Released an EP, feedback plz!

[jesman]

Hi there!

I got hooked up with some nice new monitors (Yamaha HS80M) and decided to record an EP which I just released. It features 4 tracks and is available to download for free at my bandcamp page:

Owcean

Feedback about the tone/mix/music/etc. would be greatly appreciated!


Greetings!

 

[Santuzzo]

Sounds great! Very nice music!

Can you give us some more details on how you recorded this and what gear you used?

 

[jesman]

Sounds great! Very nice music!

Can you give us some more details on how you recorded this and what gear you used?

Thanks! Glad you like it!

I use Reaper for recording/mixing/mastering with standard plugins.
Guitars (acoustic & electric) were recorded through my Line6 Pod Studio UX1 into Podfarm.
For the bassline I used the Standing Jazz Bass preset of the kore player (native instruments), I played it with the Behringer U-Control UMX 490.
Drums were generated by XLN Audios Addictive Drums.

I think thats pretty much it!

 

[hellraizer84]

beautiful.i genuinely loved that

the tones are great and the mastering is spot on for this kind of thing

if ya could do the same for me here that be great!thanks and well done

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/re...ng-new-studio-axefx2-toontrack-b7k-laney.html

 

[Flemmigan]

This is truly very unique and beautiful music. I'm really enjoying it. As was said, the tones are very well done and the mixing is great. I honestly can't fault anything! I really loved the acoustic tone at the beginning of Ups and Downs, how did you achieve that? The overall product is very atmospheric and emotional. Very nicely done!

 

[jesman]

Wow, thank ya'll! Didn't thought the EP would get so much positive feedback! I'm honored!

[...] I really loved the acoustic tone at the beginning of Ups and Downs, how did you achieve that? [...]

Half of that tone was made by my acoustic guitar, the other half was made by the virtual bass!
Also the acoustic guitar is tuned down to C standard, coming from E standard. That way it produced a very rattling noise and it sounded just right for me on that song somehow.

 

[jesman]

 

[Radicz0r]

Hey Jes, i checked it out and it's a pretty solid production, though i feel the drums could use a lot more high end to open it up, and make it less muffled? The bass tone sounds very warm, same goes for guitars. I think the wood cover sort of gives me a forest, woodcabin kind of feel. I don't know. I liked Himlen Brænder the most!

 

[jesman]

 

[osmosis2259]

Hey I really like this!

Just beautiful music in general. Do you have a facebook page for people to follow?

 

[jesman]

Thank you!

Yes, I do, it's right here: https://www.facebook.com/owceanmusic

 

[Phreeck]

Really digging this, very nice work!

 

[Dimensionator]

Wow, this is absolutely beautiful. Great production as well!

 

[Larcher]

sorry to ask, but is the first track suposed to be like static sounding in the beggining? or are my monitors dying?


edit: this music is great

 

[jaco815]

This is some beautiful stuff. I love seeing some non-metal stuff posted on this forum. And yours is exceptional. I like the downplayed drums and amazing guitar tones.

 

[jesman]

Wow, thank ya'll for that feedback! I'm very happy about everyone liking my music!

sorry to ask, but is the first track suposed to be like static sounding in the beggining? or are my monitors dying?

I let the bass fade in a bit, if you mean that. Now you mention it I recognize I could have done that better! Thanks!