18-05-2015, 09:14 PM
The bass is overpowering the rest and pumping like hell. Everything is over-compressed. The frequency balance seems to be pretty good though (except for the bass).
This song needs dynamics and transients. You killed both with your aggressive compression. Try backing off and only use compression where it is necessary (i.e. if you cannot get a solid balance otherwise). The more you compress a song, the more punch you will lose. A little can go a long way - go for small amounts of gain reduction, use a long attack and short release, and maybe try parallel compression instead (especially on the drums - they are very important in this genre).
My 2 cents.
This song needs dynamics and transients. You killed both with your aggressive compression. Try backing off and only use compression where it is necessary (i.e. if you cannot get a solid balance otherwise). The more you compress a song, the more punch you will lose. A little can go a long way - go for small amounts of gain reduction, use a long attack and short release, and maybe try parallel compression instead (especially on the drums - they are very important in this genre).
My 2 cents.