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Perpetual Escape - Sin Six
#1
Maybe it's a bit midrangy, but my ears are too tired to go on. I'll give it a couple of days and see if I add a little more excitement after a break. Maybe some more saturation or distortion. I like a clean and tight mix, but maybe it's a little too clean Smile


.mp3    Perpetual Escape - Sin Six.mp3 --  (Download: 8.34 MB)


.mp3    Perpetual Escape - Sin Six V2.mp3 --  (Download: 8.34 MB)


.mp3    Perpetual Escape - Sin Six V3.mp3 --  (Download: 8.34 MB)


.mp3    Perpetual Escape - Sin Six V4.mp3 --  (Download: 8.34 MB)


.mp3    Perpetual Escape - Sin Six V5.mp3 --  (Download: 8.34 MB)


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#2
Hi there !

With a midrangy mix, the guitars are placed the most in front compared to the other instruments. Unfortunately the overall sound lacks punch and clarity. I think you should try to more separate the tones of each track to give space and clarity. For example, vocals are masked by the guitars.
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#3
Thank you Mandubien for the feedback. First, the rhythm guitars were the source of a lot my my unwanted mids, so those got scooped. Since I switched to mixing to my super bright AKG cans, I wasn't adding enough highs, so the mix got a lot more highs (I hope not too much). Then I backed off a bunch of compression and added in a lot more saturation, especially on drums and vocals. That really seems to have restored the dynamics missing from version 1.

Edit: I did overshoot the high end on V2, so I reuploaded with a bit less.
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#4
So I've finally had my ah-ha moment after well over a year of crappy mixes. After doing the first two versions in a vacuum, I finally started doing A-B comparisons between my mix and AC/DC's Back in Black album. I put Softube Saturation Knob on the 2 bus and the more I cranked it, the closer it sounded to AC/DC! I finally just mimicked the rest of the balance from the album and Bam!, I'm happy with the mix!
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#5
Hey !

I like the last version ! Sounds balanced, even if vocals are too loud for my taste. It still sound very midrangy, but very balance still.

Very good job !
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#6
Because I can't seem to leave this song alone, here's version 4. I messed with almost everything. A little more automation and some different reverb. Mandubien, I didn't read your comment until right now, but it looks like I managed to fix the two problems you noticed. Thanks for the feedback!
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#7
Uploaded version 5. This is the last one, I swear!
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