ADDED 9/30/2012: I put up a new (and most likely finaly) mix of the song. Link is at the bottom of this post.
 
Original:
I finally got to install X2 today and thought I’d give it a thorough test drive and pulled up this old project that I resurrected recently and started mixing it pretty much from scratch. I didn't add anything today, just did the mix. I think it sounds pretty good now – some adjustments is still needed however.
 
The song was created by and old friend of mine sometime in 2003/2004 who took it to my place because he wanted me to do vocals, bass and whatever I could do to it. He had put down the drums (DR-008 if I’m not mistaken), left and right guitar recorded through a very nasty processor thingy, the lead and bass synth and some other bits and pieces. So I wrote the lyrics, recorded them, added some synth stabs, mixed it and we partied hard!
 
I took the liberty to upload the original so you can check it out here:
 
Anyway, my friend is getting married so a month ago I decided to re-do this song, realizing how amateurish the original sounded – even though I’ve always liked this song.
 
I’ve added another layer of guitars, using a high pass filter to let the original be the definition before I added my own to add some balls. The bass is the original from 2004, put through Guitar Rig 4. The melodic vocals are the original but I had to re-do the screams. I also changed the vocals on the verse completely because the original was just a terrible voice over thing I did because of the lack of fantasy. I adjusted some of the drum patterns and replaced all the drum sounds. But I layered the kick with his original kick. All strings are new. The original didn’t have any. Most of the synths are still from the original project, except the drums and some of the drones. I also added some sub kick for good measure. Then I mixed it using mostly Pro Channel stuff – including the Softube bundle. I’ve ran everything through a Master Tape plugin and the Pro-L so no serious mastering yet.
 
So this was started in Sonar 3 and finished in X2 – quite the journey;) I absolutely fell in love with the console emulation in X2. I though it added some greatness to the sound of the tracks I’ve added it to. Other than that I think X2 is a great step forward when it comes to work flow. Some weird behaviour here and there but I haven’t really been analyzing.
 
Number of crashes after 7 hours of heavy use = 0
 
http://soundcloud.com/mariush-2/an-angel-from-heaven-descent
 
Any comments on the mix is welcome. I've used headphones for the last couple of hours so my final desicions were probably affected by fatigue.
 
Oh, and I'm sorry if anyone find the lyrics blasphemous. That was never the intention - it's inspired by the comic where Wolverine and Punisher fight side by side after Punisher get's completely divine and angel-ish at some point.
 
 
Enjoy

This was good. I would make those vocals a little wetter? "Wetter is better man." Not soaking wet? But at least moist? It sounds a bit arid?
 
I think I remember the last version but I'm not A/Bing them. That lead singer (the screamer?) may want to gargle some salt water?  
 
I'm going to pull the trigger on a new DAW w/X2 later this year (8.3 Pro now.) Can't wait, people seem to really like it.
 
Good job on this one again, but moisten those vox a bit? Don't be afraid of the verb? "go in to the light, go in to the verb..."

So...apparently the rumors are true.... X2 does work. 


Cool song..... I like to dig back into the archives every now and then to listen..... and sometimes change things...

Sounds FANTASTIC on my end. I really enjoyed this piece.

Kev

Not my cup a tea at all. But, it sounds great.

@TheBand19 - Thanks for your comment. Will definitely look at the reverb on the vox again. I replaced the 'verb I had there from before with Breverb as a last minute desicion just to test it. Ill play with it more - it seems promising.

@Herb - It does indeed work AFAIK I think it's a really cool upgrade. re-visiting old tracks is cool. Makes me feel old but it's cool.

@Drumstixkev - Thanks for that and I am glad you enjoyed it. Some tweaks and I think it's done. Thanks for your feedback.

@Timidi - Thanks for your comment. Great is what I strive for


Thank you all for taking the time to listen

ENJOYED!!!

All though Im just on the cans, sounded AWSOME. 
I loved so much about this mix.
--Drum kit sounded great and the kick layed in (OH I love the added punch it brings out),
--The breaks with just the piano and vocals grabs and holds ya!!!
--I wouldnt ask for anymore on the vocals (Lead and Backups were great all the way around)

Very nice Marius

Excellent mix and those guitars sound evil (in a good way)

Thanks Mike:) Can't ask for better feedback than that! I'm glad you enjoyed it. 

Thanks Daryl. Here in Norway guitars are supposed to be evil:D Thanks for listening!

Wow this is cool , X2 I will have to buy next year after I move to Nashville ,Tenn and get my new computer built  .

Thanks for sharing - JAMES