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  1. Raindrop Collector

    Debut Single Out, would love opinions (FFO: PT, Opeth, Riverside, etc.)

    Hey everyone, first off I want to say a huge thank you for everyones' help and support in all of the interactions I've had on here. Without that, I honestly wouldn't be a tenth as far along in my mixing as I am right now. So, THANKS!!! :) Second, my band Raindrop Collector was fortunate...
  2. Raindrop Collector

    Help me rip apart this mix

    Also, realized it was an old copy I uploaded, here's the current: https://soundcloud.com/user-850914169/rough-demo-round-3
  3. Raindrop Collector

    Help me rip apart this mix

    Awesome, thank you so much for giving it an honest go, I really really appreciate it!! If you were interested, our band page on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/RaindropCollector/) is where we will be posting the final version of this track, as well as the rest of our 11-track album...
  4. Raindrop Collector

    What monitors do you use and why?

    Currently I'm using Focal CMS65's. For the price, I chose them over similar monitors (Dynaudio BM series, ADAM A7X series, etc.) because they had an even, wideband frequency response (i didn't want to get into sub territory for room constraints) and from reviews they seemed to have the best...
  5. Raindrop Collector

    Help me rip apart this mix

    Hey all! Thank you so much for all of the tips, I think a lot of that low and high end sizzling may have been due to the off the cuff mastering that I was doing, along with some poor eq choices. However I'm not sure, so i've added another unmastered version for everyone (along with a bunch...
  6. Raindrop Collector

    Help me rip apart this mix

    Hey everyone at SS! I've been working for close to 5 months on what I hope to be the FIRST EVER single for by band, but before I start pushing it out to the public for mass consumption I wanted to get as many opinions as I can on what I've got. Here's the link...
  7. Raindrop Collector

    Massive new mix with real drums!!!

    Hey I appreciate it! I'm unfortunately not in a place to do that, and aside from that any mastering would kinda be pointless as the track will be already crushed up pretty good from the compression I applied to it, as well as the compression on SC. I would still really appreciate it if you could...
  8. Raindrop Collector

    Massive new mix with real drums!!!

    Cheers man, thanks for the comments! I can definitely see what you're saying about the drum dynamics, I really tried not to overly squash them, but the results are you can really hear the inconsistencies in the hits. That and, I completely forgot about mixing the toms in :| lol I Appreciate ...
  9. Raindrop Collector

    Massive new mix with real drums!!!

    Cheers man, we absolutely appreciate it! We will be posting updates every week or so, hopefully it will give you a good look as to how genre-bendy we will be :) Nope, no sample blending at all! The only plugs on it were eq, comp, and slight reverb. No gates! The snare mic I use is an Audix...
  10. Raindrop Collector

    Massive new mix with real drums!!!

    Dude, thanks so much; your comments were incredibly helpful and definitely addressed the weakest points (and elements I spent the least amount of time on) in the mix. The kick drum is a new mic I picked up- Shure beta91A, and while I absolutely love how much attack and click you get out of it...
  11. Raindrop Collector

    Massive new mix with real drums!!!

    What's up SSO'ers, So it's been a while since I've posted on here, mainly because I've started an official band for what used to be my solo project and I've been putting together a pretty ambitious first effort together. Currently we are on the tail-end of the writing phase, but a couple of...
  12. Raindrop Collector

    Floyd-inspired song with soaring guitar solo

    Hey, I appreciate the time you took to check it out! Yeah, PT are definitely one of my favorites, and have absolutely made an impact on my personal songwriting and producing techniques. Another band I tend to pull a lot from lyrically and structurally is a nineties band called Failure; they...
  13. Raindrop Collector

    Floyd-inspired song with soaring guitar solo

    Hey man i totally appreciate you checking it out! The mix isn't exactly great (pretty bass heavy on account that I did most of the mixing on headphones :ugh: and Im also not a very good/creative drummer) but I'll take any opinions I can get. Thanks! They totally do, I'm pumped for the...
  14. Raindrop Collector

    Floyd-inspired song with soaring guitar solo

    Hey guys thanks much, i do appreciate it :) I know it's really far cry from anything that remotely uses a 7-string guitar, but everyone here is incredibly musically open-minded, and thus I really do feel comfortable contributing to the boards here despite that. Cheers!
  15. Raindrop Collector

    Floyd-inspired song with soaring guitar solo

    Hey whats up guys! So the last one I posted didn't get a whole lot of love, but I wanted to submit another one hopefully so I could get some general comments on the mix and everything. It's a sadder tune, about loss of love and whatnot, but ends with a little glimmer of hope...
  16. Raindrop Collector

    Check out this proggy psychedelic/art pop tune I wrote

    Not that this will make much of a difference, but I updated and changed some things mix-wise and here is the final(ish) product. https://soundcloud.com/raindropcollector/no-surprise please don't be shy to share your opinions! If you think it's crap, all the more reason to explain why as it...
  17. Raindrop Collector

    Check out this proggy psychedelic/art pop tune I wrote

    Hey dudes, I wrote this pretty lyrically sappy song a couple of weeks ago and just finished it; needless to say I was pretty excited by how it turned out both compositionally and sonically, so I wanted to share it with you all :) It may not me metal in any way shape or form, but I think...
  18. Raindrop Collector

    Non-metal song about religious cults

    Honestly this has made my week, I can't express my gratitude. I promise when I do release something, you will not be disappointed. The album will pull from A LOT of different influences, and if you like what I have to offer from the skeletal things I have on my soundcloud I think you'll really...
  19. Raindrop Collector

    Non-metal song about religious cults

    thank you so so so much for the overwhelming positivity, it really makes me feel like this project of mine will be going towards a new and original place; especially given the millions of things out there. It means the world to me :) I put my heart and soul into my projects, and when I do get...
  20. Raindrop Collector

    Non-metal song about religious cults

    Hey guys! I wanted to get some feedback/opinions on a song I did quite a while ago. True to the title it's not metal, but there are some nice metal moments in the song; I guess you'll have to listen to find it ;) This track is the style that my forthcoming album will be in, thus it seems...


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