Toxic

[Rustyruss]

I think it's really compressed and this is making the mix sound somewhat tiny. The bass synth track has some clipping top frequencies that should be tamed so it doesn't sound weird with the guitars. The balances on drums is not bad actually. I think is mainly the bass synth that is bothering me with that top artifacts on it. also before that bridge comes in there is a resonating frequencie around 7khz that is very distracting that should be cut out too. I forget if it's in one of the synths or in one of the guitar tracks.

Hi Shul, thanks for feed back, interesting you should mention over compression, when I mix a track I always go for a open sound, because I like thing to sound more real. I do my best not to use compression, I first balance tracks then listen for poking out bits then automate ,or / then/ soften transients a bit.
The most compression I use as a rule is vocals 3-4db and the bass which can be from 3db to 10db  .drums kick possible 1- 2db .  snare about the same. On my limiter I only match -14 LUFS or so not over. because I hate the sound of compressed tracks.

All this said , you have mentioned , high lighted the same problem areas as Roy ,

I had put a bass sim on the bass track to give it some bite, this is I think where I have fallen down.

top marks,  you have good ears , my Guitars were pushed at 7k to cut through the bass top, I will look at some cutting  not bosting and do away with sim . Address balance of bass and guitars . I think the synth have just add to the top  and saturated the overall sound  making things thin and harsh.

Thanks again , Now I Have had feed back I can look to push this mix forward.

Cheers.

Keep on keeping on.