Probably the best mix ive done

  • Thread starter Thread starter xfinsterx
  • Start date Start date
Really nice man. Overheads could be a hair louder for my taste, but you're so far beyond my help, I was reluctant to even post in this thread, LOL.

There's one thing that might not even technically be a "mix" issue. I like the loud backing vocals...they're not backGROUND vocals, and they shouldn't be...but when they're that loud, they really need to sync up a little tighter to keep from cluttering up the water. More specifically, they're slightly behind the lead vocal (timewise) in quite a few places, and that may be a performance thing, or it may be intentional, but I'd like to hear them sync'd up more closely to keep from becoming an unnecessary distraction.

And dude, I'm nitpicking so obsessively to find anything that if I were you, I'd kinda' gloss over my post and respond with "thanks for listening" and ignore me, LOL.

Who's the band?
 
chrisharris said:
Really nice man. Overheads could be a hair louder for my taste, but you're so far beyond my help, I was reluctant to even post in this thread, LOL.

There's one thing that might not even technically be a "mix" issue. I like the loud backing vocals...they're not backGROUND vocals, and they shouldn't be...but when they're that loud, they really need to sync up a little tighter to keep from cluttering up the water. More specifically, they're slightly behind the lead vocal (timewise) in quite a few places, and that may be a performance thing, or it may be intentional, but I'd like to hear them sync'd up more closely to keep from becoming an unnecessary distraction.

And dude, I'm nitpicking so obsessively to find anything that if I were you, I'd kinda' gloss over my post and respond with "thanks for listening" and ignore me, LOL.

Who's the band?
Click to expand...


I had a mix that had the backups down a bit.
But the they wanted the backups louder.... :(
Its still sounds good n stuff....

:) But i liked the first blend better!

About how tight they are with the backups....ive seen them live a few times
live and thats how they sound pretty much, lol for better or worse i suppose.
Take care Chris and thanks for the comment, ill check in on the overheads too.

Yours is always good advice man.

Peace.

Heres thier wesite- www.acousticminds.com
 
Nice clean/crisp sounding stuff man. Its a little laid back for my taste but I can appreciate well engineered music.
 
Hmmm.. don't think it sound very good.

Very crowded sound. Nothing really sits well. You need to play a lot more with the levels. And the bottom is very undefined.
 
i really like the way the vox are recorded, bright not harsh or sibelent (spelling?)
the mix is vox heavy for my taste, but it's ok here because the songs all about the vox anyway.

maby the acu is a little thin?

sounds good :)
 
vilddyr said:
Hmmm.. don't think it sound very good.

Very crowded sound. Nothing really sits well. You need to play a lot more with the levels. And the bottom is very undefined.
Click to expand...


Id bet thats because of the vocal level that youre saying that.

And honestly id agree with you for the most part.

But im learning, the popier the shit you do....the more important the vocal seems to become.

Thanks for listening.
 
Interesting vibe. Sort of a Dave Matthews/Blues Traveler sound. Overall, I think it sounds great. However, I do agree with the poster who said the bass is undefined. When I stepped out of the room for a second, the bass was booming way too loud and is kind of flabby sounding through my sub. Maybe a tad more compression on the bass and kick.

Good work.
 
scrubs said:
Interesting vibe. Sort of a Dave Matthews/Blues Traveler sound. Overall, I think it sounds great. However, I do agree with the poster who said the bass is undefined. When I stepped out of the room for a second, the bass was booming way too loud and is kind of flabby sounding through my sub. Maybe a tad more compression on the bass and kick.

Good work.
Click to expand...

I had the attack set too high on the bass compressor.
And the subs were a bit too boosted.

Thanks Scrubs.
 
Nice mix.

2 things vox seem a tad harsh to my ears and the room the gtr is in feels too artificial. other wise nice and balanced. of course I like bass so :)

Drums feel good and well placed.

Bass needs a little more intelligability. IMO

Of course you know thease are all just My opinions.

I do agree with the other poster a touch more OH's like about 1.5 db, but as you said what the client wants . God I know that ALLLLL tooooo well.......
 
If you're boosting a lot in the lows, try undoing that, end instead remove some nasty middle in stead. A lot of times when having a sloppy/undefined bottom, the problem is not with the sub levels (about 70 and below), but with the mids, fighting eachother. Try actually decreasing the sub on the bass, at the frequencies, where the Kick tends to wanna roam. Then remove som of the kicks middles( between 80 to 200) where the bass usually wnat to have it's way. These are not in anyway a model to mix from, and don't take the frequencies too serious. It can be very different from mix to mix. But you have to make room for things, and not crowd thing.

I tend to only boost 3-4 tracks on an entire tune. Best "advice" I ever read. "When looking a pro engineers mixing desk EQ's, you will find that the number of decreases, will heavily outnumber the increases." This is truly a way to get beter, and much more natural sounding mixes. Instead of boosting what sounds good, try removing what doesn't sound so good. Finding the right places and situations to add frequencies, is essential.

Don't be afraid of boosting where needed, but because most of us mix ITB, this is a VERY VERY important issue. Since boosting in software EQ's sound like crap. My Soundtracs MRX24 (mixing desk) EQ, will outpeform almost any software EQ, with few exceptions. Think about this when mixing.
 
vilddyr said:
If you're boosting a lot in the lows, try undoing that, end instead remove some nasty middle in stead. A lot of times when having a sloppy/undefined bottom, the problem is not with the sub levels (about 70 and below), but with the mids, fighting eachother. Try actually decreasing the sub on the bass, at the frequencies, where the Kick tends to wanna roam. Then remove som of the kicks middles( between 80 to 200) where the bass usually wnat to have it's way. These are not in anyway a model to mix from, and don't take the frequencies too serious. It can be very different from mix to mix. But you have to make room for things, and not crowd thing.

I tend to only boost 3-4 tracks on an entire tune. Best "advice" I ever read. "When looking a pro engineers mixing desk EQ's, you will find that the number of decreases, will heavily outnumber the increases." This is truly a way to get beter, and much more natural sounding mixes. Instead of boosting what sounds good, try removing what doesn't sound so good. Finding the right places and situations to add frequencies, is essential.

Don't be afraid of boosting where needed, but because most of us mix ITB, this is a VERY VERY important issue. Since boosting in software EQ's sound like crap. My Soundtracs MRX24 (mixing desk) EQ, will outpeform almost any software EQ, with few exceptions. Think about this when mixing.
Click to expand...


I didnt have time to address all the little problems in time.
So now im waiting to see what the mastering guy does to it.
Ill post the result when it gets to me.
Heres the place that mastered it>>>
www.freqmastering.com
 
Sounds warm and beautiful to me. Nice work and a beautiful song.
 
Hey Finster
I'm also in Portland, wondering who does the nice mastering in town. So what you posted is exactly what you sent to Freq?

I guess it's too late for critiques, but you could've moved the attack of the bkgrnd vox to match the lead, then time stretched to fill in the gaps. It's a pain in the ass, but it works.

I'd love to come check out your studio sometime.

Mike on Division St.
 
PDXROX said:
Hey Finster
I'm also in Portland, wondering who does the nice mastering in town. So what you posted is exactly what you sent to Freq?

I guess it's too late for critiques, but you could've moved the attack of the bkgrnd vox to match the lead, then time stretched to fill in the gaps. It's a pain in the ass, but it works.

I'd love to come check out your studio sometime.

Mike on Division St.
Click to expand...

Right on brotha, drop me a line. chris@geomana.com
 
I love it! The changes are absolutely excellent...... I would buy this album..


I don't have any recommendations on it because it is far and above anything I have done.
 
scottboyher said:
I love it! The changes are absolutely excellent...... I would buy this album..


I don't have any recommendations on it because it is far and above anything I have done.
Click to expand...

Sweet dude!

Thanks for the listen.

Take care. ;)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top