Heres my latest recording...Did i do well?

[RoughTwist]

Hi guys,

Here is my latest recording with my 'band black tie white noise'

im inviting all comments on the recording on the drums good and bad. i need them all to learn... i already have an opinion on where i think i didn't do so well.

we recorded in my studio studio Cabin 5150 where i dont have a great selection of mics [yet] buut make do with them for the time being.

here are the mics i used

Audio technica kitpak mics - kick and floor tom
SM58 - snare & rack tom
AKG E600 - overheads

no mic on hihats.

the whole project was completed in 24hrs as a bit of a challenge we set ourselves. this includes writing, arranging, recording and mixdown... Not mastered yet... oh and lots of beer as you may be able to tell...




Thanks

[nucjd]

Really good recording Rough. What AD/DA converter and preamps are you using. What type of compression are you using on your snare track? The drums site nicely in the arrangement and I like the hihat is not dominating the tracks.

[late8]

Great mix RoughTwist. I agree with nucjd. The hats are subtle but they reach out when they are played open. Digging the bass drum. Pillowed? Overall, my ears say you guys have a hit man!! Sounds like a winner!

[RoughTwist]

Really good recording Rough. What AD/DA converter and preamps are you using. What type of compression are you using on your snare track? The drums site nicely in the arrangement and I like the hihat is not dominating the tracks.

Im using the pre's in a studiomaster mixdown 24 8 16 gold with an 002r as my interface. i have to say im not yet experienced enough with different pre's to comment on these particular ones but i cant grumble about these.

i'm mixing in the box at the moment so the compression is just the logic 8 compression tweaked by yours truly. still a lot to learn there.

[nucjd]

Good job Rough. FYI Black Lion audio can take your 002r and gut it and make it sound like a 20,000 rig. I did it with mine and I LOVE it.

[trickg]

Dude, I like it a lot - recording sounds fine to me, but what I really like is that it captures the attitude and swagger of the song.

[ROCKDRUMMERZERO]

Hi guys,

Here is my latest recording with my 'band black tie white noise'

im inviting all comments on the recording on the drums good and bad. i need them all to learn... i already have an opinion on where i think i didn't do so well.

we recorded in my studio studio Cabin 5150 where i dont have a great selection of mics [yet] buut make do with them for the time being.

here are the mics i used

Audio technica kitpak mics - kick and floor tom
SM58 - snare & rack tom
AKG E600 - overheads

no mic on hihats.

the whole project was completed in 24hrs as a bit of a challenge we set ourselves. this includes writing, arranging, recording and mixdown... Not mastered yet... oh and lots of beer as you may be able to tell...


Late Again.mov - YouTube

Thanks

I love that song !

Great feel and groove, nice work. I cannot comment on the technical aspects of taking the track further other than maybe roll off a bit of the reverb tail to give it a little more perceived punch, a little more 'upfront' sound. I would probably dirty up the dums a little, maybe a tad less compression on snare, and a bit more room ( or o/heads ) also try inverting the polarity on the drum mics to see if you can minimise the slight phasing you have going on with the cymbals, unless that was an artistic choice, if so ignore my suggestion !

I have danced around my Kitchen a couple of times to the tune, I am not your youngest fan, but maybe the newest, looking forward to more tunes, pm me to keep in touch dude.

[Russ]

Sounded awesome RoughTwist! Solid mix through and through, good simple beat is always a winner in my book. At first I thought you were playing Dani California by RHCP, had a similar guitar and drum part but I liked this song too!

[Riouel]

i love it
i would love to hear more ride and hat
great job by all the band
singer have a nice voice too
congrad

[doctor dirt]

Anytime your gonna run a chord accent on top of the snare hit you can fatten' the drum up. It just has more pressence that way. The tune is good it has a popular groove thats easy to listen and is dance worth. Reminds me a little of Jermiquia (bad spelling) but you know who I mean. Bass could be fattened up also to add more volumn of sound. The guitar sounds good as is, I hate guitar thats over done and squashed to hell. When I hear that I'd like to tell the guitar to hit the floor switch that makes it sound like a GUITAR! Overall pretty dam good, I'm a fan of groove tunes not much for R&R and if its multi-scrambled and I can't hear everything distinctly I just turn it off. Congrates an excellant ruff draft that doesn't need a hell of alot! Doc

[VI952]

Good stuff!

[Warren Wright]

Your playing is exemplary. Everything is blended sweet ( snare could be a tiny bit lower in tone and volume could come up just a tiny bit to fatten up the lead guitar) and Oh yeah...I wish I had written the tune. Seriously, thats a sweet tune and the arrangement is just over the top quality. Lots of guys can play "copy" music - - - the real players "Make Music" from within and make it come alive with their talent and skills. You guys did that very thing and I loved it. Hope you post more tunes...

[drumsetsnide]

Very well done. I realize it's a rough mix but some minor tweaking here and there (maybe fatten up the guitar a bit and the snare) and it's a finished product in my opinion. I like the groove. Bravo.

[pastor_bob]

Man, I don't know how I missed this thread before, but the video was awesome. The song was nice and tight, the drumming was excellent, and it made my toes tap. It may be a little late, but . . .

[Warren Wright]

The more I listen to the tune...your snare blends on the high side and just does its job nicely...your kit is tuned well and you play dynamics that totally fit the tune...something I find refreshing from a young drummer. The other guys in the band play extremely well and you all work together smoothly...each one has added his own part to blend in with the others. If you guys continue down this road...you will find a recording contract...and in the interim, youre going to find some sweet gigs. You guys have all the marks of a Pro-Band. Please post more vids like this. Im gonna listen one more time...gets better each time.