Here's another attempt. Cant get this one to work. This version still needs work but I'm stopping here before I make it worse.
Unmastered besides getting it to a listenable level.
Edit: Added a new mix from scratch but taking Shul's notes in mind. Still bad. Very lazy and lacks any noteworthy automation. Unmastered but for normalizing. Lead guitar could prolly come up.
Edit 2: Added new mix (6h), for giggles.
Bass guitar might be too out front. Oh well.
it's a very solid mix. I think the vocals are too forward above the rest of the mix but I guess it's valid.
Kick is solid but that "cardboard" frequencies are a li too much for my taste. It's very rock song like though so it's not bad.
more bass would give the song more energy in the low end.
keep it up it's sounding good.
(14-03-2024, 08:32 AM)Shul Wrote: [ -> ]it's a very solid mix. I think the vocals are too forward above the rest of the mix but I guess it's valid.
Kick is solid but that "cardboard" frequencies are a li too much for my taste. It's very rock song like though so it's not bad.
more bass would give the song more energy in the low end.
keep it up it's sounding good.
Thanks for listening and you're right. I've fought with the kick. The main kick mics were out of phase. I did initially keep the bass back because I tend to make it too loud so I erred on the side of quieter. The vocals were up front and I'm ok with that but pulled them back on the other mix.
Thanks again.
Hi Roy The first mix I have heard the ghost notes on the snare nice work there.
This is a hard mix because of middle transition. I think you have captured the energy here.
I like the tone of your solo guitar and the delay applied; it gets a little lost; when all elements come in, so add a little more compression to level out that volume. Drop the kick a bit and cut some subs 34k and those hi hats and set the kit in a room very short decay.
less low shelve cut on those verse guitars as there is not much going on in the verse and all fq need to be filled.
I like the image of this song , I like the tone. I like the sound of those guitars , I think some verb on that snare short decay time. the toms sound nice. vocal I like the tone. I think to cut the the verb low midds a little and add a little pre delay this will push vocal clearer nice balance on the backing vocal . I think this mix is driving nice. And yes automation is you friend to get this smashed especially during the instrumental stuff.
listened to rv2.
nice work .
Keep on Keeping on
(17-03-2024, 01:07 AM)Roy Wrote: [ -> ]I've fought with the kick. The main kick mics were out of phase.
They are definitly. I also found the drum room tracks line up better with the phase reversed.
The sub kick track is very seductive, cause it creates such a warm cozy bed. Overall it does line up quite ok with the other bassdrum tracks, but it varies from time to time. I found that especially the double strokes can get really wonky, ymmv.
That said, i agree with @Shul that your mixes are not bad at all.
Was finally able to get through all the way. Very nice, Roy. You have dealt pretty well with the cymbals, though they still sound not quite real. They work however, as far as decay time. So only two real niggling things for me is the distance added to the guitar solo at the start. The environment sounds great, maybe just a bit overcooked when I wanted a bit more presence from the guitar. I do like how it fits at the out. The other is the drop in energy where the acoustics kick in and out before the guitar solo. Going into that section that loss of energy seems incongruous to the build happening through the break. What do you think? All minor points to an otherwise well-crafted and executed mix which works well for the song.