Mixing

Hello folks,

Got some time in the morning to get you updated to our mixing process, it's been around 8/10 hours per day but things really sound powerful and better than anything we've done.



To get you an idea of what Mike and I are doing here goes the thing:
First step, we've created a frequency chart for all instruments by the way they were recorded and according to their natural EQ rules - we apply those frequencies as a global base to start the mix but all songs are different so after a while we have small different adjustments done.

We set up a very interesting operation to work the drums applying the effects ('Verby') on a perfect dry/wet system, we got great room and definition - Sammy's performance is great as you will notice in the future so, if the drummer is good it's a nice ahead start;)

Bass and guitar world is working with maximizers, peak removers and compressions we have our Cubase 4 working great. There are some delays for solos but this album is 80% crunchy guitars so it's really a fast job to get there for the right sound.
Keyboards sound amazing on the mixings, just some frequencies to work so that the low strings doesn't kill the 7 string guitar riff on 'Phenotype' - anything else is sound great.
Mike have a new Korg M3 and will overdub some sounds soon on 'Flashback' and 'Nanoworld'

Vocals is a work in progress, there are plenty of ways of doing it and at the 3d song we finally get the fastest and efficient way of get it out better - Nio is singing with great passion and it's a perfect debut for him.

I could lay all information for each instrument but I don't want to sound a pain in the a** so, let me cut here and tell you that things are going on the schedule.
Right now we're on the middle of the process.
I'm laying my hands on 'AOBE' today which is the 5th track being mixed - in the pocket already:
'Flashback', 'Doppelgänger', 'News' and 'Phenotype'.

best
7hawk