26-07-2021, 09:57 PM
Hi!
How do I feel about it, what do I like and what I don't?
I like this track - my past attempts at mixing this so far all really suck though
. I recall it somehow being a complete nightmare.
This mix certainly doesn't suck and I enjoyed the listen. Big spacious drums, big guitars, big spacious vocals. 6.1 LUFS is impressive too. I thought it was loud but not quite that loud! Good stuff. I think loud adds that bit of edge to this kind of material. I feel if you can get it that loud without it completely falling apart then the mix is likely in good shape.
I have the following thoughts. (Note these are not by any means criticisms as such - hard to convey that sometimes I think on here). It's been a while since I have attempted this one and I don't really remember the raw tracks.
Not sure if I feel I want the 2-4k ish of the guitar reigning in just a touch. You do want the edginess and aggression you got. With everything so big I wonder if maybe the drums could be a little less wide and a touch more focused. I don't know if the guitar needs eq'ing a bit more to make room for some of the drums, bass and vocal. Hard to explain. I think the thing is that with everything being big, loud and bombastic (a good thing!) - I also feel it needs a main focus or anchor to match. At the moment I think the anchor is kind of the guitar, but I feel I maybe want a really solid kick (or bass, or vocal). Like the bit around the 3 minute mark I think I would like to hear a really solid centered kick drum (maybe hear a touch more low end on it) and have everything else kind of hanging on/around that? Maybe everything is just a little too spacious, and needs to be a little drier or something? Not sure this is making any sense? It's maybe just a taste thing. I am also not into this genre of music deep enough to be really making calls on taste really. Certainly I could not name any other bands that I think it should sound like. As I said just some thoughts. The last guitar sound cuts off abruptly at the 5:30 mark. (Now THATS a nit pick).
As I said I think this is really good. It has inspired me to perhaps revisit it myself, although I am trying to resist, as I think it will still be a nightmare to get it anywhere close to what I envision and will surely make me look even more foolish than the comments above
.
Maybe those were not the feelings about it you were asking for...... but it's what I've got this evening. (I was a bit careless earlier and got exposed to some actual daylight).
Cheers!
How do I feel about it, what do I like and what I don't?
I like this track - my past attempts at mixing this so far all really suck though
. I recall it somehow being a complete nightmare.This mix certainly doesn't suck and I enjoyed the listen. Big spacious drums, big guitars, big spacious vocals. 6.1 LUFS is impressive too. I thought it was loud but not quite that loud! Good stuff. I think loud adds that bit of edge to this kind of material. I feel if you can get it that loud without it completely falling apart then the mix is likely in good shape.
I have the following thoughts. (Note these are not by any means criticisms as such - hard to convey that sometimes I think on here). It's been a while since I have attempted this one and I don't really remember the raw tracks.
Not sure if I feel I want the 2-4k ish of the guitar reigning in just a touch. You do want the edginess and aggression you got. With everything so big I wonder if maybe the drums could be a little less wide and a touch more focused. I don't know if the guitar needs eq'ing a bit more to make room for some of the drums, bass and vocal. Hard to explain. I think the thing is that with everything being big, loud and bombastic (a good thing!) - I also feel it needs a main focus or anchor to match. At the moment I think the anchor is kind of the guitar, but I feel I maybe want a really solid kick (or bass, or vocal). Like the bit around the 3 minute mark I think I would like to hear a really solid centered kick drum (maybe hear a touch more low end on it) and have everything else kind of hanging on/around that? Maybe everything is just a little too spacious, and needs to be a little drier or something? Not sure this is making any sense? It's maybe just a taste thing. I am also not into this genre of music deep enough to be really making calls on taste really. Certainly I could not name any other bands that I think it should sound like. As I said just some thoughts. The last guitar sound cuts off abruptly at the 5:30 mark. (Now THATS a nit pick).
As I said I think this is really good. It has inspired me to perhaps revisit it myself, although I am trying to resist, as I think it will still be a nightmare to get it anywhere close to what I envision and will surely make me look even more foolish than the comments above
.Maybe those were not the feelings about it you were asking for...... but it's what I've got this evening. (I was a bit careless earlier and got exposed to some actual daylight).
Cheers!
Just uploaded a mix/master? Waiting for comments? Why not give back and critique a mix/master, or two!