Now with More clarity and space you are now gonna look for Volume irregularities.
Checking for volume irregularities is the first step to mixing. You usually do this at the very beginning, something we call Balancing.
However when you are Eq'ing sometimes that balance you had doesn't work for that particular Eq setting. Basically you keep balancing through out the
whole mixing process. Balancing is the back bone of the word mix. For songs, the back bone sometimes are drums, or guitars, or vocals.. etc.. but when it comes to mixing Balancing will ALWAYS be the back bone in terms of theory.
Can't emphasize on how important balancing is Lol I'm still polishing that technique my self, it's a real art in it's own.
I notice some irregularities in your volumes.
*intro right guitar feels too loud
*Center acoustic solo feels louder in relation with the Right guitar.
*Snare feels burried in the back in relation with the kick, which is up front.
*Kick feels a bit louder than the main vocal (as a result of all volume irregularities, you get this perspective)
Note how I use the word FEEL. Sometimes your volume might not be as loud or as quiet when soloed, but with the rest of the mix playing APPARENT volume will always change. APPARENT eq will too. APPARENT fxs will too. That's why I like to use the word "feel" lol
To fix all of this You need to pick 1 or 2 or 3 instruments or tracks to give you limitations as to how much loud or quiet the rest of the instruments should be.
I would suggest you pick the voice.
*Loop a section of the song, for example 1st verse. and lower all faders except the voice.
*Track by track and slowly pull up each fader and make sure it's volume is not masking the vocal, it's not way louder than the vocal, it's not so quiet that you can't hear it enough. Could be at the same level of the vocal, but never way too loud or way too quiet.
*continue pulling up the faders and for every fader you pull up, compare it's volume relation with the rest of the tracks you already pulled up till you are done pulling up all the tracks that are playing.
when you are done with this.. unloop the section and restart the song.
This time don't touch the tracks you just balanced, instead pull up the faders you have not (which could be instruments that only play at the beginning, or somewhere in the middle, or at the very end) and Do so in relation with the rest of the mix you already have in place.
When you are done with this... go listen to a different song or something, take a break. Then come back here.. listen to your latest revision and now compare it to the one you just did. Specifically pay attention to all the volume differences you now have when you pick a track as volume to volume relation to the rest.
Dang this is the most writing I've done in this site Lol Hope other people are reading these basic tips for balancing.
Checking for volume irregularities is the first step to mixing. You usually do this at the very beginning, something we call Balancing.
However when you are Eq'ing sometimes that balance you had doesn't work for that particular Eq setting. Basically you keep balancing through out the
whole mixing process. Balancing is the back bone of the word mix. For songs, the back bone sometimes are drums, or guitars, or vocals.. etc.. but when it comes to mixing Balancing will ALWAYS be the back bone in terms of theory.
Can't emphasize on how important balancing is Lol I'm still polishing that technique my self, it's a real art in it's own.
I notice some irregularities in your volumes.
*intro right guitar feels too loud
*Center acoustic solo feels louder in relation with the Right guitar.
*Snare feels burried in the back in relation with the kick, which is up front.
*Kick feels a bit louder than the main vocal (as a result of all volume irregularities, you get this perspective)
Note how I use the word FEEL. Sometimes your volume might not be as loud or as quiet when soloed, but with the rest of the mix playing APPARENT volume will always change. APPARENT eq will too. APPARENT fxs will too. That's why I like to use the word "feel" lol
To fix all of this You need to pick 1 or 2 or 3 instruments or tracks to give you limitations as to how much loud or quiet the rest of the instruments should be.
I would suggest you pick the voice.
*Loop a section of the song, for example 1st verse. and lower all faders except the voice.
*Track by track and slowly pull up each fader and make sure it's volume is not masking the vocal, it's not way louder than the vocal, it's not so quiet that you can't hear it enough. Could be at the same level of the vocal, but never way too loud or way too quiet.
*continue pulling up the faders and for every fader you pull up, compare it's volume relation with the rest of the tracks you already pulled up till you are done pulling up all the tracks that are playing.
when you are done with this.. unloop the section and restart the song.
This time don't touch the tracks you just balanced, instead pull up the faders you have not (which could be instruments that only play at the beginning, or somewhere in the middle, or at the very end) and Do so in relation with the rest of the mix you already have in place.
When you are done with this... go listen to a different song or something, take a break. Then come back here.. listen to your latest revision and now compare it to the one you just did. Specifically pay attention to all the volume differences you now have when you pick a track as volume to volume relation to the rest.
Dang this is the most writing I've done in this site Lol Hope other people are reading these basic tips for balancing.