Great song.
The arrangement is hit and miss for me. I like the overall structure very much. I think it is over the top when the drums go into death metal territory. I think the double kick takes away from the intensity of the song. I also feel that the drum transition out of the chorus 1 -> verse 2 turnaround could be improved. Maybe just simply go back to the same drums you had in the first verse instead of changing them up with the hats. As much as I appreciate variation, you already have wonderful variation throughout this production.
The bridge is brilliant. The verses are brilliant. The choruses are brilliant. Excellent, catchy and infectious vocals throughout every section.
I feel that the choruses are too dense and with too many overlapping/battling frequencies and the mix closes off when they come in. They are huge, but they are unclear. Mot getting that sense from the verses. If you can get the same balance of thickness vs. clarity in the choruses as you have achieved in the verses, the whole mix will be fantastic. As it stands, it wafts between great and okay.
Great song. I think this deserves an absolutely stellar, perfect mix. All just opinions of course. I don't have time, so I am not asking, but if I did have time, I would have loved to take a crack at this mix. This might be a good one for the "Mix This!" forum. Such a strong track.
Great review, and thanks so much for listening and commenting. A lot to cover there!
First, you caught me. I had difficulty with transitions in this song. Mostly because each section was a standalone piece, of sorts. They are each unique and have their own feel to them. That was intentional. But I simply didn't put enough time into working those transtions the way they probably deserved to be done. Nice catch and thanks for mentioning it. I'll work harder to clean that stuff up next track now that I someone is paying attention
The double bass was there to compliment the guitars that are chugging in the same rhythm -to thicken the sound by copying how the guitars are chugging deep. I could have taken out a few kick hits every few notes, and it probably would have fit better.
Unfortunately, I want to learn to mix these on my own as I crank them out about one per week and it keeps me busy between work and school. My mixes have come a long way since I started a year ago. It's also difficult because people do not have access to the same autofilters I have and their settings are unique. The background string sound is actually a guitar with a particular envelope filter and delay, it makes it sound like a synth to fill out the space. Those things are too difficult to relate to someone. Plus there's 47 tracks! Haha. That'll take a day to bounce out and organize, for me.
I agree that there's Some buildup in the chorus and its mostly a problem relating to mixing on headphones and only checking the file on one or two other systems. I get impatient and want to move on to something else after a few days
also, a real drum set would help with the sound. Right now, I am using an AudioBox USB interface and superior drummer 2.
Tips on cleaning up the chorus? Are you hearing low mid buildup? Around 200hz? I had problems there and already cut a few dbs from each guitar track and bass track, as well as the guitar buss, and master buss.
Thanks a lot, again. I appreciate your comments.
Gave about 5 or six listens all together. Really sounds good. I'll leave it alone and let others tear your baby apart for a while 
