I could sure use your ears ;)(TSE, Slate, new everything)

[feeleuphoria]

Ok, so, ground up mix again. Really need some feedback! I dont like the snare that much, or the drums in general. Any comments or help would be appreciated! I have been really working on my bass tone for this too. Trying to mix "properly" lol as in mixing drums first, then making the kick and bass gel, then the guitars. Tell me how i did

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2255790/metal%20Xample.mp3
btw its sloppy, but you get the idea

[M3CHK1LLA]

dude i tried to listen to it but the page just said - error 500.

you may need to fix that...or is something wrong on my end

[feeleuphoria]

hmm, thanks for the headsup, dont know what happened there :/ dont know whatsup with dropbox right now. Uploading to soundclick...

[feeleuphoria]

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and if the song widget doesnt work
SoundClick artist: Matt Dempsey - page with MP3 music downloads

[M3CHK1LLA]

didnt sound as bad as you made it out to be - i like it

[manana]

my god... if you use any pod cold i have you patch? this is amazing

[Andii]

listening on monitors:
The drums are too loud. The drums sound fine, they're SS samples... it would be hard to go wrong.

The guitars sound pretty good. Sounds like you used a plug in.

[feeleuphoria]

Thanks for the tips guys i really appreciate it. anyone else?

Update! fixed the drums, added a little dissonant thing in the back. Dont know if i like it lol. hopefully dropbox will work right with this one today
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2255790/metal%20Xample2.mp3

Manana: thanks man, but i use the plugin called TSE X30 on the guitars, its free so you might wanna check it out

[Cynic]

That mix is CRUSHING.

[manana]

I tried out the plugin. WhAt impulse did you use? Any one I use it too muddy.

[Werwolf999]

I don't know if it's just on my end, but the guitar tracks coming out of my right speaker seem noticeably louder than the ones coming out of the left.

[spattergrind]

Are the Steven slate drums worth it?
Cuz i cant find them on a torrent.

I have the metal foundry, but Steven slate drums seem like they're ready to go with very little tweaking needed.

[manana]

Sorry if my question is ambiguous I meant to ask what cabinet impulse response not the program. I have kefir it's pretty good do you use redwire or somethign like that?

[feeleuphoria]

Cynic: Thanks man!!!

spattergrind: slate drums are most deffinatly worth it. I bought mine through the audiomidi no brainer deal a while back for $20 although i think new they are $99. Still worth it. It doesnt take too much processing, no, but when going for a certain sound it can be a bit trying. Oh and the cymbals in the Slate EX are not very good. I like the bells and splash and china, but the rest are not great. You already have metal foundry though so you could just use the cymbals from there.

manana: It is a free impulse called s-pres hi. Do a little searching and you should find it with ease. Great impulse, but kind of overused. Meh, oh well.

Any other takers?
edit: update, now longer, but needs more editing haha. Obvious mistakes in here lol
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2255790/meta...2%20longer.mp3

[Andii]

Sure spreshigh is overused. But it has to be the best impulse ever made. I don't use anything else.

I just checked out the latest mix and it's much better.

[feeleuphoria]

have to agree with you there man, amazing impulse

and thanks man!

[McKay]

I always used 2off-preshigh but s-preshigh is just as good.

The only thing I would say is turn the bass up and the guitars down. The guitars sound ....ing incredible, I'd be really interested to hear them solo'd.

[Cynic]

Mind if I lay some rough vox to this?

[feeleuphoria]

Thanks mckay! I'm really proud of it. And it only took like 4-5 years to get here haha. Well worth it

and cynic, go for it man! I'd be honored haha

[Wookieslayer]

sounds great man. the drums sound clear and the guitars are crushing indeed.

i can't make TSE sound that great for shit! even with that same impulse. which impulse loader are you using?

[RawrItsRaptor]

can you please describe your method of programming drums? midi keyboard, piano roll, etcc? also, what post processing are you using on the guitars besides TSE-X30 and the impulse?

[ryzorzen]

sounds killer dude! very despised icon, in a brutal beatdown kinda way haha. Not a fan of the hats on the drums tho

[feeleuphoria]

WookieSlayer: Thanks dude! and im just using voxengo boogex. Simple, yet effective haha.

RawrItsRaptor: I used to use guitar pro for drums, but i have started using the midi editor in Reaper. It's getting easier and i like it better although i thought i would never like it. And on the guitars i only have 2 eqs aside from the TSE and impulse. I have one voxengo curve eq with a Engl spectrum that i picked up that doesn't really change much at all, just gets rid of a little mud. The other eq is to help things gel with bass and drums

ryzorzen: Why thank you sir! lol cant say im a fan of the cymbals in general of slate, but i think im going to replace them in later songs

[audibleE]

This sounds really great man. Love the playing. I too use the TSE as my primary guitar sound. Really simple and sounds great.

Keep the tunes coming!

[anthonyferguson]

sounds awesome. I also love how much more DEI/thordendal it sounds with the dissonant chord in the background!
overall great mix, I think it all sounds great.