
andrushkiwt
Well-known member
well all the arguing made me listen lol
Im on my 770's and using a vrm as a grot box (studios off limits) but they do make some things stand out..firstly its a good solid song for its genre
the mix is, obviously, better in the quieter parts, the vox seem a bit bright to me but that could be the way theyre processed, I think theyd sit better drier.
The bass is a bit woolly/boomy but when the whole chorus comes in it gets crowded fast...Id maybe cut a couple of the guitar tracks out first and see what room that leaves you with.
Youve mentioned the cymbals but I think the kicks fighting with the bass and the snares getting lost in there. Id sidechain a bit of room, also maybe try a m/s EQ and cut everything on the sides to 50khz and see if that tightens up the low frequencies. I dont want to offend, and its maybe me projecting but this sounds pseudo mastered smashed..Id take everything of the master channel (if theres anything) or just stick up the clean mix with no attempts to give it any loudness or sheen..theres a good song in there but the mix is a bit brutal just now imo
I dont know your previous dealing with Greg, I know him personally, he's a great guy, and will improve your mixes if you can take the harsh critique (hes certainly not miserable)...I get that hes saying it might be best to zero this track and take a more measured approach in the mix (translation lol) sometimes things get overcooked very quickly...I bet it wouldnt take to much to improve this. hope this helped...
The "translation" would have suited just fine to begin with. Thank you, this was an excellent critique and I appreciate the time you took to listen and write that out.
The only things in the mix with freqs lower than 50 Hz are the kicks, but I do hear things getting lost in the chorus as well, youre right. Those guitars are bussed and the low cut is at 85Hz. I bet the bass is giving the chorus the crowded feel and possibly the kick too? I did not sidechain those, as I sometimes do. Simply forgot. And yes, the master has some limiting and a very small amount of mbc (1.3:1 I think) on each band except for the highs (1.4). When I remove all these things, it's miserably quiet. Also, I'd rather not remove the extra guitars...one set plays lower, one plays octaves, and the other is a lead set. I'd like to learn how to glue these together better rather than remove them. I have the sound in my head, I just need to get it out the way I hear it
In honesty, I enjoyed my "mix" better than I did my "master", but too many friends/listeners were saying the tracks were too quiet...so, here I am trying to make this damn thing louder without losing anything or smashing it to bits. I invested in the equipment to learn to do these things without a studio, so I'm going to do just that.
I'll try out the things you said, I really appreciate your thoughts kc, thank you