Rate my mix

[spencerlogan]

generic, but I enjoyed the tones in this mix.. your thoughts?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22061360/Dead.mp3

2nd update http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22061360/Dead2.mp3

Final update: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22061360/Dead4.mp3

 

[Mm1066]

Your DropBox link is giving me a 403 error. You need to place your Mp3 into the public folder. Once it's in there and uploaded, right click it and click 'copy public link', then paste it in here.

Cheers

 

[spencerlogan]

wow.. sorry. heres the proper link..
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22061360/Dead.mp3

 

[Mm1066]

That's better.

Overall the mix isn't bad, but the drums sound seriously mono. Good job with gelling the guitars and bass together, but the guitars sound a bit boxy for my tastes. I like it when the drive isn't there automatically, when you have to make it come through your playing. There's a fine line between overgained and undergained.

 

[spencerlogan]

yeah somethings up with the drums for sure. even when I hard pan them they don't seem to spread out. /:

 

[Mm1066]

Your drum tracks may be set to mono. Usually your DAW will tell you if they are set to mono or stereo.

 

[Redline4]

Guitars and bass are great but I got to say I HATE the kick..

 

[spencerlogan]

I've added more presence and width to the drums and updated the link. Let me know if its any better

Redline4, I found out the kick was actually interfering with the bass in the EQ, which is probably what made it sound so distasteful for you.

 

[Redline4]

Am I hearing 2 kicks hard panned??. About that kick it's just his plastic/over-slappy tone that bugs me.

 

[spencerlogan]

Am I hearing 2 kicks hard panned??. About that kick it's just his plastic/over-slappy tone that bugs me.

No they're not hardpanned at all... Maybe a cut around 1-5khz will kill that slappiness. At any rate I don't really see how you think you're hearing hardpanned kicks.

 

[Redline4]

I don't know, to me ears your mix has a strange stereo image..

 

[spencerlogan]

Hmm I'm curious to see if anyone else feels the same about the stereo image.

 

[spencerlogan]

I fixed the image, kick drum and compression and the final update of the mix is now in the original post. Again, any guidelines or help would be awesome.

 

[Redline4]

Kick is indeed A LOT better. Everything glue well togheter but guitars are maybe a bit ''dry'' if you see what I mean..

 

[spencerlogan]

Thanks man. The compression might have possibly squelched a little of the guitars tone.