The Background Info 
 
 
We're working on a demo for Chicago 80's Band -  Risky Business 
 
I have 14 snippets of songs to mix for the demo and just finished the first one - 
 
I played bass  - Recorded direct in 
Drummer - seven  piece kit .. Gllyn Johns Method and 4 mics
Guitar - Line 6 amp and a shure 57 
Keys - direct in 
Male Vocals on an MXL V67
Female Vocals on a Blue Baby Bottle 
 
Record on SonarX2
all fourteen snippets  we're recorded in 3 hours
The Vocals we're recorded in 2 hours
This band only gives me about three hours a week for rehearsals and we've been together since Mid September (all have familes and such they get busy)
 
well... that's the back ground - 
 
Bapu pretty much mixed - "Anyway You Want It "
 
I mixed Call me and made some adjustments per Bapu advice through email 
 
 
I have about 11 more of these to mix
 
here is the link >>> http://www.reverbnation.com/riskybusinessbandchicago/song/19633004-anyway-you-want-it
 
 
Thanks everyone in advance
 
Paul 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Right off the vocals seemed out of place, but practice will take care of that. The music part was good and nice and clear mix. All around, not bad at all. Have a great New Year.
 
Peace and Blessings, John

 
 
WHoaaaah 
 
 
Thanks Guitar Hacker ...
 
 
but I may be crazy .... the mix on sound cloud sounds nothing like the mix I uploaded. Even when played on the same monitors. Wow... I don't know what that is about ... But I am taking it down... 
 
 

Mooch4056
I am taking it down... 

I guess I'm out of the loop.
 
J/K my little buddy.
 
 

It seems the only way we get it is "taken down", no matter which way we want it.

 
 
ok Let's try this again with Reverberation and Bapu's help  

Mooch4056
 
 
Drummer - seven  piece kit .. Gllyn Johns Method and 4 mics
 

That was the first thing that stuck out to me..not sure if that approach is going to give you an '80's drum sound, the drums on 'Call Me' in particular sound very boxy and indistinct. I think you might need to close mic to get more control over the drum sounds. Also, I don't think that snare 'skip' was on the original, and it takes away from the '4 to the floor' drive.
 
On the plus side, everyone sounds like they're having fun

Mooch4056
 
WHoaaaah 
 
Thanks Guitar Hacker ...
 
but I may be crazy .... the mix on sound cloud sounds nothing like the mix I uploaded. Even when played on the same monitors. Wow... I don't know what that is about ... But I am taking it down... 
 

Not me..... ^^^^^^^
 
However... yeah, you gotta be careful and always listen to everything you upload to the web.... in it's entirety.  More than one time there were glitches in things I uploaded. Everything from phasey sounding pianos to clicks and other garbage that was not in the studio version.
 
Making a band demo is one of the things I never really enjoyed doing. It's hard to get things to sound right, and accurate to what the band sounds like playing live.  A better option is to get a video of your band playing to a fairly packed house that is having a good time..... then, if the sound isn't quite up to par, the bar or club owner isn't really looking at, or interested in how well the band plays covers,,,,, he's interested in how well you can get the party started and keep it going.  A partying crowd buys drinks and he makes money. That's the bottom line in the club biz.

 
 
Bapu says he has to re-do the anyway you want it mix because it didn't pass the car test .... 
 
(shrugs)
 
 
it's a "Bapu" thing 
 
 
whatever it takes I suppose 
 
 
:)
 
 
 
 
 

Mooch4056
 
 
Bapu says he has to re-do the anyway you want it mix because it didn't pass the car test .... 
 
(shrugs)
 
 
it's a "Bapu" thing 
 
 
whatever it takes I suppose 
 
 
:)
 
 
 
 
 

totally understandable - if my mix fails the car test, it has to go, too that said, I did not listening to your songs on a car stereo yet, so I cannot confirm or deny the need...