01-01-2020, 10:42 PM
Greetings people!
I'm Jules, a solo artist from Vienna, composer & mixer of the track 'Aureus Necrosis'. Here is a little guide on how to approach mixing this song.
But first, a few words about the stems.
The drums are the Ezdrummer 2 Drumkit from Hell expansion, which is a pretty sick sounding drumkit straight out of the box. This drumkit was also used by Brendon Small on Dethklok songs.
The bass is IK Multimedia's Modo Bass, considered by many as a gamechanger with it's modelling technology, and I think it sounds great. I have used the Rick n' Bass model in this particular case.
The guitars use the PRS Archon amp plugin by Waves.
At the end of the bridge part, there are a few added elements to give the transition to the solo a more dramatic impact. It's not meant to dominate the whole mix. Same story with the synth at the end of the song.
For the second part of the solo, you have to use volume automation on the Organ and Piano.
I have provided the DI and Midi tracks too, so you can have the opportunity to shape the sound as you like.
The tempo is a bit screwed up. It begins at 120BPM, and at the verse changes to 180BPM. It slows down for the bridge part to 120BPM, and speeds up to 140BPM for the solo. After the solo, it's at 180BPM again till the end.
Pay attention to the guitars. Use multiband compression to tame on the palm mutes, especially if you are using the guitar files I've provided.
Listen to the mixed track on SoundCloud, so you can have an idea how I imagined everything regarding the panning/volume automations. It's definitely not the best mix, but you can hear the progress between the newer and the older mix versions. I'm still practicing, training my ear, and I'm definitely not a professional mixing/mastering engineer.
That pretty much sums it up.
Thank you for working on my composition, looking forward to hear what you've come up.
If you have questions about anything, feel free to message me direct on the forum, or over at SoundCloud.
Good luck, and happy mixing!
Special thanks to Mike for putting up my track.
Best regards,
Jules.
I'm Jules, a solo artist from Vienna, composer & mixer of the track 'Aureus Necrosis'. Here is a little guide on how to approach mixing this song.
But first, a few words about the stems.
The drums are the Ezdrummer 2 Drumkit from Hell expansion, which is a pretty sick sounding drumkit straight out of the box. This drumkit was also used by Brendon Small on Dethklok songs.
The bass is IK Multimedia's Modo Bass, considered by many as a gamechanger with it's modelling technology, and I think it sounds great. I have used the Rick n' Bass model in this particular case.
The guitars use the PRS Archon amp plugin by Waves.
At the end of the bridge part, there are a few added elements to give the transition to the solo a more dramatic impact. It's not meant to dominate the whole mix. Same story with the synth at the end of the song.
For the second part of the solo, you have to use volume automation on the Organ and Piano.
I have provided the DI and Midi tracks too, so you can have the opportunity to shape the sound as you like.
The tempo is a bit screwed up. It begins at 120BPM, and at the verse changes to 180BPM. It slows down for the bridge part to 120BPM, and speeds up to 140BPM for the solo. After the solo, it's at 180BPM again till the end.
Pay attention to the guitars. Use multiband compression to tame on the palm mutes, especially if you are using the guitar files I've provided.
Listen to the mixed track on SoundCloud, so you can have an idea how I imagined everything regarding the panning/volume automations. It's definitely not the best mix, but you can hear the progress between the newer and the older mix versions. I'm still practicing, training my ear, and I'm definitely not a professional mixing/mastering engineer.
That pretty much sums it up.
Thank you for working on my composition, looking forward to hear what you've come up.
If you have questions about anything, feel free to message me direct on the forum, or over at SoundCloud.
Good luck, and happy mixing!
Special thanks to Mike for putting up my track.
Best regards,
Jules.
