Critique this Mix Please - Cover Band Demo Track

[tjwheelinnj]

Hi All,

I had a cover band in my home studio to do a demo. Here is the first track, and I do like the general way it came out, however, it's lacking "smoothness".

Please critique this mix and let me know what you think is going on/ areas of improvement. I appreciate it.



Thanks Guys,
-todd

 

[PaddyGordon]

If your DAW offers Quantization then use that as it appears to be ever so slightly out of time, quantization is a godsend

I'd turn down the levels also and do mastering after you bounce the mix in a new project as there appears to be some distortion in the backing vocals/cymbals (I don't know how true this is as I'm only listening through my laptop speakers and not my monitors (As I'm skiving in work )

But that's what I can pick out so far.

 

[tjwheelinnj]

That's a great observation, I can definitely hear the distortion on some tracks, perhaps the VST limiter i was using on the end stage was a little too overdriven.

Do you think there is enough depth to the track?

I was thinking along the lines of adding more reverb??, but didn't want the drums to sink way back in the mix.

 

[kcearl]

remember to mix at pretty low volumes and bring it all up in a separate project with a limiter etc...not just one stuck on the master bus