Mix feedback: 'Post-Hardcore', 'Screamo'

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Well recorded stuff.
The bass could use some definition though.
The single guitar intro is VERY long for something that is merely duplicated by the whole band again a dozen bars later. I'd suggest cutting it to a couple of bars or 1 rep & then bringing the band in OR throw a lead line over the 2nd half od it.
The change of dynamics at 2.30 was a little over due - but welcome nonetheless.
No nit picking on your recording or mixing except the bass . The bsongs structure & intro, I assume, were a matter for the band.
 
I agree that the intro could be cut down, or do something to spice it up a bit. Bass could come up a little, I don't hear it clearly. Other than that, guitars sound good, and vocals are mixed in well. Sounds pretty good really, and isn't a bad tune.... :cool:
 
The guitars have too much hi end on them. Makes them sound grainy. You could try a hi cut. And maybe make some small cuts in the hi mids around 5K and 2K maybe.
The guitars are far too loud.
Guitars should blend with the bass in volume.
Snare sounds good but again the guitar takes the focal point away from everything else.

A few tweaks and this could be a great mix.

Eck
 
Guitars-mid-scoop, bring down levels
snare-less verb, a little compression will really make it stick out
vox- overally pretty good...maybe put some distortion on them
bass-needs to come up, but I don't think there is fundamentally anything wrong with it.
 
Sounds good.

The band sounds pretty standard for the genre and the playing is pretty good.

The guitars are too audible in 3kHz range or so. Wild guess on the range. Also, they're a little louder that they take away from the poor guy screaming his heart out. :) Also they take away from all other instruments.

The recording and the mixing sounds really nice but just the volume and the EQ are a little high. Just my opinion.

I wouldn't be upset at all if you turned the bass up a few notches and turned the guitar down a few notches. :) Just my opinion. :)
 
i agree with the others guitars are too loud and for another guitarist to say that...anyway everything sounds good
 
I'm of the same mind of the others....the guitars could come down a tad and maybe bring down the 1-2Khz on them to take some of the brittleness away.....Other than that it sounds pretty cool......
 
I actually think the guitars are fine where they are. Howver, I beleive that the bass could come up to hold the meat of the sound together better. You may also want to remove some more low end from your cymbals and pull them back a bit. They don't need to be that present. The toms do though, so you may want to pull them up and give them some more crack and a little less thud. I might also re-examine the reverb on the vocals. Try a short multi-tap with that to give them a little more depth and use the reverb to give them space. Make sure the reverb doesnt reflect too much high end, I think that's what throwing me off there. I also think the snare could stand a little more crack and a little less thud also. Sounds pretty good though.
 
Drums sound pretty solid, maybe a bit more defined kick?? and agree'd guitars are a bit grainy, and tone hidden. intro can be as long as you want it to be, or as long as the band wants it to be....its there stuff :) but as a whole i dig it.......
 
this is my initial reaction without reading any posts:

gutiars are pretty metal, beyond the usual relm of post-harcore/screamo that i'm used to. drums sound ok, a bit weak. once the vocals kick in the drums almost dispappear, leading me to think either the drums are mixed too low or the drummer is absolutely terrible and can't do any fills. 1:30 in i'm bored with the slow tempo and want change, but the verse repeats again... more bad metalcore. and it just ended.

now that i've read the other comments i agree with most of them. in my book this goes down as another bad metalcore song. and i've heard hundreds, if not thousands of them, so me saying this mix has an overload of guitar/vocals should be taken to heart.

i'll be honest and say this sounds like a song written by 16 year olds. if thats not the case than the band (perhaps even yours?) needs to reevaluate themselves.
 
yeah, ive also heard too many songs in this genre, and i've worked on a couple bands like it. and what i've realized from them is the power of the drums in the mixing. the kick, snare, and toms are mixed really high compared to a metal or punk band. problem with this song is that the drummer is pretty bad and it seems like he is holding back the song the most. this kinda genre is all about triggered bass drums that are lined up perfectly while being uber-eq'ed and really really tight drummers.

otherwise, the guitars sound good, but i think the vocals should actually come down in the mix along with the guitars.

just 2 cents from a 17 year old take it as you like haha
 
I am going to take another listen and tweak some of the areas mentioned.

Not my band, and not my style of music, so no one is hurting my feelings critiquing the song. I've got another song or two from this same session that might be a little stronger (musically) that I might post.

Thanks for all the feedback...
 
How did you record the kick? I like the sound of it. =]

Take care,
Adam.
 
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