

I just run a radial J48 di box into my presonus digimax fs

[brette344]

Originally Posted by unclesmith

hey brette334, what drums are you using in this? is it steven slate?

I used sturgis cymbals because I didn't have my kit to mic up. but the drums are truth toms I think the 12" and 16". The kick is a blend of 3 kicks- my bass drum sample from my tama kit, the kick from truths maple standard kit, and the circa survive kick. The snare is a blend of 5 snares. the main one being truth brass beauty snare, my spaun snare sampled, and then slate snares 3p, 14, and 5. snare 5 is the room snare laying underneath all of them.

[S1770]

Cool Rendition , The tone of your vocal suites the Genre Brette344

Keep up the great work Brother

S1770

[Top Ground Studios]

Any comments on my mix?