25-10-2014, 07:21 AM
Hey, welcome to the group and congrats on submitting your first mix for disection (we promise to only be snarky after you realize we're just pulling your leg. 
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Okay, here's my thoughts on this...
Bass guitar needs more compression. Try any LA-2A style unit (or if you don't have such a plugin, go for like 10ms attack and 150ms release on a guess.) Part of the problem is that the sustain on the bass is too prominent and it is hacking away at the rest of the mix. A little additional pressure ought to help you fit it into place.
You might also try putting a high shelf on the bass EQ and pull 5K+ down by a couple of DB to make room for all those lovely guitar overtones. One thing that you should do when you're evaluating any set of tracks is to insert an EQ (a rubber-band control type one works best for this), pick a dot and give it a fairly narrow Q (like 5 or 6). Pull it all the way to the top and then slowly sweep back and forth looking for areas of the sound that stand out well in front of where they should. (This will also help you to find the range where the main sound of the bass lies which can be useful later on.) These are probably resonnant tones either within the guitar or perhaps the room it was recorded in. When you find one, tighten the Q considerably further and try to issolate them so you can notch them down 3-6 dB.
Apart from the drums (and I suggest adding in more kick), it sounds like you left everything largely center-panned. That could also be part of the issue, not enough real estate for things to live in.
)Okay, here's my thoughts on this...
Bass guitar needs more compression. Try any LA-2A style unit (or if you don't have such a plugin, go for like 10ms attack and 150ms release on a guess.) Part of the problem is that the sustain on the bass is too prominent and it is hacking away at the rest of the mix. A little additional pressure ought to help you fit it into place.
You might also try putting a high shelf on the bass EQ and pull 5K+ down by a couple of DB to make room for all those lovely guitar overtones. One thing that you should do when you're evaluating any set of tracks is to insert an EQ (a rubber-band control type one works best for this), pick a dot and give it a fairly narrow Q (like 5 or 6). Pull it all the way to the top and then slowly sweep back and forth looking for areas of the sound that stand out well in front of where they should. (This will also help you to find the range where the main sound of the bass lies which can be useful later on.) These are probably resonnant tones either within the guitar or perhaps the room it was recorded in. When you find one, tighten the Q considerably further and try to issolate them so you can notch them down 3-6 dB.
Apart from the drums (and I suggest adding in more kick), it sounds like you left everything largely center-panned. That could also be part of the issue, not enough real estate for things to live in.
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