So, I've finished up the CD for my band, but I think I may have made a mistake.
I posted a couple songs on here and got some good feedback, but I just couldn't leave it alone. While I liked the mix/master, there were things that bugged me...Mainly some wierd frequencies I heard in the high mids/highs and lack of some low mid thickness.
So, I remixed and remastered everything, and I'm feeling uneasy about it.
Here's the old mix/master:
http://geetarguy.tripod.com/Distort6.mp3
and here's the new:
http://geetarguy.tripod.com/Distort.mp3
The biggest difference I hear is the high mids/highs are a bit tamer and the low mids are thicker on the new mix...which makes it a little more muddy. What I do like, however, is I feel the drums sound better. maybe not as "big" in the low end, but the snare sticks out better and just has a better tone. I also feel the mix gels better together, if at the sacrifice of a little clarity (and a little volume, the RMS level is about 1/2 a dB lower on the new mix).
Which sounds better to you guys? I submitted the new mix to the pressing plant, and I'm totally thinking I made a huge mistake.
Anybody care to tell me I f*cked up, or is it OK? The mix pales in comparison to pretty much everything on here anyway, but comparing these 2 against each other is what I'm looking for.
I posted a couple songs on here and got some good feedback, but I just couldn't leave it alone. While I liked the mix/master, there were things that bugged me...Mainly some wierd frequencies I heard in the high mids/highs and lack of some low mid thickness.
So, I remixed and remastered everything, and I'm feeling uneasy about it.
Here's the old mix/master:
http://geetarguy.tripod.com/Distort6.mp3
and here's the new:
http://geetarguy.tripod.com/Distort.mp3
The biggest difference I hear is the high mids/highs are a bit tamer and the low mids are thicker on the new mix...which makes it a little more muddy. What I do like, however, is I feel the drums sound better. maybe not as "big" in the low end, but the snare sticks out better and just has a better tone. I also feel the mix gels better together, if at the sacrifice of a little clarity (and a little volume, the RMS level is about 1/2 a dB lower on the new mix).
Which sounds better to you guys? I submitted the new mix to the pressing plant, and I'm totally thinking I made a huge mistake.
Anybody care to tell me I f*cked up, or is it OK? The mix pales in comparison to pretty much everything on here anyway, but comparing these 2 against each other is what I'm looking for.