12-02-2015, 08:34 AM
Definitely more balance in the low end of the kick now. The kick has some boxiness around 400hz that will clean it up some if it is taken out. It could also do with just a touch more high end to match the attack of the snare when the snare gets loud...
Speaking of which - there is a fair bit of dynamic variation between the way the drummer hits the snare in the chorus & verse sections - He hits pretty softly during the verse, but really lays into it during the chorus. If you listen to the snare in your mix, you'll hear a really wide variation in the snare both tonally and volume-wise between the softer & heavier parts of the song. During the verse, the snare doesn't really pop out & drive the song's "forward movement" as much as it should, whereas during the louder bits, the snare "pops out" of the mix just a bit too much - to the point where it sounds a little bit "disconnected" from the rest of the drum kit.
To get a result that approaches a pro mix, this needs to be managed with eq, compression & possibly automation so that it remains more consistent in sound throughout the song, but still reflects the lift in energy for the heavier parts.
Nice going so far!
Speaking of which - there is a fair bit of dynamic variation between the way the drummer hits the snare in the chorus & verse sections - He hits pretty softly during the verse, but really lays into it during the chorus. If you listen to the snare in your mix, you'll hear a really wide variation in the snare both tonally and volume-wise between the softer & heavier parts of the song. During the verse, the snare doesn't really pop out & drive the song's "forward movement" as much as it should, whereas during the louder bits, the snare "pops out" of the mix just a bit too much - to the point where it sounds a little bit "disconnected" from the rest of the drum kit.
To get a result that approaches a pro mix, this needs to be managed with eq, compression & possibly automation so that it remains more consistent in sound throughout the song, but still reflects the lift in energy for the heavier parts.
Nice going so far!
All 10 FytaKyte Multi-Tracks available for you to mix with purchase of Album here: https://fytakyte.bandcamp.com/releases