Advice for songs

rmortis

Guys can you listen to my songs and give some advice on what I should owrk on? Here's the link to my latest song but I haven't recorded a solo for it yet http://www.reverbnation.com/ricomortis/song/21931763-humanityno-solo

Mixerboy

It's a pretty eclectic bunch of tracks (which is a good thing)

Overall the thing that I'd work on is the guitar sound and the guitar performances in general, it's a bit shaky/messy, to me it seems like the music is calling for a tighter more "modern metal" sound.....less Queens of the Stoneage (unless that's what you're going for).

rmortis

Yeah I know my playing isn't the cleanest around. I'm working on getting my chops up and then rerecord some of the sections I had difficulty with. I'll use a different tone on my next recording and hopefully it sounds better. Thanks for the tips

Mixerboy

Are you using a real amp or have you tried amp sims at all?

Malkav

You need a tube screamer, or some sort of upper mid boost, all in all not a bad starting tone.

I'd also recommend a high pass to unclutter your guitar from sitting so much in the bass and kick's spectrum.

And if you haven't then definitely double track that shit, double tracking sounds better for riffs literally 100% of the time.

ArieRS265

sounds good...I dig it

rmortis

Chad Adam Browne wrote: You need a tube screamer, or some sort of upper mid boost, all in all not a bad starting tone.

I'd also recommend a high pass to unclutter your guitar from sitting so much in the bass and kick's spectrum.

And if you haven't then definitely double track that shit, double tracking sounds better for riffs literally 100% of the time.

I've double tracked most of the songs on Reverbnation and i'm not all that sure whatt high pass/low pass does and how to to set my eq to do that(my DAW is fl studio)

Mixerboy wrote: Are you using a real amp or have you tried amp sims at all?

I only use amp sims. I've got Guitar Rig 5, Amplitube 3 and EZMix 2 but I only use EZMix 2 and GR when I record.

Mixerboy

I only use amp sims. I've got Guitar Rig 5, Amplitube 3 and EZMix 2 but I only use EZMix 2 and GR when I record.
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That's strange, most of that stuff should sound pretty decent straight out the box, my first impressions were that you were recording a real amp in a bedroom or something.

Malkav

rmortis wrote: I've double tracked most of the songs on Reverbnation and i'm not all that sure whatt high pass/low pass does and how to to set my eq to do that(my DAW is fl studio)

High/low passes are just EQ roll offs on each end of the spectrum, so for instance on guitars I'd high pass (As in have an EQ that rolls of low end) at around anywhere from 90Hz - 120Hz. This means that you won't really hear guitars occupying these frequency bands, which gives more space for the bass and kick, for very fast riffs or riffs that have a lot of notes in general that you want to have be tighter but still retain punch it's a good way to go ?

rmortis

Chad Adam Browne wrote:
High/low passes are just EQ roll offs on each end of the spectrum, so for instance on guitars I'd high pass (As in have an EQ that rolls of low end) at around anywhere from 90Hz - 120Hz. This means that you won't really hear guitars occupying these frequency bands, which gives more space for the bass and kick, for very fast riffs or riffs that have a lot of notes in general that you want to have be tighter but still retain punch it's a good way to go ?

I'll try to add that to my next song, thanks for the help guys ?