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Thanks for the helpful feedback, PI. IMO, the only reason the guitars sound as good as they do is the fact that (and not to brag..) they are well played and in time with each other. Tonally, I'm not that big a fan of them. Do you think maybe I should bust out the tube screamer or something...

I don't really have a huge problem with the production of the vocals. But I think she could benefit some improved performance in spots. The choruses sound kind of lacking in terms of energy and delivery. Combined with her youthful voice, and the totally cliche lyrics, and the vocal...

Ahh. I was gonna say, it sounds an awful lot like 311, mainly in terms of production but also slightly in terms of the music. Anyways, if that's the case, than fair enough. It's definitely a good mix given what you had to work with. I would say good job :)

Maybe you can trigger another snare drum sample using drumagog? Or if you don't want to completely replace it you can mix it with the other sample? I think it could really use the added beef of a deeper, larger snare.

I dig the electronic effects on the snare, they definitely add some atmosphere. The rhythm guitars sound a little dull and pushed to the background. If that's something you did on purpose than feel free to ignore this next part. I think they could use a slight little high shelf. and a boost...

Well the vocals and the bass sound great. So no comments there. The kick has plenty of Oomph, but it could use some click...Maybe a high shelf starting at around 3500hz? The rhythm guitars sound kind of weak. This might just be a preferential thing, but it sounds like they have a pretty...

Hey Guys, I am having some trouble with this mix. The vocals don't sound quite right to me (a little upper-mid-rangey to me) and I'm having a freakin hard time getting the rhythm guitars to sound right. This was my recording chain for the guitars Jackson DKMG -> Peavey 6505+ -> Avatar Cab w/...

you could also stand to benefit from making the overheads a little louder as well as the lead guitars. Overall the mix sounds clean and everything, but it has no life. Sure it's loud, but it's dull and has no "live" feel.

Wow, PI, the mix sounds awesome, especially given the conditions. I think the vox need more compression, as they seem to lose that "up front" effect from time to time. Other than that, I agree with Greg's comment about the lead tone. It needs much more body, less fizz, and probably more...

You're drums seem to lack power, to my ears. I think they could use a touch more compression and maybe some more overall volume. On top of that, maybe try experimenting with some reverb on your snare and toms. Anything to just give them so more life. As it is right now they are there, but...

the drum overheads sound WAY WAY WAYYYY too overcompressed. The high-hat sounds completely flat and unnatural. the guitars also sound way too hollow and thin. Turn the mid knob on your amp back up, the scooped sound is killing your tone. Other than that, good playing during the solo.

Here's my stab at it. I did this using Reaper and only the stock plugins. I was trying to go for size here. I wanted to make the song sound huge, and maybe a little bit metal, since I am a metal guy myself ;) http://people.ucsc.edu/~sdhawkin/mixdown.mp3 ps: ignore the crappy mastering, it...

Hot damn, that is some useful information. I've never thought to analyze my mix that way. usually, when two instruments are fighting I slap a frequency analyzer on each and try to tame each of them into their respective corners, but I've never considered putting it on the whole mix like that...

I really don't know much about this genre in terms of mixing. But the vocals seem to be a little too loud. They stand out in a sort of unpleasant way from the rest of the mix. I would turn them down a little but, and give them more of a high shelf in order to give them back that presence at...

This is a real drummer. These drums are not programmed whatsoever. Plus, drumagog when set up correctly, will change the dynamics of your samples. The steven Slate drumagog files include several different velocity layers and map soft hits to soft hits from my drummer etc. The only reason I...

Haha, just make fun of my 20 year old voice. Kick me in my sensitive spot why don't ya ;) JK, JK, thanks, I'm glad you liked them. I'm not going for punk vocals, but that seems to be the voice that God blessed me with. I'm hoping in another 4 years or so when my balls drop a little bit more...

It sounds a lot better. Panning the guitars wider really opened up the mix. I think the snare needs to be a little louder now. The vocals still need that high-shelf in order to stand out. A High shelf is literally what it's name implies. You pick a frequency (let's say for this song, 12k)...

Ehh, I can see this debate going in circles. You are definitely entitled to your opinion, with which I respectfully disagree. With the exception of bands like Five Finger Death Punch and Lamb of God, most modern commercial metal is some god-awful "-core" genre. I would say we have stronger...

As far as the growls go, they aren't my forte, and I'm working on them. The squealing at the end is supposed to be lower in the mix and more atmospheric. The focus is just supposed to be the riff there. We wrote it to be a mosh section. I do agree that the bass and the snare could be louder...

Mix 3 is a little better than mix 1. I think you need to make a broad 1.5k boost on the vox, and pair it with a narrow-ish 1.5k cut in the guitars. Is there only one rhythm guitar? No doubling? Maybe try panning it further to the side. It sounds a little too center panned. Try cutting a...