"The Wild Animals", test mix, please listen!

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so, this is a test-mix i'm trying to dial in to set the tone for an entire album i'm remixing now.
the last test mix i posted didn't work out! LOL, soundcloud.....

i've done new tracks, new arrangements, and new mixes / masters.

i'm looking for any translation issues between playback systems.
i've done ear buds, open and closed back headphones, JBL 503's, and Infinity Research Standard tower speakers.
haven't done car, truck or any tiny playbacks.

my feeling is that the vocal track overall is a bit too loud.
still not sure about bass level either, some have said too loud, some have said not loud enough.
the mix should be guitar dominant, like a wall of guitars left and right, but on certain playback systems, they seem a bit weak.
anyway, suggestions are welcome.
going for around -10 lufs on this one, maybe closer to 9.8.
 
The vocal doesn't sound took strong, They need to be up just to compete with the guitars... there's quite a bit going on. I think if you drop them, they'll get buried in the guitars. As for the bass, even on my HD-280s, the bass doesn't sound too strong.

BTW, this was always a good tune. Glad you're bringing it back.
 
Sounds good to me. As TalismanRich pointed out, there is a lot going on, but your mix seems well balanced and gives space to everything going on.
As for the bass, in my opinion it needs to be that loud in a pumping rock track like this.
Well done!
 
Most obvious thing is the bass, which really is lacking punch IMO...
 
TalismanRich said:
The vocal doesn't sound took strong, They need to be up just to compete with the guitars... there's quite a bit going on. I think if you drop them, they'll get buried in the guitars. As for the bass, even on my HD-280s, the bass doesn't sound too strong.

BTW, this was always a good tune. Glad you're bringing it back.
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thanks rich! i re-eq'd and rebalanced the mix today, posted a new link. i hope the bass didn't overdo it
 
La9 said:
Sounds good to me. As TalismanRich pointed out, there is a lot going on, but your mix seems well balanced and gives space to everything going on.
As for the bass, in my opinion it needs to be that loud in a pumping rock track like this.
Well done!
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hey La9, thank you for commenting.
 
JAPOV said:
Deeper, grungier, funkier bass please :D
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ha! thanks japov,
ok,
so i remixed it today, focused on making the bass deeper, grungier and funkier!!
check out the new mix if you get a chance
 
Serendipity Records said:
Most obvious thing is the bass, which really is lacking punch IMO...
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thanks serendipity!
i remixed today, like i told japov, i did quite a few things to the bass track, i think i added the punch back in,
but it'd be great if you could give it one more spin to see if that translates on your playback system.
thanks for listening!
 
GONZO-X said:


so, this is a test-mix i'm trying to dial in to set the tone for an entire album i'm remixing now.
the last test mix i posted didn't work out! LOL, soundcloud.....

i've done new tracks, new arrangements, and new mixes / masters.

i'm looking for any translation issues between playback systems.
i've done ear buds, open and closed back headphones, JBL 503's, and Infinity Research Standard tower speakers.
haven't done car, truck or any tiny playbacks.

my feeling is that the vocal track overall is a bit too loud.
still not sure about bass level either, some have said too loud, some have said not loud enough.
the mix should be guitar dominant, like a wall of guitars left and right, but on certain playback systems, they seem a bit weak.
anyway, suggestions are welcome.
going for around -10 lufs on this one, maybe closer to 9.8.
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If you ask me nothing is too loud - but you need to carve sonic space for the Guitars, Bass Drums and Vocals - they need more of their own space.
 
Kick. Snare, lead vox, bass, centered.
Everything else panned in its own space.
Kick has its own freqs, same for bass.
 
GONZO-X said:
thanks serendipity!
i remixed today, like i told japov, i did quite a few things to the bass track, i think i added the punch back in,
but it'd be great if you could give it one more spin to see if that translates on your playback system.
thanks for listening!
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Aww, I'm away from my detailed listening setup for a few days, but will check when I get back. Cheers!
 
GONZO-X said:
cool, i've got a brand new mix up, as i drill down on this thing with all the comments.
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The others are probably better suited to commenting on this genre in general, but this mix sounds quite good to me!
 
Sounds great on my playbacks. Med-Hi volume. Sounds really balanced. Killer track, RG!
 
Serendipity Records said:
The others are probably better suited to commenting on this genre in general, but this mix sounds quite good to me!
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oh, i don't know about that, SR, i think folks that don't even know anything about mixing, can point out things they think are weird, or too much of, or not enough of...
i appreciate the comments!
 
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