Help me with this mix please

[espjunkie]

I've decided to start my own solo project and I'm trying to get the sound I want to use for it. Can you guys give me some tips on how to make this mix better?

Before: Podfarm
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/979415/testmix1.mp3

Im still pretty new at all this. So any pointers would be awesome

thanks guys

**Edit**

Just changed the mix up a little bit

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/979415/testmix5.mp3

what do you think?

 

[Matt.CL]

it sounds pretty good for a starter.
you need to get rid of those cymbals, they sound fake as hell
drums sounds really drum machine like so try to get samples or a vst like
superior or steven slate drums.
the guitar tone is ok and the mix is properly done. you can give it a try at vocals maybe
and see how it turns out

 

[espjunkie]

hrm, maybe if I just turned em down and moved em more to the back of the mix it wouldn't sound so fake? It's all i have access to while I'm away from home. I duno, I dont have too much to work with but I'm trying to make it all work for the time being. Any ideas on how i can eq them to fit in better maybe?

 

[Matt.CL]

hrm, maybe if I just turned em down and moved em more to the back of the mix it wouldn't sound so fake? It's all i have access to while I'm away from home. I duno, I dont have too much to work with but I'm trying to make it all work for the time being. Any ideas on how i can eq them to fit in better maybe?

they are fitting quite well in the mix actually, the thing is that it's the same hit everytime, i undestand it if that's all you can work with by now then it's ok, it's mixed properly as i said.

 

[espjunkie]

ah ok, Yeah i don't really have much variation on the cymbals yet, I'm still in the song writing phase so once i get these scratch tracks done, I am going to add fills and change some velocities around. I just really want to get the mix down so I don't have to worry about it later. Ok, well thanks man. You don't notice anything else that could be changed?

 

[DudeBro]

It's really not bad at all. Just need some new samples haha. The only thing I can pick on this mix about is the guitars sound a bit thin. Try boosting the low-mids and scooping the highs just a teeny bit.

 

[espjunkie]

What else can i do to make the new mix any better?