Say It Ain't So - Weezer cover

[Minerman]

Pretty cool man, really good job on the vocals!!!

If it was my song/mix, I'd pan the guitars out a little wider, & pull the drums in a tad, the hard-panned crash cymbal is a dead giveaway for midi drums...

I'm learning to play on an e-kit too, so I understand how it is dude, like anything, you have to do it over & over to improve, so keep after it...If you didn't wanna re-track the drums, it shouldn't take very much programming/editing to iron 'em out...

BTW, there might be one or two members here that are a little fond of Marshall amps, so it'll be cool to hear the changes you make when you get your stack home...

I think the vocals on this are really, really good myself, seems like you've got that area covered pretty good...

Keep after it man...

[paulman]

Pretty cool man, really good job on the vocals!!!

If it was my song/mix, I'd pan the guitars out a little wider, & pull the drums in a tad, the hard-panned crash cymbal is a dead giveaway for midi drums...

I'm learning to play on an e-kit too, so I understand how it is dude, like anything, you have to do it over & over to improve, so keep after it...If you didn't wanna re-track the drums, it shouldn't take very much programming/editing to iron 'em out...

BTW, there might be one or two members here that are a little fond of Marshall amps, so it'll be cool to hear the changes you make when you get your stack home...

I think the vocals on this are really, really good myself, seems like you've got that area covered pretty good...

Keep after it man...

Thanks man! The funny thing is, after I recorded the instruments and went to record the vocal, I said to myself, "Dammit. I forgot that I hate singing this song." It's hard to sing it with a good tone, as it really strains my voice. But I was already too far committed at that point, so I went ahead and knocked it out.

I believe I have already fixed the issues you pointed out in the new mix I haven't posted, except for the cymbal panning. Good call, I'll get on that. I wouldn't get too excited about the Marshall, as it is a Valvestate. But it will definitely get the job done with the feedback. I used the same amp on this same song when it came out when I was in high school, and the feedback was glorious.

I should probably get a book that teaches common rock drum fills, so I can get a handle on them. I play weird stuff because I just never put any time into practicing fills. I always loved just playing grooves. I was taught some basic technique by Army drummers that I worked with, and I studied the shit out of a book on James Brown's rhythm sections to the point that I can do some pretty complex Clyde Stubblefield funk grooves that most rock drummers I know can't do, but I can't do basic rock stuff to save my life because it's just not in my head. And I tend to play around a lot with the snare, more than is usually appropriate for rock. I've found that putting on a long playlist of random stuff on Spotify and playing along with whatever comes on is a great way to get better, and learn better taste in drumming.

[Minerman]

It's all good dude I gigged with a Valvestate for a couple/few years...Sure, a big EL34 tube amp would sound glorious, but you'll still be able to move some air into the mic with the Valvestate, which IMO, has a lot to do with a good guitar tone, it's gotta be loud...

I'm a newbie wanna-be drummer dude, I only started trying to really learn a couple/few months ago...You could probably find some good tutorials on YouTube that will help...

Something else that'll help is to look at a fill/midi file from EZ Drummer/Superior/whatever, to get a handle on how to do things, you'll basically be able to "see" what's going on as well as hearing it...