16-01-2019, 10:48 PM
Project is gone so no fixes. Still, Would like to hear your opinions!
Duty and Memories
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Hey asd625555,
lots to like about your mix - Great drums - Nice guitar tone - Overall, mix has a pleasing frequency spectrum; neither harsh nor muddy. Nice - Nice male vox - he's a great singer so always a pleasure to mix. maybe a dB or two boost would help command the song but equally, where it is currently isn't atypical for the genre Things that you could work on (if you had the files) - guitars seem very static level wise - some (more) automation for different sections could help drive song dynamics e.g. mid section level vs verse or chorus - female vox seems a bit loud vs male in harmony sections and honestly, a bit boring in general - some cool fx could work wonders - the master level of your mix is -8LUFS, so is officially squashed. Loudness wars are largely over, especially for streaming services Good job
Be fierce in your encouragement, kind in your criticism and try and remember that the art of a good critique is not to make someone else's mix sound like yours...but to help the mixer realize their own vision.
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26-01-2019, 05:11 PM
Thank you for the reply and for expressing your opinions HbGuitar.
Yes the female vocals are a little bit louder, that's probably because I liked them more than the male vocals, so I focused more on them.. I also didn't try to put effects on the vocals except that I made some parts in stereo, but I just focused on mixing the sounds together. Didn't focus on vocal effects and echoes, delays, etc that much. About your comment on the loudness level: I had never mixed Rock or Metal before this so it was my first time. I mostly listen to Hip Hop music so I tried to make the drums loud like it's Hip Hop. And plus the distorted guitars which are really loud and I know they are important in this type of music , I also had to make them loud too and that's why you have -8 LUFS. Loud drums + distorted guitars, and loud vocals = Very loud song, definitely my loudest mix, not proud of it at all But I just focus on making it as loud as possible but with little compression and no distortion. It depends on the music also, if it was classical music -8 is definitely Squashed, but if you mix Dubstep? I'd say -8 LUFS is pretty normal in that genere. |
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