Dead stuck on mix, Lugubre, Blackmetal

[Seizure.]

http://www.box.net/shared/c5fn3kbc0f

This piece still has some editting stuff i should do, don't know why i didn't pick a song in the half of the album i did edit yet haha

anyhoo, i just can't get any further at this point, so any comment on the mix would be helpfull!

thanks upfront!

JB

 

[Seizure.]

anyone?

 

[SepticSchizo]

Sounds great to me. Then again, I'm still a noob on this, I'm curious how this can be improved.

 

[Black neon bob]

Don't really hear anything out of order.. sounds great to me as well.

 

[SirLucasTheGreat]

I think it sounds really good. At first I was thinking that the bass drum and snare were kind of overwhelming the guitars but then I took back that opinion. For the style I think it is perfectly mixed. Are those drums live tracked?

 

[Seizure.]

Cool! thanks for the reactions..

Drums were indeed tracked live

I'm currently finishing it all.. we got some more time then we thought so thats time i can spend well on the mix and master!

So know i'm pondering if i should clip it with my rme converters using my new tube compressor as the booster, or do it nuendo with some clipper plug ins..

here's a comparison:

Clipped RME AD with the tubecomp: http://www.box.net/shared/kvgjgzseqb

Daw Clipped: http://www.box.net/shared/psclstgx4o

I personally don't hear that much of a difference.. toms sound a bit clearer maybe with the rme ad..

And any comments on the mix would be cool too.

Mvg,

JB!

 

[Seizure.]

No one?

 

[punkrockacademyfightsong]

Sounds really good for this style of music man!
I really like how you balance on the edge of using too much masterbus compression. Gives it a real nice atmosphere IMO.

I do hear difference between the 2 clips, to me the outboard smokes the ITB, sounds less muddy overall and clearer in the snare and toms mainly.

One thing I don't really like is the snare. First because of some really harsh peaks / transients (listen to the loud hit at the end of each blastbeat in the beginning of the song) I'd use a limiter or clipper on the snare track to tame this a bit.
On the other hand I'd tweak the snare sound some more anyway, to me it lacks some crack. I'd say ditsch a bit of the 200 Hz area on the top mic and bring uf the bottom mic a bit, perhaps with a little wide boost around 3 kHz to bring out the crack in it.

Good busy!

 

[Seizure.]

Then outboard it is, i'll also send the band one to check!
Especially in the slower stuff you can hear its alot less fuzzy, and drums stay clearer, glad i got something to clip my converters

And i agree on the snare, it was difficult getting it out.
I'll try what you said, since it could still use some improvement.

Thanks!

 

[JeroenV]

I would go for the first clip(RME+Tube comp), indeed clearer, less fuzzy.

Mix sounds great dude!, Listening on my krk's, snare might be a tad soft, imho

Cheers
Jeroen