In Flames mix advices

[Imbow]

So I'm currently working on a cover of Crawl Through Knives by In Flames and I need some opinions/critics on my overall mix. I just bought SSD EX, so I don't know all the features yet,
I have just raised some room mics on the kit and some EQing and parallel compression. How can I improve? please keep it simple, thanks!

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5491715/In Flames Test 01 (Imbow Mix).mp3

 

[Internity]

amm first of all - the mix clipping pretty hard.. fix you mastering
In flames sound is first of all epic !
second your drums sound way too much plastic for inflames .. and sound programmed ..

I want more grid to the bass also and more bass

 

[Imbow]

amm first of all - the mix clipping pretty hard.. fix you mastering
In flames sound is first of all epic !
second your drums sound way too much plastic for inflames .. and sound programmed ..

I want more grid to the bass also and more bass

ok, but how can I make the drums sound better then? and not that 'plastic'?

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

I can only check at a very low volume right now, but the guitars sound really digital and harsh to me (I assume it's POD?), and the overheads are nearly non-existent. Not much bass there, either, which is a HUGE part of In Flames' sound.

 

[Internity]

ok, but how can I make the drums sound better then? and not that 'plastic'?

velocity changes , choosing the right samples , eq curve etc

 

[Imbow]

velocity changes , choosing the right samples , eq curve etc

I already did that, but i just used the Cracky Metal Kit.

 

[Imbow]

I can only check at a very low volume right now, but the guitars sound really digital and harsh to me (I assume it's POD?), and the overheads are nearly non-existent. Not much bass there, either, which is a HUGE part of In Flames' sound.

Ill turn those up. I recorded the DIs through my POD, but the amp is LeCto. Ill try a different setup. Thanks for the tips.

 

[Imbow]

Ok, I have made some changes now. The bass is maybe a bit too loud now?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5491715/In Flames Test 02 (Imbow Mix).mp3

How do you deal with getting a decent commercial loudness without clipping?

 

[kev]

Better dude, those drums are much nicer now. Your main problem is that the guitars are too static, lacking the life and depth of a real amp & cab. As much as I support Lepou, i wouldn't ever use it personally. You need to get the bass grinding in the mids like on the album. Again, running a real bass through some distortion (maybe even a live guitar or bass amp) will help you out there. Keep em coming : )

 

[Imbow]

Well, my only option is reamping and its still a bit new for me. I got no clue on how to get more life in the tone, I have tweaked it for several hours, tried some saturation and EQing.
I know what you mean, but I think it's because my strings on the bass are too floppy, maybe I need some higher gauge or ill need to play more agressive. I'll try dub the bass and run it through some distortion. Thanks man! Appreciate your help.