Brian C Cai Fei Hong-never let you go- Sonictramp

[Y's Man]

Brian C Cai Fei Hong-neverletyougo-sonictramp_3.mp3

The intro sounds pretty good. I like how the guitars sound. I like the gated effect on the one guitar track. But, when the bass comes in things start to kind of fall apart. The saw portion of the bass is really loud and the low-end seems extremely lacking and as a result the tracks ends up losing a lot of energy.

Thanks for the comment, man. I listened back to my mix and, tbh, I don't hear what you heard, man. The bass is fine where I am at. The same with the saw-bass, nothing "really loud" (my translation: a kick in the eye with hot sauce poured in afterward) or "extreme lacking" (6 feet under, non-existence) as you stated. These are terms reserved for really bad mixes, and I don't think my mix is that bad . Since our mixes depend much on our equipment and the room (mine sucks admittedly), the differences we hear can be attributed to that. What is your set up? The severity of your comment warrants an investigation, not just on my part but yours as well. Identify where the problem exists is 1/2 of the battle already. Cheers!

He is right mate i agree exactly with what he said, when the drop comes all bass is lost and the low mids on the saw in the build up come through very strong, i am listening on headphones with 20-20k range so i think there is a bass problem in your monitoring

I actually think there's no problem with the bass, as the spectral balance is just fine. Instead, there is a massive drop in loudness. In the buildup the mix is at -8 LUFS and in the chorus at -12 LUFS.

*Thanks Lucas Alber for rescuing me from a world of hurt. I was about to call an audiologist for an appointment bc it ain't cool, man. A complete loss of bottom end is something to cry about. Yeah, in this business it means death to the mixer, specifically, me. That also means CLA is keeping that throne warm but not for me, the hope and dream of my little life. Ain't life a bitch? As you can see, quite a serious matter. So I did what a sane mixer would do, made a copy of the mix, sent it to my phone, brought it to my car to play. No, not that drastic. The bass is fine. My ears are fine. That means I have no choice but to argue with these guys and risk being...whatever to them. But 2 out of 2? That can't be wrong, can it? For the benefit of the doubt I spent a bit of time and effort to move my speakers around and see. No, not that either. I can hear some gain/loss in some places but nothing I care about. Then I started to panic. Yeah, man, nothing feels as bad as seeing your hope and dream slipping all the way to the sewer keeping company with the feces. So I did what I usually do when stressed out, took a long hit from the bong accompanied with a small little shot to wash it down while contemplating my next scam to bring back the bass. Then I got your post. Then another hit but for different purposes.
Btw, when you said "massive drop" can it be interpret as a massive rise for the chorus? Is that a problem? The mix is still in good flow, right? Or not? Anyway, thanks for stepping in and save me from undeserved miseries. Cheers!

If you cant hear what we are hearing there is a serious problem for you for everything under 200hz or thereabouts, the kick completely dissapears after the drop then comes back in the bridge like part. the higher register is fine. Its not that the bass doesnt exist but there is a massive perceived volume shift on the drop, Looking at it on the graph you have the kick 2 hitting a fair few decibels less than kick 1. If you dont believe us check it out visually yourself. Also if you are hearing solid bass from the synths again its there but very low in the mix so shouldnt be coming through strong, especially as you are peaking over 0 the bass should be very solid but its not.


Here is the tonal balance after the first chorus part, it will come up when kick 1 is playing but drop back here when kick 2 is