Four Graham Mix and Drum Rework

[dcp10200]

Lately I've been trying my hand at drum programming and working inside of EZDrummer for fun, this track for me always was a challenge due to the drums that come with the multis, they don't have the impact needed for Pop Punk and kind of dull.

Cheers,
Doug

I like the programmed drums better than the original only because its a cleaner performance. That said, they should sit in the mix better. This mix is all vocals and drums, yeah I hear the rest of the elements of the song but they seem more like afterthoughts.
The kick is a metal sound and I think its out of place in this genre.
I like the effort overall.

Thanks for the comments, I literally just finished mixing this and after listening in the car I came to basically the same conclusions, the kick I disagree with you on however considering most pop punk these days offen crosses over with metalcore and some hardcore (bands like A Day to Remember, Chunk! No Captain Chunk, Four Year Strong, Knuckle Puck, ect) and in general they have a modern sounding, more clicky sound to the drums.

I'm going to work this later on but this was mostly an experiment anyway, I really spent most of my time programming and not much as normal on mixing so "mistakes were made".

Cheers,
Doug