any suggestions for this mix?

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I'm personally not a fan of the hard pans; something as important as the rhythm guitar shouldn't be all the way to one side.

Zero^3 is right; the vocals could be louder.

Your snare has a good, crisp tone. I probably wouldn't mind it being louder though.

Good start. You've got some definite potential with this one.
 
The vocals just scream "And Out Come the Wolves..." era Rancid.

I mean that in a good way, hopefully you don't mind that comparison.

Definitely bring them up.

The whole "guitars panned hard left and right" thing works great for certain circumstances, such as very tight doubles of distorted rhythms, where both sides are playing the very same riff, very tightly in time so it sounds almost like one "wide" guitar.

Everything Metallica (and almost any other metal band) has done has this sound. One wide rhythm guitar (actually two or more recordings of the same lick "hard panned" left and right) - and leads in the middle.

On the other hand you have a lot of different lines on the right and left, and I know you don't want them to drown eachother out or muddy up, but the whole sound will be more cohesive if you pull them in, not necessarily centered, but closer.

The guitar tones in this song are perfect for the song IMO. The drums don't sound shabby either but you could probably pull up the kick and snare some.

Everything could be improved by playing a little tighter, and making sure you tune the guitars before each take.

Otherwise nice job for the first mix.

My one criticism of the song itself is that I'd like to hear a lot more of the cool vocals crammed into the three minutes of song, maybe find something to sing during the instrumental breaks and stick it in there.
 
i was gonna say more kick

then more vox

then more snare

then i realized...you should prob. just turn the guitars/bass down a tad, and you'll be golden
 
Ok so. I fucking love where this song is going and when it gets there i want one for my mp3 player. So don't for get me.

And I am pretty sure thats the first time i have said this on any of these boards.

A: Don't call yourself Emo. Please. Do this song a favor.
B: Your vocals sound forced in places. Get a bottle of McCallans 12 year, have a few glasses (neat) and try agian.
C: Move your guitars, the hard pans sound kinda weird. and turn em up a bit.
D: the bass needs some life brought into it. and spread it out thru the mix a bit. Accent that shit.
E: The kick needs some plumping up.
F: I love this.

No one seems to be doing this anymore and if they are they are hiding where i cant find them. You have a Gaslight Anthem meets Social Distortion thing going on and its incredible.

I will be checking up on you.
 
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Voice needs some volume, I can hardly make it out. Song ain't bad at all, but the mix sounds pretty muddy to me. I think this deserves some working on.

Joey :)
 
My first impression was that there is something of a mask over the whole sound. Not sure what the cause is, but, as Joey said, it has a muddy sound.
I agree with Atom Bomb - this does not sound emo. I really like it, and can see the comparison to social distortion (once the vocals get brought out more). Mike was always way out front with his vocals, and his presence.
By the time you take in all the really good advice you've already gotten, I think you'll manage to get just the right sheen for the song.
I'm anxious to see what you guys do with this.
 
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