Sugar -Analog mix

[Analog Dude]

Hi!

I did check out these mixes the other day, but forgot to leave a comment .  Mix 2 is sounding quite nice here.

Yeah, mix 2 is much better balanced to me. I do like the snare in the first mix though.  The kick sound is really nice in the second. 

Interesting to hear analog mixes on here.  I've never used any analog gear, apart from an old Moog synth I acquired some years ago.  Which mostly sits on a shelf awaiting motivation to renovate/replace the sliders....   

I know exactly what you mean regarding cutting low end and getting thin mixes, etc. 

My mixes mainly suck, but I do find it helpful to think about it more in terms of utilising the kick and bass for the low end of the other instruments to get the right low end feel, if that makes sense?  Have the kick bass and for example, the guitar playing, then set the high pass until the guitar sounds about right, sort of thing.  That, and referencing other similar tracks too.  A small amount of Pultec style eq on the master bus can also be useful to add some weight too, almost like a parallel chain - add too much then dial it back until it's just kind of there works for me on occasion.  Probably all obvious stuff, but took me a while to figure out.

Cheers!

Hi mikej, and thanks for your comment!
I also find it interesting comparing my mixes to others on this forum, I guess 95% is ITB. I´m not at all in to the silly discussion about witch is best. But I think it´s safe to say that ITB/OTB do sound different. 
I mix more hybrid to be correct but often i only use plugins for gateing and surgical eq.
I always do a 5 min mastering ITB before posting.

Thanks for the tips on getting the bass right, It´s not an easy thing. Im trying different methods at the moment and one important thing for me is to switch between my full range monitors, my Sennheiser hd600 and my tiny iloud monitors. If the ilouds get to much bass theý get really muddy. Another trick i try is to mute the bass some times, i want to really miss it but nothing must sound nasty or unnatural when its muted.

If you grow tired of that old Moog, please let me carry it to the dumpster for you.
I´m sure your mixes don´t suck, were all here to learn, right?