First I'd like to say that now I understand why everyone here was getting similar results on this song. It's well recorded and the drums are all samples already. Quite easy to set up.. Lil bit late to this mix but I had to do it, it's such a cool song! and fun to mix!
Having said that the thing I tried to preserve here were the dynamics of the song. It's a very energetic song and without dynamics it's hard to make it shine. I also noticed that most mixes didn't pay enough attention to the lil beat in the middle of the song.. most mixes here had that so loud that it disconnected the mix (in my opinion) so I hope I got it right.
I hope you all like my work and please feel free to give your view on it. It's always good to hear where I went wrong or what I missed. I'm not here every day but when I am I try to give feedback as much as I can.
Thanks guys and happy mixing!
p.s. I included an instrumental mix just in case anyone wants to hear detailed work on my instruments. Voice gets in the way a lot.
_____________________ UPDATE UPDATE
Updated tracks. Fixed eq's on voice and other instruments. dropped the master volume because it was too loud. Polished the dynamics with automation overall a rebalanced everythig just a tiny bit. I wasn't happy with how the voice sounded so I based my tweaks on it.
I will remove the old tracks because in my opinion these sound better and they are not a major change on it.
thanks for listening
__________________ UPDATE 2
Went ASKING ALEXANDRIA on my final mix. reverb!!!!!
Not a fan of too much reverb but hey.. I tried not to destroy it.
Did a lot of edits and payed attention to detail on some fades. Fixed some guitars as pointed out in the comments. Dragged the volume of the fuzzy bass down a bit. Worked more on the vocals and finally went for that really processed feel on it. I'm done with this song for a while. I'm happy with the results.
What do you guys think?
Having said that the thing I tried to preserve here were the dynamics of the song. It's a very energetic song and without dynamics it's hard to make it shine. I also noticed that most mixes didn't pay enough attention to the lil beat in the middle of the song.. most mixes here had that so loud that it disconnected the mix (in my opinion) so I hope I got it right.
I hope you all like my work and please feel free to give your view on it. It's always good to hear where I went wrong or what I missed. I'm not here every day but when I am I try to give feedback as much as I can.
Thanks guys and happy mixing!
p.s. I included an instrumental mix just in case anyone wants to hear detailed work on my instruments. Voice gets in the way a lot.
_____________________ UPDATE UPDATE
Updated tracks. Fixed eq's on voice and other instruments. dropped the master volume because it was too loud. Polished the dynamics with automation overall a rebalanced everythig just a tiny bit. I wasn't happy with how the voice sounded so I based my tweaks on it.
I will remove the old tracks because in my opinion these sound better and they are not a major change on it.
thanks for listening
__________________ UPDATE 2
Went ASKING ALEXANDRIA on my final mix. reverb!!!!!
Not a fan of too much reverb but hey.. I tried not to destroy it.
Did a lot of edits and payed attention to detail on some fades. Fixed some guitars as pointed out in the comments. Dragged the volume of the fuzzy bass down a bit. Worked more on the vocals and finally went for that really processed feel on it. I'm done with this song for a while. I'm happy with the results.
What do you guys think?