22-03-2013, 05:37 PM
Hi Dags !
Here we are for a V2 comment !
Much better of course... you almost solved the hi hat problem. Could be a little brighter and crystal clear. I hear like a lack of high end in the cymbals and hat...
Kick has the same problem than the snare i think. Maybe it's something your room doesn't respond well, but they both sound a little "boxy", like there's too much of that 300-400Hz. If you tackle those freq for bots, your kick will sit more punchy in the low end and won't interfere as it actually does with the bass.
Snare will also feel more "in the back of the room", where i'd like to hear it (but it's personnal taste...)
I don't think your reverb level is good or wrong, but maybe the reverb itself is not the one that suits the style, a little too long maybe. I'd try to combine a very short but present early reflection verb, ambiance style, very short, but with "air", to give the snare more space (maybe reduce the stereo spread of that reverb return ?... ) and then a larger one to give the resonnance that suits this style (with less high freq than in the actual one maybe? )
Last thing i think you can still improve, is how the bass sits in the mix. I would definitely love it with much more sustain, and deeeeeeeeeeeep low end, maybe i'd compress it with a LA2A style compressor, very hard (like -5 to -10 dB reduction) to make the longer notes still till the others are coming (don't know if i'm clear... pardon my english...).
I'd also re EQ it with more lows (around 80hz... ) and little cut around 200... maybe.... not sure....
One thing you could try with the bass, to make it sound clear even on crapy speakers, is a parallel distorsion, very light, with a HPF set quite high (around 300-400...) and blend it as it jumps out of the mix on small speakers and low volume (the iPhone test is a good one ! i'm not joking... always check my mixes on the shittiest thing on earth, which will also be the most used system (RIP...)
Hope i'm not pushing you too far ?... but you asked for constructive critics : i think you got some
Have a good night ! And may the force be with you
CHeers from France
Here we are for a V2 comment !
Much better of course... you almost solved the hi hat problem. Could be a little brighter and crystal clear. I hear like a lack of high end in the cymbals and hat...
Kick has the same problem than the snare i think. Maybe it's something your room doesn't respond well, but they both sound a little "boxy", like there's too much of that 300-400Hz. If you tackle those freq for bots, your kick will sit more punchy in the low end and won't interfere as it actually does with the bass.
Snare will also feel more "in the back of the room", where i'd like to hear it (but it's personnal taste...)
I don't think your reverb level is good or wrong, but maybe the reverb itself is not the one that suits the style, a little too long maybe. I'd try to combine a very short but present early reflection verb, ambiance style, very short, but with "air", to give the snare more space (maybe reduce the stereo spread of that reverb return ?... ) and then a larger one to give the resonnance that suits this style (with less high freq than in the actual one maybe? )
Last thing i think you can still improve, is how the bass sits in the mix. I would definitely love it with much more sustain, and deeeeeeeeeeeep low end, maybe i'd compress it with a LA2A style compressor, very hard (like -5 to -10 dB reduction) to make the longer notes still till the others are coming (don't know if i'm clear... pardon my english...).
I'd also re EQ it with more lows (around 80hz... ) and little cut around 200... maybe.... not sure....
One thing you could try with the bass, to make it sound clear even on crapy speakers, is a parallel distorsion, very light, with a HPF set quite high (around 300-400...) and blend it as it jumps out of the mix on small speakers and low volume (the iPhone test is a good one ! i'm not joking... always check my mixes on the shittiest thing on earth, which will also be the most used system (RIP...)
Hope i'm not pushing you too far ?... but you asked for constructive critics : i think you got some
Have a good night ! And may the force be with you
CHeers from France