Metal Mix - Criticism and Feedback Needed

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Hey there, I just listened to your track. Guitars sound fine to me, although distorted I can discern the chords and melodic lines. Despite that, the problem is on the low frequencies. Bass is too boomy and it's engulfing your mix. I think you've used too much reverb on the drums in general, it sounds like it was recorded on some kind of reverberation room. Kick lacks definition, needs to have some bite.

Overall, a good composition but needs to fix the problem with the rumble.
 
killthepixelnow said:
Hey there, I just listened to your track. Guitars sound fine to me, although distorted I can discern the chords and melodic lines. Despite that, the problem is on the low frequencies. Bass is too boomy and it's engulfing your mix. I think you've used too much reverb on the drums in general, it sounds like it was recorded on some kind of reverberation room. Kick lacks definition, needs to have some bite.

Overall, a good composition but needs to fix the problem with the rumble.
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I'm gonna agree with all of that.
 

Took some time to get more click in the kick, Took out some bass both from the bass track and a little form the master. Better?
 
Much better. You should get rid of the overall bass EQ on the master fader. Just leave the EQ on every channel. When everything's ready, you could master your track and add some extra bass, but I think you won't need that, it's already bassy. Kick is cutting better, but it could use a scooped EQ on the 5K frequency.
 
you can try to eq the kick around in the higher mids area (just sweep a little to find the spot) or you could try using a multiband compressor (wonderful tool for snare and kick!)
I personally think the drums could be louder. All of the drums. The punch of the snare is good, but it lies somewhere behind the other instruments and won't quite come through. I am curious, how it would sound with ~ +1 - +2 db (hard to tell...) on all drums. If one drum gets too noisy, you can still adjust it, but it won't happen.

Let's hear the mixdown with louder drums! I think it will improve alot :)
 
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Much of the drums - kick n toms that is - sounds like some folk fighting in the next room.
You need to lift them a little & carve out some sonic space in the massive area dominated by the guitars.
Bass sounds fine in the quiet passages but is often masked in the rest of the track.
The 1st drum breakdown sounds timid and the structure seems a little odd - maybe a vocal melody will make sense of it.
 
Bass guitar sounds great at 7mins in, seems buried before that(love the soloing from the bass.) Drums are low in the mix. the 2nd is much better.
 
Listening on mid level consumer stereo with large JBL's and Sub woofer for reference.

Round the 0.24 mark until 0.36, bass is going A G, E (not sure, but it is going downward), the low note if you can pull that up. It really sound good and think it adds to the flavor of the part. On my system, I would like to hear the kick, I didn't hear the original, but I would of like to hear a bit more kick. Around 5 and beyond, drums feel pretty far back. See if anyone else hears it. If this isn't a live drummer, really good job. If a live drummer, really good job! But would like to hear them more. There is enough guitar that they won't have to worry.

Nice tune, sounds like a song from "The Guitar Monster's Greatest Hits". ;)
 
I agree that the first version was too rumbly and the second version cleaned it up considerably.

I thought the drums were quite buried. I want the snare smacking me in the face. But it's way back there.

Probably a personal taste thing - but the distorted rhythm guitars had too much gain. They were a little mushy.
 
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