WD Quick Mix

[The_Metallurgist]

the vocal has been extensively static EQ'd in the multi, perhaps in an effort to try and address the room issues in the low end and inherent microphone characteristics (i.e. sibilance)? unfortunately this approach has given an unnatural skew to the frequency response which can't be addressed in the mix because of the extent of the adjustments.

Actually all tracks provided in the multitrack download are completely raw apart from slight EQing we did on our Macke 8-Bus while recording. (talking about wide-range 2-3db adjustments)

I'm suspecting the recording microphone not to be so linear anymore. It's got some years on it's back and it was stored in a damp rehearsal room for some years, maybe that messed the frequency response up a bit... too bad.

As far as I know we'll get a Shure SM7 soon. It has proven to be super solid for rock vocals. Maybe that could fix further vocal issues for future mixes.

Thanks for your feedback!

Thanks for the explanations. Looking at the spectral graph which i've attached for info, it's bad. damp surely wouldn't help, but the low end response is nowhere to be seen, falling off dramatically from 300Hz, coupled with a big loss in the treble at 4kHz. this can't be fixed in the mix, sadly. i've had a go at mixing it, but i ended up trying to cover the defects with distortion - as they say, if you can't fix it, destroy it some more! it's a shame really.

the sm7...or the 7B for that matter, are interesting dynamics, but you'll need a good amp gain to make it sit up and listen Personally, i think you might find this mic adds too much bias in the low-end for her specific needs. at least you can give it a go and see what works.....and return it if it doesn't...and try again. it's worth the effort. actually, if you have a decent studio locally with a good mic locker, they might let you do a mic test for a small fee....then you can pick the engineer's "impartial" opinions. make sure they have an EV20. just a thought.