09-07-2018, 10:13 AM
Hey K, I'm with Octo on this one. It seems as it's gonna be massive at the beginning, but then vocals and snare come in so loud that what I think it's the combo that makes this song (guitar, bass, kickdrum with tambourine) gets backstaged and the mix loses cohesiveness and punch (oddly, because of how much punch snare and vocals have). And it's not just a volume thing, because the second round parts (vocals, snare, OH's) are brighter than the basic combo, making it sound lifeless by comparison. So everything I see questionable in your mix it's just a matter of tweaking volume and EQ. I'd say you nailed the balance within the combo (I'd push the tamb up a little but that's just me) and that might be the hardest part to get in this mix.
That reverb is a different thing, I'm afraid. It sounds almost like white noise (or a "waves" sound effect) and so loud and long that it's stealing the energy from the stops.
That reverb is a different thing, I'm afraid. It sounds almost like white noise (or a "waves" sound effect) and so loud and long that it's stealing the energy from the stops.