I think I'm getting better.

[kylendm]

How does this mix sound? A little bit of mastering went on too.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3602793/Heavies.mp3

Just my thoughts after listening is maybe turn the OHs down a little and make the kick and snare more present. Also I think I went a little to crazy with the stereo widener.

EDIT: I just got the iso pads for my monitors so I'm starting too see what's going on now lol. I'll post another mix in a second.

 

[kylendm]

Other than the kick pumping a little too hard how is this mix compared to the last one?

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3602793/Heavies2.mp3

 

[infectdsniper]

i like it but i think the bass is way to loud. tone it good on everything imo but you need to balance it more. but what are you doing bass wise? it sounds sick just to loud

 

[mairomaster]

^The same opinion here. The second version is better I think. In the first one the kick sinks too much. Do you use side chain compression from kick to guitars?

 

[kylendm]

I do not use side chaining. What is side chaining?

 

[fuimjb]

I hear LOTS of clipping.

 

[kylendm]

Is this any better?

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3602793/Heavies4.mp3

 

[Ascendant]

Kick is too loud and the whole mix is pumping quite a bit, there's some audible clipping as well. Not sure how you managed to do that with like -12 rms.

 

[kev]

Thats got hell of a potential once its cleaned up a bit. Mic'd amp on this?

 

[kylendm]

It must be clipping before im mastering it a bit. Maybe im running gclip too hard too. My buses are kinda wack though I will say. I'll try and clean it up tonight.

Also nah its lecto but im gonna reamp it into my bugera 333xl or baron k88 possibly.

Could some one link me to a side chaining tutorial? Not sure what that's all about.

The last mp3 was a mistake I had the master bus turned down -8db by accident haha.

 

[bryan_kilco]

Sidechaining is when you send a signal (kick) to say, your bass bus, with a compressor strapped on. So each time the kick hits, it ducks the volume of the bass slightly.

YouTube it, I'm sure you'll find some info.

 

[kylendm]

Hows this?

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3602793/Bestpossibly3.mp3

 

[kylendm]

Anyone have any critiques or advice?

also thanks Bryan.

 

[Ascendant]

Low end is way too cluttered, sounds like it's eating up all your headroom, whole mix sounds very scooped and muffled. Try less scooped guitars and work on the low end on kick and bass guitar.

 

[Jaosix]

I would turn the bass down definitely and maybe use some stereo imaging to make it more narrow so it isn't taking up the whole bottom end

 

[kylendm]

I think I fixed the low end troubles and mids.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3602793/More mids less lows.mp3

 

[kylendm]

Now I'm noticing the guitars have a strange cardboxy sound to them. I might just reamp them, I think that's what will make this mix better.

Edit: Reamped into a Bugera 333xl

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3602793/Reamped 333xl Intro2.mp3

 

[kylendm]

Alright here's my last post since I feel like I'm just spamming, sorry.

I lowered the guitars a bit and gave the cymbals a little more air.

Also reamped the leads into the Bugera so they sound more natural too.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3602793/Reamped 333xl Intro 4.mp3

 

[Jaosix]

Less bass! I'd maybe eq a tad bit of sub out of the kick too

 

[kylendm]

Is this any better?

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3602793/Reamped 333xl Intro 6.mp3