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I'm also thinking about adding some sidechain compression (perhaps focusing only on the mid range) to duck the synths and keyboards out of the way very slightly to let the vocal poke through. Also possibly mid/side EQ.

My influences in terms of composition and production are Arctic Monkeys/Tame Impala but the vocalist comes from a different musical background, which I think gives us a nice unique sound. Redoing vocals is not an option at this stage but it's something we can consider next time. I'm mostly...

Thanks for the feedback! Ten Thousand Lies is very much influenced by Radiohead so it's cool you noticed that. What would you suggest to make the vocal clearer? More compression with makeup gain? Or is it an EQ problem?

Link: soundcloud.com/magindara/sets/far-out-at-sea-demos/s-EIYfXuPSqbl I've been working on this zero-budget labour of love for well over a year but I think I'm finally close to completion! At this stage I really need some feedback on the mixing and mastering from people with better gear and...

Thanks for your feedback! Unfortunately we don't have time to record anything else now. I did try to use Melodyne but it was really confusing and I just ended up making it sound really unnatural and horrible! Are there any particular places where it's out of tune? Are there any other techniques...

Messy (Mix 2) by Magindara | Free Listening on SoundCloud Hi again everyone! I put together a new mix! Everything has been tweaked a little bit but I spent a long time fixing the vocal. I did a lot of EQ work to tame the mids, gain automation, compression, delay, reverb, and some tape...

Oddly enough those Musician on a Mission resources are exactly what I've been using on this mix! They're very helpful and I've been trying out all the tips about delay and reverb but it's still not coming together. If I raise the level of the reverb/delay even slightly it quickly becomes too...

Messy (Rough Vocal Mix) by Magindara | Free Listening on SoundCloud Hey everyone! Last March I posted to ask for feedback on a mix for my band's first single and you guys were all really helpful! The song did really, really well. Now, I'm busy mixing our second single but I'm hoping I can get...

Twinflames by Magindara | Free Listening on SoundCloud Hey everyone! My fiancee and I finally released our self-produced debut single and I wanted to share the finished product here since you guys gave a lot of really helpful feedback during the mixing process! The song was written and...

Thanks for your feedback! The bass is actually real. It's a p bass going direct into the interface. Nothing but a bit of compression and eq. I might look into sidechaining the synth or maybe eqing it a bit to make room for the vocal. I'll compress the vocal a bit more and maybe raise the level...

Twinflames (Rough Mix 3) by Magindara | Free Listening on SoundCloud Hi again everyone! So I took all the advice and feedback on board and I've got a new mix for you! We actually ended up re-recording the entire vocal and remixing pretty much everything else. I'm really happy with what we've...

Thanks for the advice! I'll play around with the reverb and see what I can come up with. Anything I can do to improve the kick and bass?

OK no problem. The vocal was recorded in an untreated bedroom with a Rode m3. No mic stand or pop filter because she felt more comfortable sitting on the bed and holding the mic and we wanted a natural performance. It went straight into the laptop through a behringer USB interface. In the mix...

Twinflames (rough Mix) by Magindara | Free Listening on SoundCloud This is a short clip from a new track I've been working on for a while. I'm pretty happy with the mix for the most part but I've been having big issues with getting the bass and (especially) the lead vocal to sit right. I feel...

I'll give that a go. How's the width of the drums, by the way? It's a 4 mic setup so I've had to keep a fairly narrow stereo image to stop the hi-hat drifting off centre. I do prefer my toms and crashes panned further out though so I'm tempted to widen the overheads but might a wonky hi hat be...

You're right. I'd say that lack of definition is one of my biggest problems at the moment. Any ideas about how I can remedy this? Is there are certain magic frequency range that I can boost or cut in to improve things or is this more to do with compression?

I've been using the song "Nude" by Radiohead for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbWBRnDK_AE You can hear the bass and drums soloed at around the 40 second mark. If someone could tell me what's going on with the drums and bass mix on the Radiohead song then it might help me figure...

I think it's better than it was but I agree. I've been tweaking for hours now and I can't seem to find the balance. If I pull out the lows on the bass track it gets too thin. If I pull out the low mids I lose note definition. Can you tell roughly which areas are causing the biggest problems...

So I did some cutting in the low mids on the bass track and I managed to clear things up a bit but I still wasn't feeling the bass tone. It was still a bit round and flabby. I actually ended up taking Nola's advice and switching the roles of the bass and the kick. I pulled the high pass on the...

Yeah, I'll play around with the EQ and see if I can carve some space out of the bass to help the kick poke through. Do you think a touch of parallel compression might help? I've tried it on the drums once before but found it made things sound a bit too resonant and roomy so that could make the...