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Still Flying FINAL MIX (2)
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Sounds okay, but for me, the feeling isn't there. I`m missing the aggressiveness of the rhythm guitars, the punch of the drums, the tightness of the rhythm section. the toms have no punch at all. the spoken words in the chorus (or the very low voice) are too loud and sound annoying. the screaming part at 2:40 is in the wrong spot. the delayed guitars are not really in sync with the groove in the bridge and sound distracting although I like the effect. You have to nail this effect 110%, make it groove - right now it doesn't work.

Don't get me wrong: It is a big improvement over your first mix. I´m not a great mixer, I´m just another dude but I would say you need to invest more time in the basic mixing of a song. Don't get lost in hunting for offending frequencies or trying to find the right compressor. If you don't nail the groove with drums, bass and rhythm guitars, if you can't make the song breathe, then everything else is kinda worthless. You don't need 3 verbs, 2 delays and other stuff to achieve that. EQ, compression (or limiting for this genre) and the volume fader of each track in the right spot at the right time is all you need. For me, getting the volume of each track in the right spot throughout the whole song is the number 1 thing that makes or brakes a mix. You can add so much weight and power with a 3db volume change when everything is balanced, it's crazy.

I don't know if you already heard of it but nailthemix.com teaches you exactly how to mix songs like this. My mixing has improved a lot since I´m a member, and I have gained a lot of self-confidence because now I know that Joey, Eyal or Joel are using the same tools and are struggling with the same problems. Joey for example mixes in an untreated room, doesn't give a shit about how things "should" be done and only cares about how it sounds. I´ve seen him using the cheapest cubase reverb on the snare and no other verb for the rest of the song (not even for the vocals) and it sounded awesome.
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Still Flying FINAL MIX (2) - by Shul - 08-11-2016, 05:16 AM
RE: Still Flying (Fixed mix) - by Blitzzz - 11-11-2016, 02:03 AM
RE: Still Flying (Fixed mix) - by Shul - 11-11-2016, 08:15 AM
RE: Still Flying (Fixed mix) - by Shul - 12-11-2016, 08:30 AM
RE: Still Flying (Fixed mix) - by Jimdolorian - 15-11-2016, 05:48 PM
RE: Still Flying (Fixed mix) - by Shul - 15-11-2016, 10:09 PM
RE: Still Flying FINAL MIX (with comments for those interested) - by Blitzzz - 09-12-2016, 12:21 PM
RE: Still Flying FINAL MIX (2) - by Shul - 26-12-2016, 09:55 PM
RE: Still Flying FINAL MIX (2) - by Blitzzz - 27-12-2016, 05:20 PM
RE: Still Flying FINAL MIX (2) - by Blitzzz - 28-12-2016, 01:16 AM
RE: Still Flying FINAL MIX (2) - by Shul - 28-12-2016, 02:21 AM
RE: Still Flying FINAL MIX (2) - by Shul - 29-12-2016, 05:09 PM
RE: Still Flying FINAL MIX (2) - by chuck moe - 03-01-2017, 01:25 AM
RE: Still Flying FINAL MIX (2) - by CrackheadBill - 03-01-2017, 05:52 AM