28-02-2016, 05:17 PM
Thanks for the listen sysrq. 
That's most likely the plate reverb on the guitar that I used to thicken up its presence in the mix. It is a bit honky, but my goal was toward a less-muddy variation on an early Sabbath sort of guitar sound. It's mostly there, but hey, no one's perfect
High pass on the bass was fairly steep @ 60hz. I only used the DI, re-amped ITB with an Ampeg 810 IR, which tends be heavy in the low mids and virtually eliminated everything below 40 anyway. There's only close mics on the IR, with no room presence to speak of, no reverb on the track, and full mono. I like my low end tightly centered, especially here where there's so much sub-60hz from the Hammond in the stereo field, and the bass guitar carries so much of the tune. Again, back to the early Sabbath reference (with a dash of Jon Lord). Plus, I'm not a fan of useless sub frequencies, which to me only serve to reduce the intelligibility of the bass line (and blow your car stereo speakers).
Ha! I was afraid the Hammond was too up front here! Good to hear I didn't overcook it :-) It's a great instrument in this song, and I wanted to highlight it (hence the overdrive in all but the breakdown). The Hammond's volume is down a db or so in the verses to let the guitar take over, and up in the chorus sections.
Listening again with fresh ears, the thing that stands out for me now is the high pitched squeak of the guitar's pick attack in some sections. I need to figure out how to deal with that more effectively.
(28-02-2016, 02:21 PM)sysrq Wrote: ... there seems to be too much information around 400 Hz (gives entire mix some honky quality, could be just 1 dB less).
That's most likely the plate reverb on the guitar that I used to thicken up its presence in the mix. It is a bit honky, but my goal was toward a less-muddy variation on an early Sabbath sort of guitar sound. It's mostly there, but hey, no one's perfect
(28-02-2016, 02:21 PM)sysrq Wrote: Another thing is bass seems to be high-passed to much with peak on 93 Hz (sometimes sounds like trapped in a small room or cubicle).
High pass on the bass was fairly steep @ 60hz. I only used the DI, re-amped ITB with an Ampeg 810 IR, which tends be heavy in the low mids and virtually eliminated everything below 40 anyway. There's only close mics on the IR, with no room presence to speak of, no reverb on the track, and full mono. I like my low end tightly centered, especially here where there's so much sub-60hz from the Hammond in the stereo field, and the bass guitar carries so much of the tune. Again, back to the early Sabbath reference (with a dash of Jon Lord). Plus, I'm not a fan of useless sub frequencies, which to me only serve to reduce the intelligibility of the bass line (and blow your car stereo speakers).
(28-02-2016, 02:21 PM)sysrq Wrote: ... lack of Hammond presence at times
Ha! I was afraid the Hammond was too up front here! Good to hear I didn't overcook it :-) It's a great instrument in this song, and I wanted to highlight it (hence the overdrive in all but the breakdown). The Hammond's volume is down a db or so in the verses to let the guitar take over, and up in the chorus sections.
Listening again with fresh ears, the thing that stands out for me now is the high pitched squeak of the guitar's pick attack in some sections. I need to figure out how to deal with that more effectively.