New to mixing! Please critic the shit out of me ::hotjump:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6500238/SONG2vox.mp3
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6500238/SONG2vox.mp3
First Mix Ever for my Band. Drop A / Metal
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ForceTheTriggerSucks
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New to mixing huh? This much I doubt lol
Anyways, the mix is pretty solid overall with a few problems.
First of which is the kick. Waaaaay to much "clack" and not enough of that sort of "dusty, slappy" kind of tone. The entire mix would greatly benefit if you went a little less extreme with the click. By losing some click you are likely going to want to ditch a little more low mid content so it doesn't end up sounding stuffy but that's only a suggestion if it does end up sounding that way.
Number 2 is the snare. Sounds thin as balls. Idk if it's the sample or your EQ'ing but it has too much high mid content going on so I'd lose some energy there. Fortunately for you, reducing this area will have the added benefit of clearing up the vocals a bit especially in blast beat sections. I would highly recommend using a different sample though. As the one you are using sounds reminiscent of a hammer striking a garage door lol a better and bigger reverb would pay dividends as well.
I can't hear a bass guitar either. So if there isn't a bass track, I would suggest recording one lol if there is, bring it up.
I'm not on my monitors at the moment so I can't comment as to whether or not those are the only major issues but those were the ones that were immediately apparent. There are some other little things that I would do differently but that doesn't mean that you are doing them "wrong".
Anyways, the mix is pretty solid overall with a few problems.
First of which is the kick. Waaaaay to much "clack" and not enough of that sort of "dusty, slappy" kind of tone. The entire mix would greatly benefit if you went a little less extreme with the click. By losing some click you are likely going to want to ditch a little more low mid content so it doesn't end up sounding stuffy but that's only a suggestion if it does end up sounding that way.
Number 2 is the snare. Sounds thin as balls. Idk if it's the sample or your EQ'ing but it has too much high mid content going on so I'd lose some energy there. Fortunately for you, reducing this area will have the added benefit of clearing up the vocals a bit especially in blast beat sections. I would highly recommend using a different sample though. As the one you are using sounds reminiscent of a hammer striking a garage door lol a better and bigger reverb would pay dividends as well.
I can't hear a bass guitar either. So if there isn't a bass track, I would suggest recording one lol if there is, bring it up.
I'm not on my monitors at the moment so I can't comment as to whether or not those are the only major issues but those were the ones that were immediately apparent. There are some other little things that I would do differently but that doesn't mean that you are doing them "wrong".
lanky noob
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If you're completely new i'm just gonna give up now... hahahahahahhaha
but from what i can hear, basically what the guy above me said about the snare, and the guitars could use some heavy duty noise gating IMO, especially in the section between 0:18 and 0:33, but then again this is just my opinion
it'll make it sound more rhythmically badass, and make everything a bit clearer in the section (same time frame) where the left guitar is chugging away and the right is playing the riff.
That said though, i'm a complete novice, you're better than me and my criticism isn't worth much, but that's just my two cents
but from what i can hear, basically what the guy above me said about the snare, and the guitars could use some heavy duty noise gating IMO, especially in the section between 0:18 and 0:33, but then again this is just my opinion
it'll make it sound more rhythmically badass, and make everything a bit clearer in the section (same time frame) where the left guitar is chugging away and the right is playing the riff.That said though, i'm a complete novice, you're better than me and my criticism isn't worth much, but that's just my two cents
I promise you dudes i'm very much new to this. I've probably watched 300 Youtube videos.. but still this is my first complete mix I've done on my own. Thanks for the info I will try to make those changes today and get another version posted!!
I've also been on this forum for a few years now and have been soaking up all the info I cant get till I had the computer setup to even record!
Sounds great to me. I'm pretty new to this whole thing too.
Great job on the vocals. They sound very consistent throughout. Would like to know how you recorded them?
Great job on the vocals. They sound very consistent throughout. Would like to know how you recorded them?
