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I tend to fall into the trap of just making stuff worse by adding and tweaking because I'm too lazy to start again. So I try to remind myself not to be afraid to start again if need be. Sometimes you just have to go back to the drawing board. Knowing that its time to nuke it is pretty key I...

I find myself doing this...mixing as I go...but being too lazy to, say, completely clear what you've done to the vocal and start again on it...or the lead guitar solo or whatever. I'll have these plugins doing x, y and z and just keep adding or tweaking getting it close without having the...

Well basically, welcome to the wonderful world of mix translation. It's quite a rabbit hole. If you search for 'mix translation' or 'how to make my mixes translate' that'll get you started, along with what Rob said.

I've been using SoundID with Goodhertz Can Opener for about 4 or so months with Sennheiser HD600's. This combo and some other factors I think got me to improved mixes. I think I'm probably still a ways from highly accurate stuff in the low end like kick and bass guitar etc...and still a long way...

What free trials did you try? Steven Slate?

I'm very much considering the Steven Slate VSX too.

Oh right. How's it going? I dunno whether it's hype or the real deal.

Anyone use Steven Slate VSX?

Thanks HP...I've been recording real amps with mics...bass and guitar. Seems to be working out much better than sims.

Hmm, haven't tried that. I've had the mics flush on.

I've been recording a bass amp lately rather than DI and I'm taking off 9db @ 200hz on my LA 610 mkii going in. If I don't, the recording is way, way...way too overpowering in the low end.

Thanks. Yes it's a tad hard to hear and the idea of mastering limiting or compression isn't something I really have down. Using your ears might be as good as anything I suppose. I know I've done stuff that's sounded way overcooked after mastering.

Well I know you're mucking around there but you've got a really good voice. Nicely rounded, good rock accent and depth. I could use a voice like that, Mr Beak! And ah, to Human Planet...I put your, I guess that's like a mastering hey? I put it up on soundcloud. Much appreciated. I dl'd the mp3...

Here's a mix that I think works much better than most the stuff I've done. The song is On the Line: (Frankly, I think the verse vocals especially are very weak and lame...somewhat salvaged by the chorus bits)

Not sure what you mean here, Mr Beak.

I have to admit your video sounds real good to me. Not like I remember it, that song. The acoustic tone is how I like it. I thought you may have strummed chords to it. It has that kind of pleasantly crunchy thing going on at times. I don't remember it like that. Do you remember what EQ stuff...

Geez, that sounds alright! Did you do stuff to it to make it sound good? Did you play anything else on that or something? Ha! Nice video too, HP.

Yeah, grim, that's awesome. And I hear ya. If there weren't solutions to every problem, all my stuff would sound completely lame. Frankly, even with my skill set and all that...the limitations, sure, I'm getting somewhere and shit, some of my songs have worked out ok. I'm certain that there are...

Yep, thanks. Generally, yeah I'm happy with what I come up with for songs and certainly improvements have been made since my first recordings. The thing is, I started this home recording thing over 15 years ago. Right when I started, I took a job overseas and I was away for 15 years. In that...

Yeah agree about the vox. The mix took me a couple of hours. The 2nd version once done, also in a couple of hours was tweaked a couple of times. I think the same about the vox but thought it was mostly weak because my lame singing. I'm no Jim Morrison or Frank Sinatra, unfortunately. But you're...