23-01-2023, 12:41 PM
Btw nice mix, Mikey. Very punchy for a rough mix! I really like the balance in your mix, it already creates a lot of tension. The vocals have problems cutting through the guitar wall, which is pretty normal for a rough mix. That`s where I would start with compression and eq`ing to carve room for the vocals in the guitar tracks and also give the vocals more consistency with compression. After that, I would say most of your groundwork is done, and you can focus on making the mix more engaging by creating more tension with automation. Eg.g narrow the verse by panning the guitars more to the middle, so the verse feels smaller. Make the song progressively "louder" with every chorus by driving the mix more and more into the compressor, and pan the guitars hard L/R again to make each chorus sound wider.