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Its not the feedback - I appreciate it. This may just be due to the wonders of communication by text, but it felt like the way in which some of it was said was insulting. That's all. Call me oversensitive. That's fine. But I did than everyone for their feedback and even applied it, so I'm...

By adding clipping I mean using a clipper, which gently "clips" or limits the transient peaks of your source audio. Google "gclip" to see the actual plug I'm using. I use said clipper which just barely tames the peaks, followed by some light compression, rinse, repeat. Most of what you guys...

I just wanted to thank everyone for taking the time to listen to it and comment. You guys have all been very helpful. Greg, you pointed out to me a critical step in my "mastering" process that I was forgetting. I never actually was applying any EQ when I mastered - I would clip, compress...

Just got back from the studio with a copy of the mix with all the master bus plugs turned off. I'll post that in just a second... I think I'm cool with the loudness/compression level pretty much everywhere except for the end of the song. I agree it gets a bit harsh there. If I could find a...

I can understand the too compressed part, but by harsh do you mean harsh high end? Because I put a lot of effort into low-passing/taming the high end of each instrument in the mix. As for being overly compressed, they kind of wanted that sound of everything blending/being one sound. I maybe...

Hey guys, I just finished this recording/mixing job for my first client. Everything is natural here, real amps/cabs and all real drums with no sample replacement. Let me know what you guys think. The only thing I'm worried about is the low end may be a bit too boomy...

Aside from giving the rhythm guitars a low-pass somewhere around 12-15k, the mix sounds great. Also, and this is just personal preference, but breakdowns piss me off because EVERYBODY DOES THEM and once you've heard one they all start to sound the same. Not to hate on your song, it's actually...

Have you heard of the band 10 years? Your voice reminds me of their lead singer. It's good, I like it. Stop worrying so much about your vocals, I do the same thing all the time and occasionally I need someone else to tell me the same thing :)

Your snare seems very tiny and has virtually no smack to it at all. For this type of music you really want your drums to sound huge. Instead, they sound very clicky and overly compressed. What kind of drum software are you working with?

My advice would be to scrap the second guitar mic. Just go with the 57. Basically, when things are getting to complicated, you need to simplify your approach. The low end of your guitars is totally fighting with the bass, and you need to make a decision and then a cut somewhere. Either the...

Hey guys. Usually when I record my band we do it one instrument at a time, but I was in a hurry to get a scratch track I could write my vocals to so I just threw some 57's in front of the guitar players' cabs, took the DI out feed on my bass player's head, threw up a pair of SM81's as drum...

Dude. Love the vocals. But I think the snare could use some verb, or a room sample trigger or something. It sounds really thin and mono, and doesn't sound like it's in the same music space as the rest of the instruments. Gotta say I'm not the hugest fan of the guitars, they sound very...

Holy fucking scooped mids batman. Did you mix this on laptop speakers? All I can hear is the really really super low lows, and the tinny highs. The guitars need mid like a fat chick needs jenny craig. Bass frequencies of the bass guitar need to come down a but, guitars need to come up...

Definitely has an old school vibe to it, but the recording sounds clear and for what the music is, I think the production works pretty well. Good job dude!

If you are having trouble making the bass audible with volume, than it generally means that it's fighting with the low end of your guitars. Try High passing the guitars around 100hz, and you can go even higher if you need to. Anything to make the bass more audible. Ideally, the bass and the...

Interesting thoughts, I appreciate it. I made some cuts to the low end of the guitars already, Perhaps I will cut them so more. I can also see turning the bass down just a tad. I think bringing the bass down a bit will uncover the kick a little more. As for the bridge, I'm totally ok with...

Unfortunately, you've honestly done about all you can with your given tools. There's just only so much you can do with all of your drums on one mono track like that. Just wanted to say that I enjoyed it. Even though the recording quality of the drums was lacking, the performance had great...

Agree with the drum reverb comments, otherwise great job. Enjoyed the song and the classic 60's verb on the vocals :-D

Is that the Black Album kit from steven slate drums? :-D Regardless, it sounds awesome. I agree, that the vocals could use some more verb or delay. it sounds like the bass might be a tad too boomy though. At least on some notes. it's obvious when the vocals first come in. When it is...

Hey guys, this is a song from my new band, and the first mix I've done before on my new Yamaha HS80m monitors. All the instruments here are real, including the drums. There is some sample augmentation going on, but the samples were all made from the drummer's own kit (except for the kick)...