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Actions - Devil's Words (mix by AJ)
#1
Hi all,

This is one of the standout tracks on this site for me.

I managed to get a rough mix together rather quickly and then went to town on automation and FX to add that classic Pop Punk sound! (I had a lot of fun)

Ended up layering some samples over the drums to thicken them up, particularly the Kick which was just a trigger click!

I'm still learning my sound so if you have any feedback positive or negative, please feel free to comment.

Here's a preview of how my session looked:

Thanks,
Alex

Reference Track: Paramore - Misery Business
Plug-ins: Waves, Slate Digital, TSE, Flux
DAW: Logic Pro X

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#2
Hey alexjeffriesproducer!
It sounds to me that you've pushed a limiter pretty hard at the mastering stage, am i right? If you listen to your mix before and after at the same volume it will most likely sound better before you've compressed it. Trading dynamics for loudness is almost never a good idea, for my taste at least.
There's some annoying bass frequencies at 150-200hz that i would cut and also i would also look over the mids and low mids of the guitars. Maybe boost some high mids on them.
Other than that it sounds really good! Keep it up!
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#3
Thanks for your feedback! I did hit the limiter a little harder than normal on this track (to fit with that modern Pop Punk sound), and I agree on reflection it was possibly a touch too much. If I get some spare time I may re-visit this mix in the near future to look over the Bass/Guitars properly. I really appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment Smile
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