Signature tone or change it up?

Digging the vibe. Cool.
IMO, your tone fits the song/genre. Maybe bump up the low end like +0.5 or 1 even during mixdown. Nothing crazy, just a tad.
With few exceptions, I think a "signature" tone should be the standard. A recording sets the stage for playing live to a point.
I would look at FX/changing EQs as a way to enhance/shape the "signature" tone. It's "you" but with a dash of spice.
Again, digging the song.

 

You have a great metal/djent tone...dont fix what aint broken. I use a Helix and my tone is unashamedly highly processed, it works, took me a lifetime to nail down my signature tone, its not changing now.
Rock on.

 

Noted. Laptops don't have the best speakers LOL. Definitely not studio monitors. A flange here, a little delay there, some dirt a bit...just a spice, a pinch. IMO you're on it. Good Luck!

 

I am in agreement your collective tone is part of the creation of your band and should not be changed for the recording. That said I always advise recording dry tracks along with processed tracks.

 

I'm not a metal fan so don't listen to a lot of it but can honestly say that this is the first time I have heard the bass properly. Stick with the sound you have

I listened through a moderate amp and speakers (2+1 system) hooked up to my laptop and also think that the bass could do to be a little higher in the mix.

 

This isn't And Justice For All....TURN UP THE BASS!!!
Good tunes, had to download and put on some headphones to listen at proper volume at work.

 

I quite like it, I'd suggest you need to be higher in the mix - I need to concetrate to hear you.

It's a good tone, if you're home recording you might have opportunities to experiment with tone options.

If I was doing what you're doing, I'd be really happy with that tone though.

 

If your resources allow, you could split your signal and record clean and processed (signature sound) bass tracks simultaneously and experiment with software processing on a copy of the clean track.

 

Absolutely, it's that 1 time you don't follow normal practice that you miss the jewel in the rough of lightning striking that stirs eternal regret, dontcha know.

 

Playing originals I don't think it's a good mindset to have a signature tone that you never intend to change from one album to the next. I think part of the approach to recording a new album is to have a blank slate and be able to find your current voice, your current musical expression that you didn't have before and won't have in the future. I'm not saying your tone has to change but you should be open minded to changing it.

 

I can't hear the bass in the first track listed. I have very clear speakers and a 15" sub.

Can't comment on the tone of an almost inaudible bass track. TURN IT UP

 

I kind of like the idea of slightly altering a "signature tone" from album to album. Or some other arbitrary time period. Look at Rush albums. You still heard Ged's signature tone in there even if it was altered by what basses he was using on a given album. Jazz sounded different from Ricks which were different from Steinbergers which were different from the Wals. But it was still his signature in there somewhere every time.

In the end, whatever tone you think serves the songs best.

 

Hi, first of all, congratulations, I really enjoyed listening to your music.

I like your tone very much. Powerful, bottom end solid, but very articulate and you can hear all the notes perfectly, great playing, man!

I never listen to this genre, so I don't have much to compare to, but when I listen to bands like yours, the bass always seems to be as to low in the mix and a little muffled. Not in your case! I agree with @Turbo Sparky when he says you could up the volume a bit in A Sky Full of Splinters. But I also agree with you when you say Slaves to the Ecosphere is bass heavy (but it was powerful, ahah!).

So, I listened to the others tunes and the one where I liked the bass tone and mix the most was Docta Ignorantia. Awesome bass playing, great technique, and the right amount of volume. I would go with your signature tone, like in this tune.

 

will have to try to listen on headphones - through spacephone speaker all I could really hear was the kick drum beater (I know that for the style that's an important sound)

 

I'm also in the camp of preferring the mix more like Slaves and Docta. Without enough of you it seems a little floaty but still rock'n. Keep which ever tone you are happy with.