- The snare is too loud, dominating the whole mix
- The guitars are very thin and fizzy, and all the low-mid glory that makes them sound great is gone
- There is too much reverb on everything
- The overheads are squashed to death and sound very fizzy
- There is zero movement in the song. e.g. the drumkit has the same power throughout the whole song. This is very, very obvious in the bridge where everything should come down and the song should sound like a ballad, but the snare is still hitting like a truck. If you decide to use a sample, you should at least make sure you have the right sample for each part of the song.
- The whisper before the 2nd chorus is way too low
This mix sounds static, flat and unnatural because you are eq'ing and compressing all the life out of the tracks. You should use eq and compression more sparingly and instead focus on the more important job: Give every part of the song the right feel, movement and energy.
