What can i do to improve this mix ?

[XeN0N]

Done using Cubase SX/FM7/Pentagon/Amplitube:

Any tips ? I find my EQing abilities, especially, very limited to say the least.

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

Oh my... very harsh and overbright, with no mid presence at all...

The cymbal hits sound like coffee beans hitting a garbage can lid....

Without hearing the raw tracks, I can't tell how much of the issues are with the sound of the tracks, or simply poor EQ/processing during mixing.

This article of mine may give you more hints...

 

[malcolm123]

Read the article.

Malcolm

 

[g on the wc]

Blue Bear- Fantastic article!! Should be a MAJOR help to those getting started or needing to sharpen their skills.

 

[XeN0N]

Thx for the tips, I'm just learning, this was my 2nd attempt at mixing. Excellent article !

Yeh, the drums are ultra-bright. I'll put a dry drumkit and mix it myself, instead of using a processed one. Lazy ass

EQ is still a very difficult subject for me, but guess there's no way other than learn it. What track you think would benefit from a proper EQ/reverb/compression ? I'm also considering where to leave some space for vocals.

 

[Danny Chung]

Blue Bear

I thought your article was a great introduction. The EQ part was lost on me a bit since that went into some technical jargon. Still I like your advice about getting the basic sound right at tracking stage instead of trying to fix it later at mixing stage.

Thanks

Danny

 

[XeN0N]

Here's another interesting EQ tutorial, i just found:
http://www.computermusic.co.uk/tutorial/eq/1.asp

 

[FattMusiek]

I love the video game sound.

 

[wjgypsy]

Good article blue bear. I saved it on my computer!

 

[Richie Woods]

Yes, good article. I just read it and I never really thought of the 3D space as far as front/back (always thought of high/low and left/right). Your insight is very helpful to a noob producer like myself. Great charts too! I think I'll borrow them...thanks......

Rich