As always, thank you so much for your comments and input. I do have to admit, I definitely know that this was a loud mix. I typically mix trying to keep my peak vu hitting around -.5db, and my RMS value of my mixes around the -12dB range. I slammed my limiting amp really hard in my mp3 conversion/faux mastering. I rarely try to push my mixes really hard with my limiting amps, but I got carried away with this one (it should be quite easy to bring my faux mastering down, as it was a really simple chain, and it was all ITB).
So here is how I handled my guitars (just to give you insight on his particular mix). I panned the guitars 1-2 main mics at about the 45 degree mark on opposite sides, as I'm sure you all hear. I panned their distance mics hard L and hard R. Sent that to my guitar buss (muting their masters), as well as sending them to a mono buss with a guitar amp plugin on it (a process that I've employed often). I wonder if I have some phase things happening with it, so it is making them sound extremely wide. Maybe I need to change the center channel up a bit and the send to the verb, or bring it up a touch in volume.
When using my mid side Eq, I do try to say within a 1-1.5 dB change, unless I'm clearing out low end from the sides, to try and mitigate weird skewing. Maybe I'll just bypass it.
So I'll address these things and see if I can keep my energy and bring it down to more a dynamic feeling mix (I usually don't try to compete in the loudness war, but I let myself fall prey to the, "Wow, this sounds better when I turn it up" trap [i actually feel a bit embarrassed because of it]).
Maybe I'll post my pure mixbus mix as well to get some thoughts on that.
Thanks again all, I'll give feedback on everyone else's mixes when I have a chance to take a listen on my rig.
Draper
So here is how I handled my guitars (just to give you insight on his particular mix). I panned the guitars 1-2 main mics at about the 45 degree mark on opposite sides, as I'm sure you all hear. I panned their distance mics hard L and hard R. Sent that to my guitar buss (muting their masters), as well as sending them to a mono buss with a guitar amp plugin on it (a process that I've employed often). I wonder if I have some phase things happening with it, so it is making them sound extremely wide. Maybe I need to change the center channel up a bit and the send to the verb, or bring it up a touch in volume.
When using my mid side Eq, I do try to say within a 1-1.5 dB change, unless I'm clearing out low end from the sides, to try and mitigate weird skewing. Maybe I'll just bypass it.
So I'll address these things and see if I can keep my energy and bring it down to more a dynamic feeling mix (I usually don't try to compete in the loudness war, but I let myself fall prey to the, "Wow, this sounds better when I turn it up" trap [i actually feel a bit embarrassed because of it]).
Maybe I'll post my pure mixbus mix as well to get some thoughts on that.
Thanks again all, I'll give feedback on everyone else's mixes when I have a chance to take a listen on my rig.
Draper