14-11-2012, 09:41 PM
Glad you're enjoying the learning process -- I still am, certainly! 
On to some comments...
You've got a rather abrasive build-up around 4kHz, and another around 9-10kHz, which combine to make this rather a tiring listen. I wonder whether your monitoring might be the cause of this overall tonal bias, so maybe check that out by referencing this mix against some others -- or indeed the preview mix provided with this multitrack, which is smoother in this respect at least.
I like the edge you've managed to your kick drum, which really helps drive the mix along, and the bass also has really good small-speaker cut-through, although maybe I'd give it a bit more real low-octave welly too, even if that means adding a subsynth in there surreptitiously after the fact.
In terms of balance, I like a lot of your basic decisions, although the chorus vocals really suffer in the mono presentation, so whatever widening scheme you're using on them needs to be re-examined in my view.
On to some comments...You've got a rather abrasive build-up around 4kHz, and another around 9-10kHz, which combine to make this rather a tiring listen. I wonder whether your monitoring might be the cause of this overall tonal bias, so maybe check that out by referencing this mix against some others -- or indeed the preview mix provided with this multitrack, which is smoother in this respect at least.
I like the edge you've managed to your kick drum, which really helps drive the mix along, and the bass also has really good small-speaker cut-through, although maybe I'd give it a bit more real low-octave welly too, even if that means adding a subsynth in there surreptitiously after the fact.
In terms of balance, I like a lot of your basic decisions, although the chorus vocals really suffer in the mono presentation, so whatever widening scheme you're using on them needs to be re-examined in my view.