(01-11-2016, 05:49 PM)Tonya Hentz Wrote: This is the first mix I have posted. Please comment and critique. No advice is bad advice.
Thank You,
Tonya Hentz
Welcome!
First, I haven't taken a look at the multitracks ... so the comments below might be a bit off :-)
But ... first thing I'd take a look at on the mix are the low-mids (150-300Hz). Very hard to get hip-hop with the fat bass sound, without things getting muddy. The reality is that you'll need to hit the low end with a compressor separately. Additionally, a lot of the impression of "big base" actually comes from the transients up around 1KHz-2KHz (which can be created with saturation if they're not in the original sources).
One other point: The vocals are normally more "in your face" (typically some distortion, and boosting around 5K does that), with a multiband compressor or de-esser to follow in order to tame the highs. An L2 or similar can also work.
As others have said, your mix is on the right track.