my first tracktion track

[sean808080]

our sunday jam session was recorded by yours truly on the laptop with tracktion.

after a bit of slicing and dicing, here is a rough mix. i only play bass and bongos..the rest of the acid trip was played by my guitar teacher and fellow student.....who knew we were such hendrix disciples?

personally, i think the mix is kinda muddy. any feedback or tips on how to improve it would be appreciated!



sean808080

https://home.comcast.net/%7Eshenriques3 ... n_jam2.mp3

[Lunch Money]

A cool listen! Had a very authentic 'jam' vibe to it, which I really liked. It's obvious that the guitarist is just figuring stuff out, but in a way that's what made it a great tune to listen to. I could practically feel the excitement as his lead guitarist voice was being discovered and as he stumbled across new things. Lovely. Spiffy bit of bass and bongo, too.

On to the mixing advice request-->

Disclaimer: I've never made a mix I'm thrilled with, but I can still share what makes sense and what I've been told.

- Filters are your friend. Find the hi/lo pass filter in Tracktion's native filters list. High pass the guitars at around 80 Hz, which will get rid of lower resonant muck.

- If you have a notch filter (there's one on BetabugsAudio's Crayon Filter ) you can scoop out a bit of guitar mud at 300 Hz, but don't be too aggressive in order to make it non-guitar-ey... use your ears.

- Pan your rhythm guitar a bit, geting it out of the way of the bass

- the bass needs some sort of EQ... I don't have good enough ears to make great recommendations, but although it seems counter-intuitive it may need some more treble/higher frequencies. Just try to pick some treble from an area in which it's not competing with the guitar.

- you might also want to aggressively compress the bass.

- the bongos need more presence, too. Get an EQ or non-resonant filter that will allow you to freely sweep frequencies with a band, and just trust your ears... when they start to become more present or alive, you've found the sweet spot and you can boost or cut to taste.

<shrug>

Just what I've heard.

Greg

[dry bones]

Sounds cool. One way to get really fat bass is compress with a tiny pinch of distortion, render, reload and repeat until well-seasoned and juicy.

[sean808080]

wow..thanks for the excellent feedback. it is appreciated!