02-06-2013, 11:37 AM
Definitely filled in some of the holes in the low end. But in doing so you created other problems. The problem is when you're looking for information in the lower mids (I'm talking about 150 - 400Hz). The guitars really don't go down there much nor do the vocals. Instead, what you've got is everything sitting up really high coming mainly out of the tweeters. This forces a lot of sonic information into very little space really. To me in that lower frequency area you're letting the bass do all the work and as a result it actually sounds kind of boomy. Essentially, what I'm saying is give those guitars some more darn weight in the mix and suppress the bass a little bit. The bass should really give you a feeling of weight. Cement the mix as it were. Though when the piano comes in it does fill in the area pretty well, but that is only during the chorus. I have some other gripes with the mix, but I don't want to spoil everything.
Now, I understand you're going for an edgier mix. To my ears with this mix you're really trying to work those higher harmonics. But in the process you seem to be forgetting the awesomeness that is the lower harmonics. The area that really lends itself to helping in creating that edgier style of mix IMO. Working those lower harmonics at different times with different instruments and working the higher harmonics at different times to create a contrast and using that contrast to create the edge.
Just my $0.02
Now, I understand you're going for an edgier mix. To my ears with this mix you're really trying to work those higher harmonics. But in the process you seem to be forgetting the awesomeness that is the lower harmonics. The area that really lends itself to helping in creating that edgier style of mix IMO. Working those lower harmonics at different times with different instruments and working the higher harmonics at different times to create a contrast and using that contrast to create the edge.
Just my $0.02