12-01-2019, 12:51 AM
Hey everybody starts somewhere, lots of us are still newbies too. I think it's cool, everybody is learning together.
You didn't pick an easy one for your first mix by the sounds of this song. Good news is, besides the vocals being loud, your balance of the rest of the band is good. I actually find that having a sense of balance is a lot harder than being able to make individual elements sound good.
Obviously there is a lot of distortion on the vocals and also the toms and cymbals. Did you try to add this in as an effect or was it unintentional? If you added it, distortion can be a great tool in mixing, you just have to learn when to use it and how much. Tone it down in this case. If not, then watch your levels, just turn everything way down. Digital clipping is the devil.
I look forward to your next go though, just monitor at a reasonable level and trust your ears.
You didn't pick an easy one for your first mix by the sounds of this song. Good news is, besides the vocals being loud, your balance of the rest of the band is good. I actually find that having a sense of balance is a lot harder than being able to make individual elements sound good.
Obviously there is a lot of distortion on the vocals and also the toms and cymbals. Did you try to add this in as an effect or was it unintentional? If you added it, distortion can be a great tool in mixing, you just have to learn when to use it and how much. Tone it down in this case. If not, then watch your levels, just turn everything way down. Digital clipping is the devil.
I look forward to your next go though, just monitor at a reasonable level and trust your ears.