old song, new mix, biased ears

[FIXXXER]

just finished tracking for an old song i could just not get right in the past.
speaking of not right, this is like the sixth or seventh re-recording but i'm
getting close to what's in my mind, even i have changed the song from
version to version.

i could really use some fresh ears now, i feel like the distorted guitars could need some more balance, then again i really like the tone.

most important, how is the bass, or lowend in general sounding!?
it's the first time i used headphones only to mix a track so i am not sure
about anything

any feedback welcome!

TRACK@DROPBOX

cheers
FIX

PS: not my best song for sure, but somehow i can't let go of this...

 

[FIXXXER]

so bad, haha?

 

[Frost Mutant]

I think the low end is really good! Well, at least the bass is etremely stable. Is it a midi-bass?
Only thing with it is that as it is so clean it doesn´t blend well with the guitars, you could use a "grit" bass track.
Might be hard to get right if it is a midi bass Drums too seem a bit separated from the rest but that´s a quite basic
issue with midi drums. I would maybe push them a bit back with some reverb to get the guitars appear closer to you, should help
with the blend thing too.
The guitars sound nice to me!

 

[FIXXXER]

thanks for the fedback man!
you're right on the bass, i already have a grit track but lowered it in the mix as it iteferred with the clean parts too much.
i guess i need to automate the grid track or something like that. the bass is real though!

 

[Behind]

I'd lower the drums and rise guitars. Well... overall sound is good but drums are too high on the mix and too bright. I don't like the snare sound either. By lowering the drums I believe it would improve a lot.

 

[diseasedbeing]

+1 on changing the snare sound. Its got this high frequency cheapness/nastiness to it and needs more room sound/power to stick out and it would fill the mix out more and bring it more alive.

 

[FIXXXER]

i think i have a hi pass on the snare, i'll remove it and see if it brings any improvement,
so far i'm with you guys, the snare is really "sharp" more looking for a "fat" snare.

hows the lowend in general? tried to tame the bass but well, it's a wild beast...

thanks for the feddback so far guys!

 

[diseasedbeing]

Listening on monitors now and not headphones (treated room) The low end is nice to me. Take the treble blast off the snare with a lpf and add some room verb to it. Make that hoe crack. I like the mix all in all. This song reminds me of daylight dies style "no reply" album which is my favorite album by them.

 

[FIXXXER]

thanks man, glad you like it!
i'll rework the snare asap and hopefully i'll be able to add some vocals, i'm not the best singer though...