I finally mixed something that sounds almost good!! I think..

[aturaya]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45084039/wut.wav

I used Cubase to program + EQ the drums, which were samples loaded into a random free sampler I found on the internet named Grizzly. The guitars go into TSE808, SoloC, then KeFIR with some impulse called "spres8". The bass..is not a bass. It's just my guitar pitch shifted down an octave, running into pod farm. I really need to buy a bass..

Please tell me me what you think!

Oh, and for the record, it was mixed on a pair of old $20 headphones. So.

 

[Leuchty]

Sounds pretty good.

Im diggin the guitar tones.

 

[aturaya]

That's it? Nothing offensive?

 

[Leuchty]

Well...actually...it was shit.







Seriously tho, pretty good. If anything I always like snares to have more "crack" to them. But Im listening to it on really shitty speakers.

 

[aturaya]

Would that "crack" come from EQing or a different sample? I know what you mean, but I have no clue where to get it.

Also, I didn't use even a single compressor because I have no clue what they specifically do, if that's where the crack would come from.

 

[Leuchty]

I far from an expert.

But a little more upper mid/high EQing and yeah some compression to give it a little more punch.

Also, the drums could be slightly louder. Try adding a little reverb to the snare to give it a bit more character.

A real bass would go really well.

Like I said, im listening to this on crappy speakers.

 

[KingAenarion]

Would that "crack" come from EQing or a different sample? I know what you mean, but I have no clue where to get it.

Also, I didn't use even a single compressor because I have no clue what they specifically do, if that's where the crack would come from.

You don't know what compression does?




Go read up now. They are tools for controlling dynamics, as are Gate/Expanders. They are almost as important as EQ in mixing.

 

[aturaya]

I know what they do, but I just suck with them and using them just ends up making everything sound flat. I don't know why, they don't like me.

EDIT: How was my job on the EQing, anyways?

 

[tekkentool]

You can use compression to add snap depending on the way you set the attack/ratio functions.

For the noob at compression, I know this is a DnB forum. But seriously check out this forum post here on DoA.

Compression 101: the basics - Dogs On Acid

It should explain what a compressor does, how to use it correctly and WHEN you want to be using it .

 

[aturaya]

Thanks a bunch, I'm going to bookmark that and read it later. Again though, anything to say about the EQing?