Harks Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Couple of covers before I get myself sorted and upload something original. 'Landslide' by Fleetwood Mac and 'Personal Jesus' by Depeche Mode. Slightly "hissy" sound on 'Landslide' as I had a problem with my microphone! https://www.bandlab.com/user6702162893654111/landslide-460d3e31 https://www.bandlab.com/user6702162893654111/personal-jesus-9652d5e1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry C. Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Personal Jesus: With a different mix you could work out more of the rocking in the song. That way it sounds a little lifeless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) Landslide : You have a nice voice. I'd adjust pitches in a few places (not alot). It's a great campfire song, makes me kind of sad. Personal Jesus: I like your take on it, but gotta agree with Harry C. you could make it better by making it rock more, if that's the direction you want to go Edited July 26, 2020 by David Sprouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Very nice vocal tone, and cool rendition of Personal Jesus which I never thought would get the rock treatment! PJ the mix needs a bit of air added back in? Maybe less compression on drums, less rvb on guitar, that sort of thing. Could maybe use a "sparkle" plugin on the master bus? Is this a 100% Bandlab stock plugins production? I like the drive of the groove, but the boxy mix needs a bit more up top, if that makes sense. Solid bones, though. cheers, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harks Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 Thanks to all three of you for your compliments and constructive criticism. I have always found mixing to be a bit of a problem and can never seem to get it right. PJ - Yes, I wanted to rock it up a bit as I've always felt that it would be a good rock song. I recorded my version and then Def Leppard released a cover in 2018! A mate of mine tells me that Marilyn Manson has also covered it. As for plugins, I used Focusrite Scarlet Reverb on the vocals (I have a Focusrite audio interface), as well as Spitfish De-esser. I used Focusrite Midnight EQ and Sonitus Reverb on the whole thing. I used compression on the guitar but that was with my effects unit, not when mixing and there's no reverb on guitar or drums. Maybe that's where I'm going wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Only listened Personal Jesus but there is some good advice re a remix for this as it sounds very constrained to me. They certainly used to rock out when they practised in a flat near/over my friends house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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