Metal mix

[killthepixelnow]

Just curious to know what do you think about this mix. These are bounced tracks from the Master Fader withou any maximizer or compressor so the levels are a little low (turn up the volume knob )

"Cannibal's death" w/ voice

http://www.killthepixelnow.com/solo_project/cannibalsdeath.zip

Any ideas or advices will be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[greyharmonix]

guitars and kick drum lack the punch that i expect from this kind of song. and the vocals are too present in the mix especially when you can't understand the words anyway.

 

[killthepixelnow]

You're right, I was too concerned about the drums being buried in the mix that I ended with the guitars too low. I've updated the bounce with more guitars, more kick and less vocals.

www.killthepixelnow.com/solo_project/cannibalsdeath.zip

BTW, "lyrics" are in Spanish. Song is about a guy who murder and engulf their victms. Yum!

 

[rayc]

The kick drum sounds like a fast bouncing basket ball.
The bass lack definition so that it doesn't seem to come from anywhere in particular.
There isn't any muscle in the guitars - is this done with amp sim?
The riffs are OK but they don't have enough meat - an essential element in a Cannibal Apocalypse after all.
I don't know much about this genre of metal but I think it should be a little more in my face.

 

[killthepixelnow]

Thanks for the advices. Bass in this song is lame, I should record it again. This was the first song recorded and the settings for the tune were not good at all.

Well, I've updated the song using another kick. I'm trying to give more "meat" to the guitars; I wanted to give more presence in the mix by boosting some high frequencies. bad idea, I ended with a whimpy sound. By the way it was recorded using two SM57 mics in front of a Mesa Boogie and one stereo for the ambient.

http://www.killthepixelnow.com/solo_project/cannibalsdeath002.zip