Thanks for the feedback everyone! I've made some adjustments and feel they've improved the areas specified. I do want to work more on the drum track - now that the bass is beefier the drums feel a little weak in comparison.
Joelonsdale - your dropbox link doesn't work. [I've just replaced it with an attachment -- Mike S.] Also - I couldn't pinpoint the first drum hit issue. the drum track is unedited in that manner. maybe it's just an artifact of some of the issues I had going on in the first mix? Listen to this updated mix and let me know if you still hear it - unfortunately I cannot.
Issues addressed are:
-bass is boosted (used soundtoys decapitator).
-snare panned center. Under snare mic was also panned left and too high in the mix. I'm impressed that a few of you were able to pick up not only the panning but the under snare mic being too forward. Either you have really good ears, really good monitors - or both!
-Acoustic mix buss re-eq'd. small notch around 2k to remove some tinniness. Also removed the delay which was adding to that problem. Added some very light reverb to fill out the sound a tad.
-Added more compression to the main vox. I feel it's much more forward now and consistent across the mix.
-Added master limiter after mixdown.
I think that's it. Like I said, there are a few things, after hearing this new mix, that I want to adjust some such as the drums and the electric guitars - but I am pretty happy with this so far. Let me know what you all think!
Thanks again for taking the time to listen and respond!
Joelonsdale - your dropbox link doesn't work. [I've just replaced it with an attachment -- Mike S.] Also - I couldn't pinpoint the first drum hit issue. the drum track is unedited in that manner. maybe it's just an artifact of some of the issues I had going on in the first mix? Listen to this updated mix and let me know if you still hear it - unfortunately I cannot.
Issues addressed are:
-bass is boosted (used soundtoys decapitator).
-snare panned center. Under snare mic was also panned left and too high in the mix. I'm impressed that a few of you were able to pick up not only the panning but the under snare mic being too forward. Either you have really good ears, really good monitors - or both!
-Acoustic mix buss re-eq'd. small notch around 2k to remove some tinniness. Also removed the delay which was adding to that problem. Added some very light reverb to fill out the sound a tad.
-Added more compression to the main vox. I feel it's much more forward now and consistent across the mix.
-Added master limiter after mixdown.
I think that's it. Like I said, there are a few things, after hearing this new mix, that I want to adjust some such as the drums and the electric guitars - but I am pretty happy with this so far. Let me know what you all think!
Thanks again for taking the time to listen and respond!
nate!