having trouble getting the drums to cut through....

[melovine]

im using KRK 8's i guess the tone isnt my issue more so how prominent it is in the mix, im really into deftones/sludgy mixes

 

[Terminus]

thanks! ill turn the overheads down a bit more and see what i come out with, im still not feeling the drums are as present as id like them to be though, am i being over analytical or do they still seem pretty buried?

also, great tip on the drums being at -18 and guitars at -16, any tips on bass level? i always seem to over compensate on the bass volume

Mix sounds pretty good to me. If you have a decent car stereo, jam the song in there to reference the bass/kick. I always listen to Gojira's Oroborous and then my song to get an idea of roughly where I'm going wrong hah.

 

[melovine]

ok so i doubled the snare with a different snare in SD2.0 and i think it helped a bit also redid the bass mix, opinions?

 

[RedDog]

Your limiter's release is too long. You're pumping.

 

[Siguros]

that guitar tone is awesome!

 

[Jordon]

I think it sounds great, now. The snare is way better, and the pumping almost works for the vibe of the track.

 

[melovine]

thanks alot man! everyones tips really helped me carve out what i was hearing in my head, ive got a hell of alot to learn.

 

[Jordon]

You never stop learning, man. Never. And I think that's a great thing! It keeps it interesting and engaging.

 

[melovine]

I had a good friend of mine run the track through his API 2500 and this was the result...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8643460/tgu.mp3

After listening to the track with out the master i realized i have the kick and snare to high, so i remixed it and were going to run it through the API again tonight and hear the difference ill post it once it get it, opinions?