09-05-2018, 03:44 PM
Well here's my mix for this great song. Very well recorded. I'm mainly used to mixing hard rock/metal, so any comments or criticisms are welcome.
09-05-2018, 03:44 PM
10-05-2018, 02:57 PM
Hey NotJack,
Did you gate the snare? A few hits are missing I think.
Very good balance. Could be a bit brighter with less bottom end. Bass guitar a bit boomy at times. Overall very dry. If thats the sound you want good, if not maybe a bit of verb on guitar, vocals and the drums?
At times a bit heavy with the compression on the Acoustic.
That's all I have got to say.
Cheers,
Lukas
Did you gate the snare? A few hits are missing I think.
Very good balance. Could be a bit brighter with less bottom end. Bass guitar a bit boomy at times. Overall very dry. If thats the sound you want good, if not maybe a bit of verb on guitar, vocals and the drums?
At times a bit heavy with the compression on the Acoustic.
That's all I have got to say.
Cheers,
Lukas
11-05-2018, 04:07 AM
Thanks for the feedback Lukas! I did gate the snare, however I double checked and it didn't seem to be interfering with any of the hits. I did however manually cut a couple hits out, which were the ones right before the second guitar solo. I felt that it led to better buildup for the guitar solo to jump in, and helped to emphasize the "A little piece of you." I added them back in an updated mix for reference.
After double checking the mix on speakers that aren't headphones, I can definitely hear what your saying about the bottom end. Too boomy. Ive eq'd out some of the sub frequencies and tweaked it a bit. (I can definitely tell the difference with the headroom when mastering) I have a pretty hard time mixing low frequencies but I'll be investing in some decent monitors soon and hopefully that will help. I also added some reverb to the vocals (I didn't even realize I left them completely dry). I also upped the reverb on the snare and acoustic guitar solo, and tweaked the compression settings on the acoustic rhythmic track to make it pump less. I also eq'd the mix to have more presence overall. Hopefully I improved it. Thanks for the input.
After double checking the mix on speakers that aren't headphones, I can definitely hear what your saying about the bottom end. Too boomy. Ive eq'd out some of the sub frequencies and tweaked it a bit. (I can definitely tell the difference with the headroom when mastering) I have a pretty hard time mixing low frequencies but I'll be investing in some decent monitors soon and hopefully that will help. I also added some reverb to the vocals (I didn't even realize I left them completely dry). I also upped the reverb on the snare and acoustic guitar solo, and tweaked the compression settings on the acoustic rhythmic track to make it pump less. I also eq'd the mix to have more presence overall. Hopefully I improved it. Thanks for the input.
11-05-2018, 03:45 PM
Hey there,
very nice tweaks. Bass is full and focused without being boomy. Vocal with just a touch of verb helps it to sound connected with the mix. Acoustic is still controlled but sounds more natural. Good job!
Cheers,
Lukas
very nice tweaks. Bass is full and focused without being boomy. Vocal with just a touch of verb helps it to sound connected with the mix. Acoustic is still controlled but sounds more natural. Good job!
Cheers,
Lukas