05-03-2018, 08:57 AM
Thanks TheDon for your feedback. When I checked my mix after a day, I really noticed the harshness I hadn't before, so I toned down the upper end of the vocals and cymbals. I also dialed back some saturation I was using to glue the mix together and let the individual elements breathe a little more. I also found that the buildup in the 160 - 180 range snowballed from not high-passing the guitars enough. The lower mids are still a bit muddy. It's not perfect, but overall version 2 feels a little more natural to me.