please don't kill me gareth (updated hayworth mix)

[darthjujuu]

all i changed was the bass. it's better. this is a different song, too. still no vox.

http://www.atomicballroomcalamity.com/nubass.mp3

edit: re-upped, rbass gone, de-mudified

 

[Notuern]

Mud city..

 

[darthjujuu]

o_0 ya think so? due specifically to the bass, or just a cluttered mix in general? i have the bass track duped, one is clean super lowpassed with rbass, should i scrap that one?

 

[darthjujuu]

yea against some other reference mixes, rbass has definitely got to go. so do these RP5's >:[

 

[Notuern]

Better, still muddy though.
Its the guitars that just muddy up.. have you used a highpass on them? If not, do so.

Simply put it seems like everything in the mix is competing over the bass-frequencies, causing nothing to cut through.

 

[darthjujuu]

guitars were hipassed, pretty hard too.

the mix i sortof want to be "messy" in a sense, for this style...or not messy, but ... i'm not aiming for a super sparkly articulate mix, no drum edits, etc. think converge-ish, only dirtier

 

[Sickan]

The mix fits the music!
I would add some room/reverb to the snare (and toms) and turn down the kick just a tad.

 

[GarethSE]

yeah the only thing this needs is some room verb on the snare.
fuck this is savage though i love you man

 

[GarethSE]

holy fuck this band gets better every time i hear them, where the fuck are the vocals!!!
I WANT THIS NEXT RELEASE IN MY FUCKING PANTS

 

[nwright]

I think the mix has a bit of pumping? I think the guitars could stand to be a TAD brighter (and maybe the mix as a whole). But this mix definitely fits the aesthetic of the music.

Cool.

 

[darthjujuu]

i totally agree, nate. i've been struggling with the brightness. there's no lopass on the guitars at all. snare has a big presence boost, as do the overheads. but it's not making the mix brighter, just more fatiguing. one of my pulsars broke so i had to use the c1000's as overheads and it's driving me bananas, HUGE mistake there. my last resort will be to tinker the air range in ozones harmonic exciter, that's worked miracles for me in the past.