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 iCombs
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I kept meaning to mention that somewhere...it took me about 3 or 4 listens...but that "will you put this body in floorboards just to hear m heart beating?" hit me and I went..."AHHHHHHHH...creepy!"
Ian Combs
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Lightspeed Group, Inc.
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I'm utterly baffled at the general opinion regarding smoking. I don't smoke, but it's a bar, for God's sake. That's what your supposed to expect. It's a den of iniquity where people are going to indulge in all of the minor vices and sins denied to them during their mundane workdays. You can wreck your liver, ruin your hearing, get into a fight, and pick up an STD, but somehow smoking is unacceptable? Sheesh. We've turned into a nation of entitled whiners.
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| Re: IMP17 Beat J.Hall Discussion [message #331643 is a reply to message #331618 ] |
Tue, 08 April 2008 12:02 |
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j.hall
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| J-Texas wrote on Tue, 08 April 2008 10:34 |
As far as the darkness. Well, I was mixing this for mastering guys to hear. I thought that was the point. When I added about a 5db high shelf about 3500, it really sizzled without anything poking out too much. If you like the mix, check it out like that and see what you think.
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first off, if i were trying to beat my mix, the very first thing i would do would be to get the top end opened up and feeling good.
PLEASE don't read this as condescending or rude, but, i do about 40 - 60 projects a year. i hear my work mastered ALL THE TIME. so mixing something specifically for mastering in my case is a fairly solid educated guess of what i'll get on the back side.
i would never, NEVER recommend mixing "for mastering". and to be clear, i actually don't ever mix for mastering. this is my band, and i have complete control (minus what the other 3 guys want done). i mixed this record dark on purpose and for a specific goal.
it's too dark, no question. the mastered finished album is exactly what we wanted as a band, so it worked out.
also, i've never compared the output of my limiter to the source. to my ears, it's really transparent, but maybe it's boosting some highs.....i don't know, sorry about the "bait and switch" wasn't my intention at all.
j.hall
Theta Rhythm
"You have a great ear for vibe and feel and space. I'm not looking for any of that right now."
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| Re: IMP17 Beat J.Hall Discussion [message #331658 is a reply to message #331375 ] |
Tue, 08 April 2008 12:33 |
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Hey J, if this isn't the right place for this, feel free to move it...
Here are the notes I jotted down regarding each mix:
j.hall - nice bottom, gtrs seem smeary, overall dark
rkoehler - choruses smaller than verses and too dark, cymbals really eating up space
firefly - stereo spreader or verb? big smeary mess here
antman - vox too spitty/sibilant, guitars too scooped/neutered. where's the bottom?
billbehadaz - vox buried in chorus, vocal delay sounds cheap, too much dynamic shift from first chorus to last, will make the front of the song sound weak comapred to others around it. last chorus sounds good.
cymatics - strange buss compression, upper mids/top harsh, lower mids neutered
scott selfridge - bottom end nice, top a little edgy
grant richards - dark, nice pumping overall, sorta welrdly pushed in the mids
gregthompson - harsh upper mids, makes it seem overly-thin
jtexas - extremely dark and bottom heavy - tweeters 6dB to bright?
podgorny - nice presence, not over-done,but seems phasey
uncleozzy - snare way too big, overall dark tones
adammiller - nice balance.i like this one
ator - holy midrange batman!
boedconstrictor - vox too sibilant in verses, vocals distracting, overall balance prettty good
maxim - vox way too loud, mix very dark, little presence in choruses
icombs - very wierd spectrum - monitoring must be screwed in this room. no midrange!
robdarling - vox too loud, nice balance overall, maybe a touch splashy
Since this portion of IMP17 was to "beat J.Hall's mix", I'm considering his mix the benchmark. That being said, I only found one track that I would choose over J.hall's mix if I were mastering it and that was Adam Miller's. I think this mix is really well balanced and also has the smooth upper midrange and top end I look for in a good mix.
For comparison, here's j.hall's mastered mix (the way he wanted when he came down for mastering): *click*.
Here's Adam Miller's version mastered (though Adam's was mastered off the MP3: *click*.
Cheers, hope this helps!
Brad Blackwood
euphonic masters
"Enjoy sound." - Greg Calbi
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| Re: IMP17 Beat J.Hall Discussion [message #331699 is a reply to message #331636 ] |
Tue, 08 April 2008 15:30 |
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| j.hall wrote on Tue, 08 April 2008 11:42 |
| imdrecordings wrote on Tue, 08 April 2008 10:51 |
I'm curious to know how everyone approached the mix! 
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two and a half minutes of teeth kicking rock.
i wanted my mix to be thick, wide and loud. i also wanted it to be fairly raw. i wanted the listener to feel slightly uncomfortable with the message that's being yelled at them.
the verse drum and bass groove just pounds itself out, and i'm always trying to make my rhythm sections slam.
my overall goal, was to have a mix that didn't get in the way of people hearing a rock band, being a rock band, while making the rock band sound larger then life.......
lyrically the song is about a single person seeking redemption. it's a metaphor based off Edgar Allen Poe's Tell Tale Heart
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That's pretty much what I heard and was going for, too. It's funny how people's tastes differ. It's so cool how the same idea from 2 different people yields two seperate results. I love mixing...
J.- 414's on the Rooms?
I don't mix any where near the amount of material you do.
That said...
When you mixed your own album, were there any albums/bands you kept in the back of your mind? Or do you approach a mix with the intent of exposing a feeling inside or vision and work at it until it finally becomes/is that? Does that make sense? 
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scott selfridge - bottom end nice, top a little edgy
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Brad,
Thank you! 
This place is great.
I love the feadback!
Scott Selfridge
@ IMD Recordings
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| Re: IMP17 Beat J.Hall Discussion [message #331736 is a reply to message #331658 ] |
Tue, 08 April 2008 18:30 |
iCombs
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| bblackwood wrote on Tue, 08 April 2008 12:33 |
Hey J, if this isn't the right place for this, feel free to move it...
Here are the notes I jotted down regarding each mix:
icombs - very wierd spectrum - monitoring must be screwed in this room. no midrange!
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That was a bit of an intentional choice...I really wanted the size top to bottom to feel a bit exaggerated. I think I just lost my frame of reference towards the end of it and scooped a little more than I should have. I know my room isn't stellar...but it's not THAT bad. 
Ian Combs
Producer/Engineer
Lightspeed Group, Inc.
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"Mista apareeatah... can I have maar beass at all frequencies?"
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I'm utterly baffled at the general opinion regarding smoking. I don't smoke, but it's a bar, for God's sake. That's what your supposed to expect. It's a den of iniquity where people are going to indulge in all of the minor vices and sins denied to them during their mundane workdays. You can wreck your liver, ruin your hearing, get into a fight, and pick up an STD, but somehow smoking is unacceptable? Sheesh. We've turned into a nation of entitled whiners.
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| Re: IMP17 Beat J.Hall Discussion [message #331800 is a reply to message #331699 ] |
Tue, 08 April 2008 22:32 |
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j.hall
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| imdrecordings wrote on Tue, 08 April 2008 15:30 |
J.- 414's on the Rooms?
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nope, this record was made totally ghetto.
tracked in a basement to a PT M-powered rig with a random slew of cheap mics.
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When you mixed your own album, were there any albums/bands you kept in the back of your mind?
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nope, i never do
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Or do you approach a mix with the intent of exposing a feeling inside or vision and work at it until it finally becomes/is that? Does that make sense?
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that's a tough question to answer. i think the idealistic side of myself would like to think feelings can be conveyed with the proper mix. i do know, believe and understand that the emotional content is up the band.
i do generally have a clear vision of where i want to take a mix, and i'm typically working toward that very early on. sometimes it changes as the mix develops, but that is kinda rare.
you have to keep in mind that forcing your will onto a song is a really bad approach, IMO.
i think that's something that takes a lot of experience and good instincts to finely tune. and i'm not saying i have either. i'm still learning and have much to learn.....
i do however enjoy the digital domain. i'll fearlessly edit and mix songs knowing if the band hates it, i just change it to what they want.......no harm no foul
j.hall
Theta Rhythm
"You have a great ear for vibe and feel and space. I'm not looking for any of that right now."
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