Nickelback vs. Skrillex - is this "big" enough?

[smy1]

Been playing guitar for the first time in months and was just riffing around when I decided to figure out if it's possible to mix Nickelback-type drums with a low end that is as massive as Skrillex (not talking about wobble, just bass energy). And then have very distorted/harsh/digital guitars on top, plus percussion and synths

http://www.faderhead.com/blogs/mp3/electrosludge_test_v01.mp3

I could have pushed the bass quite a bit more to get into Skrillex-ish territory, but decided against it. RMS is somewhere between -6 and -8, so it's pretty loud too.

What do you guys think? Is it big enough? Should I add more bass in all frequencies?

 

[thefalloftheheretic]

I don't like that bass sound.
It sticks out waaaay too much.

 

[edrush]

sounds good on my headphones - i want listen to it bigger !

 

[smy1]

thefalloftheheretic: haha, loud bass was kinda the point of the whole exercise

edrush: what exactly do you mean by "bigger"?

 

[kaomao]

well done! nice big bass sound

 

[smy1]

kaomao: does it still sound "connected" and "rock" enough for rock/metal?

 

[kaomao]

kaomao: does it still sound "connected" and "rock" enough for rock/metal?

Yes I like the vibe, it sounds different in a good way I think, instead of the same boring mix, this is kinda fresh, I think dance lowend meets rock/metal heavyness lol.

 

[Ascendant]

idk, sounds like the whole mix is clipping hard, me no like.

 

[smy1]

Ascendant: what speaker setup are you listening on?

kaomao: thanks! That's what I am working towards.