SEAN DIVINE PRODUCTIONS

Anonymous asked: What kind of microphone does yonas use? And what microphone would you suggest? Thanks for your help, im saving up for rode ntk microphone but i would like to get your opinion first.

I believe it’s an AKG C414 in his studio if I’m not mistaken. We also used a Shure KSM32.

I haven’t tried the NTK but have heard good things about it. Here are some suggestions:

Rode NT1000, Audio-Technica AT4040, Shure KSM32, Neumann TLM-103, Neumann u87, Mojave Audio MA200, Shure KSM44

Anonymous asked: First of all I really like your instrumentals they sound not like all the other instrumentals on soundclick. In your music every melody fit perfect to the rest of them and i try the same but i dont know what i do wrong. Maybe that are my bad mixing skills, that make my music sound so "unperfect". I was wondering if you could listen to something from me and maybe you could give me some tips. soundclick_com/unchartedproductions i hope my english is not too bad im from germany

Good english, actually :) The more time you spend on your instrumentals, the easier it will be to pick out melodies and make things mesh. Mixing even more so, it’s simply training your ears.

I listened to a few of your tracks and personally thought the melodies were good- like those pizzicatos on “Listen”. As far as drums, possibly you could try some subtle reverb on hats and snares to make them a bit less dry. Have you tried layering your drum samples?

Don’t get too carried away with melodies, less is more. Instead of having a number of different melodies it works best to try to have supporting melodies that simply enhance the main one. I use something I call “the morning after” technique. Work on a new track…if the next day when you wake up you can remember the exact melody, it’s a keeper and you can build upon it.

Otherwise, I would tell you to simply continue to challenge yourself to achieve the level of quality you’re going for. It’s within reach…