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I've been mixing my band's recordings for a several years. Being self taught, I haven't had the opportunity to learn from someone more experienced and I was hoping someone might be interested in passing on a little guidance. I'm interested to know how someone else would EQ tracks that I've EQ'd...

OK, here's the entire tune, warts and all. I know how I'd EQ/compress/mix, but I'm really curious to know what someone else might do. Here's the dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ssvludmp4jmbpbq/Audio.rar?dl=0 Mostly, I'd love to know how you EQ. Track1 - Vocals 2 - Harp (Not used on this...

I may have to take your advice and post the track here. I assumed people would jump at the chance to show off their skills, but I guess I was mistaken. My hesitation to post the track her is because I'm very aware how rough we sound, and although I'm trying to get advice on how to best EQ a...

I'm hoping to get a little experienced advice. I'd like to know what an experienced mixer would do with one of our vocal tracks. Please let me know if you have a few minutes and you're interested in helping me grow. I'll send you the file. I'm hesitant to post the track here as I'm hoping to...

Thanks for the input folks. I didn't want to waste time re-inventing the wheel unnecessarily. With 2 little kids and an overly-full time job it's hard to find quiet time to mix/master. Massive Master, can you clarify? What do you mean by 'ears'? Is that what you call those weird flaps on the...

We have a bunch of tunes recorded and mixed in various locations that we're using as an "album". I'm content with the individual mixes but I'd like the "album" to have some consistency. I'm using Sonar X2 Producer, is there a tool that will at least match levels? I'm hoping to avoid adding too...

Gecko, Which link did you listen to? The 1st one, or one of the updates along the way? Did you have a chance to listen to the changes?

Great, thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate everyone's input, and it's apparent I need better monitors. Thanks for being my ears guys! Regarding bass recordings, what do you recommend/what would you change? P-style bass --> MSR SuperComp [conservative setting] --> Ampeg SVT-100 [Drive...

I don't know if anyone is still hanging on out there, but I finally had a chance to make some updates. Here's 2 new versions. What do you think? Update4a Update4b Thanks for listening! -j

Awesome! Good suggestions....I can't wait to get home and tweak. I really appreciate the guidance guys, I've had very little thus far. It's true sometimes, it takes a village to make a good mix.

Ok, here's a few tracks; Here's the raw bass track. RAW BASS Here's the bass solo in the mix. BASS MIX SOLO If someone with more awesomeness than me wants to show me what they'd do with the bass track, I'd be mighty appreciative. And here's the mix without bass. I'm not hearing the boomyness...

I know the correct answer is "whatever sounds right" but for the sake of discussion (and to kill some time until I get home to my console) how would you approach the bass guitar? P-bass - MXR Super Comp set fairly gentle - Ampeg SVT-100 with gain@6 - recorded direct from amp to interface.

dobro, would you mind elaborating? Pardon my naivete, should I be using a high pass on the bass? I have a low pass so I can keep everything below 500 (just a guess, it's not in front of me). Isn't a high pass at 10 basically nothing? Are frequencies below 10 something to watch out for? Are you...

Update #2 I rolled off some bass and did some brightening. My monitors are sub par. How's this? https://soundcloud.com/thunderboltresearch/saddle-ride3

Ok, groovy. Roll back the bass guitar. Roll back some bass on the snare. Investigate bass on the drums overall. Anything else for the next update? I'm a sponge, keep it coming. I'm starting to think my monitoring devices aren't painting a true picture for me.

Here's update #1. https://soundcloud.com/thunderboltresearch/saddle-ride2 I've thought it was too muddy too. Does this help a little? dobro, do you mean too much bass guitar, or too much low end on the mix?

A few years ago we started a band. We’re up to 40ish original tunes. We’ve slowly been investing in recording gear and I’ve been slowly learning to mix. A few months ago we took a random opportunity to record a few tunes on a theater stage. I’ve been working with the mix and I’m not sure I know...

Groovy guys, thanks! Boulder, good tip, I'll check that out. MJB, I don't believe I can set it 'read'. I can set it to 'record' my fader movement, but that's bit bulky. Every touch of the fader adds several more nodes, and it's like recording a new track, so not very friendly. Yan, I had that...

Ok folks, I'm in the thick of mixing a session my band recorded a week ago. I'm using Sonar X2. I've gone through each channel and EQ'd and compressed as I felt necessary and I'm happy with the tone of each instrument. I have a rough mix, but I'm now to the point of wanting to automate the...

Great thoughts on experimentation Tim, but do you have a thought on the topic at hand? Don't get me wrong, I'll remember your comment when I start a thread about the merits of experimentation.