my mix

[juanjose1967]

I'm new to mixing and here's what I've come up to with this song. Any advice for improvement will be welcomed!

Thank you in advance!

[thedon]

HI Juanjose

Having a little listen to your mix .

Also quite new to DAW mixing so can't get too technical, the hi hat can come down ,try to eq th synths mid bass down to brighten them up .

good work.

[juanjose1967]

Ok, I've been following your advice and I think it sounds better now! What do you think?

thank you!!!

[sano]

The vocal sounds very thin to me and could use some extra body and warmth.

[juanjose1967]

Thank you, Sano! I'll try that too!!

[takka360]

Could do with a bit more bottom end too.
Check out the mix by sphil14 and maybe use that as a ref bcause i think
that mix is superb myself

[juanjose1967]

I agree about sphil14's mix. One day I will mix like that and like many other good mixes I've seen in this forum. Just a little bit of persistance and time will help me to achieve my goal.

Thanks for your advice about the bottom end (a real nightmare for a newbie like me!)

[Zenone]

Hi Juan!
I think the biggest problem here is that the whole mix sounds overcompressed. I noticed that also on your mix "come around". Do you use a compressor or limiter on the master track?

[juanjose1967]

Yes I do. I'm new to mixing and I've read that it is good to compress the master track. I've tried to make it subtle, but apparently it's not...

[M.W.A.P.]

I also find your mix is overcompressed. Maybe you should try mixing without compressor on the master bus. I do it too!