Hello!
I'm very new to mixing. I'm working on mixing a friend's pop music project and was hoping to get some constructive feedback on the first two mixes I've been working on.
Genre: Dream pop (if you hate this genre that's alright, I'm looking for technical feedback!)
Set Up: Penniless student in bedroom with cheap monitors, so I'm expecting mediocre quality but I'm trying
Goal: These tracks will be released eventually, but for a small established fan base. Ideally they'll be commercial-ish quality at a basic level when they're done. We want listenable pop, for people who we already know like her and her previously released music.
If you could please listen to one, or both of the tracks, and let me know any of the following:
1. What stands out as irritating to you as a listener (mix wise)? Does anything hit you in the face as being really annoying on the technical side of the song(s)?
2. Do any parts sound too loud/quiet? Does this bother you as a listener? Some bits sound too loud on my monitor headphones, but fine on monitors/everywhere else so I'm at a loss.
3. How do you feel about the frequency balance? Too bassy/too much high-end? What about the overall balance? Too wide/narrow?
4. What would you do personally to improve the mix?
5. Anything you would do in the mastering process to improve the tracks that I could pass on to the dude who's gonna master them?
Mixes:
soundcloud.com/kitsune10/sets/review-my-mixes/s-vKX9p
Thank you in advance. Any advice at all is greatly appreciated. As I said, I'm an amateur with a crappy setup so we're not striving for perfection here, just listenable pop.
I'm very new to mixing. I'm working on mixing a friend's pop music project and was hoping to get some constructive feedback on the first two mixes I've been working on.
Genre: Dream pop (if you hate this genre that's alright, I'm looking for technical feedback!)
Set Up: Penniless student in bedroom with cheap monitors, so I'm expecting mediocre quality but I'm trying
Goal: These tracks will be released eventually, but for a small established fan base. Ideally they'll be commercial-ish quality at a basic level when they're done. We want listenable pop, for people who we already know like her and her previously released music.
If you could please listen to one, or both of the tracks, and let me know any of the following:
1. What stands out as irritating to you as a listener (mix wise)? Does anything hit you in the face as being really annoying on the technical side of the song(s)?
2. Do any parts sound too loud/quiet? Does this bother you as a listener? Some bits sound too loud on my monitor headphones, but fine on monitors/everywhere else so I'm at a loss.
3. How do you feel about the frequency balance? Too bassy/too much high-end? What about the overall balance? Too wide/narrow?
4. What would you do personally to improve the mix?
5. Anything you would do in the mastering process to improve the tracks that I could pass on to the dude who's gonna master them?
Mixes:
soundcloud.com/kitsune10/sets/review-my-mixes/s-vKX9p
Thank you in advance. Any advice at all is greatly appreciated. As I said, I'm an amateur with a crappy setup so we're not striving for perfection here, just listenable pop.