09-01-2014, 02:35 PM
Interesting to listen to this song using Addictive Drums because I'm also working on a mix using Addictive Drums too (which I'll post in due course). Just a few observations which may help; The hi-hat and cymbals are overpowering the general balance and there's an 'odd' loudness maximization happening which crushes the dynamics to a degree on the cymbals and hi-hat strikes. However, not knowing your setup, I've a hunch that just lowering the cymbals and hi-hat levels will get you more headroom, and, if you really want to compress at the master buss, the sound will be more natural if you're not to heavy-handed on the compressor. On the whole, the mix is moving in the right direction and these minor 'faults' are easy to fix without doing a complete rebalance. I hope this has helped in some way.