MonsterKID
Vocaloid Producer
Hello! My name is MonsterKID and I've been stalking these forums for years! So thanks to all the tutorials I read and good advice. Anyways I've beend called to produce a Blues-rock album and I have 20 days to produce, mix and master and I've already encountered my first problem...
I spoke with the band and told them about a few good studios that we could record their songs in buuuut they didn't want to pay so they spoke with a friend who has a studio. And this studio didn't have amps and had faulty guitar cables, which created a distortion in the instruments that I was able to lessen by making a drop in the highs, starting at the 6kHz. It helped but everything sounds muddy. I just want to slam my head against the wall. Now there is also the issue of that microphone, I bet all my money it's a Dynamic. Also the room was badly sound proofed. They said it wasn't but it is. So much high end and no bass and we got a lot of clipping which is awkward since Izotope Rx3 and Audacity don't recognize any clipping.
Another problem is the drummer didn't come and even if he came there would be no way he could keep a beat. It's like there's no time signature. It will be 3x4 for 2 steps then change to 4x4 for a few steps then go back. I tried creating a beat in my DAW but I can't keep the beat. I tried changing the time signature for my project but nothing at all seems to fit. And the tempo is correct.
What should I do? My producer friends told me to go back into a serious studio and record everything again.
Here are some files. One with the song mixed, vocals and instruments. One file is the acoustic guitar as originally recorded.
View attachment Misteriosa Mulher Acoustic Guitar.mp3View attachment Misteriosa Mulher Demo.mp3
I spoke with the band and told them about a few good studios that we could record their songs in buuuut they didn't want to pay so they spoke with a friend who has a studio. And this studio didn't have amps and had faulty guitar cables, which created a distortion in the instruments that I was able to lessen by making a drop in the highs, starting at the 6kHz. It helped but everything sounds muddy. I just want to slam my head against the wall. Now there is also the issue of that microphone, I bet all my money it's a Dynamic. Also the room was badly sound proofed. They said it wasn't but it is. So much high end and no bass and we got a lot of clipping which is awkward since Izotope Rx3 and Audacity don't recognize any clipping.
Another problem is the drummer didn't come and even if he came there would be no way he could keep a beat. It's like there's no time signature. It will be 3x4 for 2 steps then change to 4x4 for a few steps then go back. I tried creating a beat in my DAW but I can't keep the beat. I tried changing the time signature for my project but nothing at all seems to fit. And the tempo is correct.
What should I do? My producer friends told me to go back into a serious studio and record everything again.
Here are some files. One with the song mixed, vocals and instruments. One file is the acoustic guitar as originally recorded.
View attachment Misteriosa Mulher Acoustic Guitar.mp3View attachment Misteriosa Mulher Demo.mp3