29-06-2018, 11:08 AM
Very, very solid mix. Good job. A bit dark, but that's totally okay for me. Balance is awesome, almost everything sits where it needs to be.
Two things to consider:
1. Synths could be a tad louder - your mix has more emphasis on guitars, which is always a great choice for a metal band. But seeing this song in the context of an album with almost no synths in the other eight songs it would be refreshing to give the synths in Hammer Down a bit more weight and importance. It would give Hammer Down a slightly different sound compared with the rest of the album.
2. The question / answer-part in the third part of the solo is a bit underwhelming because the melody guitar is too low in the mix and you don't get this back & forth feeling between solo and melody guitars.
After listening to the mix for a third round I would also do a bit more volume automation and bring down the volume of verse so the jump from verse to bridge to chorus is bigger. it's all on the same energy level which sounds a bit boring.
Two things to consider:
1. Synths could be a tad louder - your mix has more emphasis on guitars, which is always a great choice for a metal band. But seeing this song in the context of an album with almost no synths in the other eight songs it would be refreshing to give the synths in Hammer Down a bit more weight and importance. It would give Hammer Down a slightly different sound compared with the rest of the album.
2. The question / answer-part in the third part of the solo is a bit underwhelming because the melody guitar is too low in the mix and you don't get this back & forth feeling between solo and melody guitars.
After listening to the mix for a third round I would also do a bit more volume automation and bring down the volume of verse so the jump from verse to bridge to chorus is bigger. it's all on the same energy level which sounds a bit boring.