Pre Production - Analytical Listening

I have began listening through the recordings of the tracks, listening for faults within the mix when compared to "The Insider", a track of the FoxBeef, Table For One E.P. as I said I would in the previous post.

I chose "The Insider" as it was initially written as a jam, and roughly recorded, which I felt made it the most fitting to the types of recording I have done.

Jam 1

• To quiet by comparison
• Cymbals very "tinny", needs high end pulled out of the E.Q.
• Drums generally to quiet
• Bass slightly to thin, E.Q. need to be altered
• Guitar also to think, although to a lesser extent

From here: I intend to alter the E.Q. on all instruments to try and remedy the faults I have highlighted. I also intend to increase the compression on the drum track to try and make the kit (particularly the kick and snare) more prominent within the mix. I am also going to experiment with more fully strip silencing the drum track, which may sound a little unnatural but I feel this may actually improve the sound of the track as a whole given the style of music which has been recorded.

Jam 2

• To quiet by comparison
• Cymbals very "tinny", needs high end pulled out of the E.Q.
• Drums generally to quiet
• Bass sounds good, full and rich, sits well within the mix
• Guitar also sound well rounded

From here: I intend to make the noted corrections to the drums. I am also going to experiment with strip silencing the drums more fully, by which I mean trying to isolate every individual hit. I expect that this will sound unnatural given the manner in which the drums were recorded as well as the style of music, however it could alternatively give a much tighter drum sound which is always desirable.