Need fresh ears, please!

[Heabow]

Hey,

I start mixing a new project. For the guitars I did many tests and EQing... I feel the drums and bass are not too bad but the guitars sound 'muffled' or seem to have a low mid cut. Will try again some things to fix it but I need some help/advices to bring some life and air in them. Any criticism about this premix will also be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: clip updated + limiter comparison in my last post

 

[Heabow]

Bump

 

[FIXXXER]

sounds good so far but kind of "empty". bass could be better with some grit!

 

[Heabow]

Yes 'empty' is the word. It feels like it lacks some mids but everything I do seems to not work to fix that. Any idea to help me?

 

[FIXXXER]

try to add some gritty bass mids in there, also it may sound way "fuller" with vocals, that's the main part missing IMHO.

 

[Heabow]

Will try that for the bass tone and maybe add some 200-400hz in the guitar sound. Thank you man!

 

[Heabow]

Here is a "moar mids" version: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/36870048/reamptest1-7MIDS.mp3 . I gotta be careful to keep the low mids under control tho.

 

[FIXXXER]

damn , the last one sounded way better and clearer tbh

 

[Heabow]

Yeah Thanks for taking time to listen to my shit! You were right, the bass sounds better and really brings some bite. I really like the guitars now too! I also worked on the drums to make this kick sound less annoying.

 

[Nikolas Quemtri]

Liked the drums, they're tight!
Guitars sound good, but as for the bass, I'd clean some 80-100 Hz area on it a bit. Just to make it more definitive.
BTW, what if make the guitars louder a little?

 

[Heabow]

Thanks for listening Nikolas! Drums are programmed. I received the WAV files then replaced the shells. I dont like the cymbals that much but after some work they sound ok. I hate MIDI drums tbh but hey, I do with what I get! I put a C4 on the guitar buss to control 120hz area and its much better. I'm working on the overdubs now the next big step for me is the vocals... Will post a clip as soon as I can.

 

[Heabow]

Well, my mix is still under construction BUT it's getting good I think Any observation/comment welcome and very helpful as always!

At the same time, I saw a few threads recently about mastering favorite limiters, etc. and it's a recurrent question for me so, instead of creating another thread about it, I take advantage of this one to make a little comparison of what I have at my disposal... I pushed them a bit.
T.racks Brickwall Limiter
T.racks Clipper
Waves L1

Opinions, preferences?

 

[Heabow]

After some minor tweaks... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/36870048/Tracks Brickwall Limiter_print4.mp3
Still hoping feedback