Spent about 4 months mixing this one. Is it done?

[aml4]

Decided to record my band for fun so this is my first time with mixing this style of music.
Kick might be a bit loud but theres not a lot of double bass pummeling and I think it helps drive the song on the parts where the guitars are both playing leads.
Vocals are usually more in the mid range for this style but the vocalist's range seems to be a lot higher. I tried boosting around 1500hz but it sounded weird to me.
Guitars sound a little flabbity to me but I don't know how to tighten them up.
Thoughts?

 

[zvish]

there is too much reverb on drums imo

 

[aml4]

Yeah I was thinking that too, sort of going for the Parkway Drive "Horizons" sound on the snare. The kick sample I used also has some reverb on it, maybe I need to try some different ones. Thanks.

 

[Harley Barley]

My thoughts, missing some low end.. i think the lots of reverb parkway drive thing is a cool idea. but you should try and put it on more of the drums like the toms and overheads as well so it glues them together, right now it sounds like the snare is being played in a different room then the rest of the drums. vocals could go up be more in your face 5000 if you haven't boosted that. i cant really hear a bass playing anywhere? sub drop is was to loud it takes over the entire mix guitars sound pretty good but they are kinda taking over the mix

hope that helps!

 

[Tamarocker88]

My 2 cents...

I agree with Harley_Barley's comment that the guitars seem to be most dominant in the mix. I also could not hear much bass guitar. I can see why he says the snare sounds like it's being played in a different room, however I do like the amount of reverb you put on the kit.

I'm no expert like many of the others on here, but a set of ears and an opinion on sound is like an asshole... everyone has one. I like overall sound of the song. I myself actually liked the sub drop at 2:30. Did you sidechain it with a compressor so that the rest of the song dropped out for a moment while the drop came in? A lot of drops nowadays just take over and they're in the stereotypical location to signal a breakdown. You used it tastefully, imho.

I heard distortion / fx / some sort of vocalizer or autotuner on the vocals at times. I'm not sure how I feel about it exactly. Part of me thinks it's interesting and sets your sound apart... part of me wonders if it was used to cover up the vocalist's ability to hold out his high end.

Overall I'd give it a thumbs up, and this isn't even my typical genre of music. As a mix, I say it's good.

 

[aml4]

My thoughts, missing some low end.. i cant really hear a bass playing anywhere?

Harley, there is a bass, boosted at about 100hz but with a thin notch at about 150 - for some reason that frequency makes the mix sound muddy to me - and another wider dip at around 500hz. I'm actually at a loss as to how to fit the bass in...seems like there is no place for it with how much low end is in the guitars haha. The guitars are alos cut at 500, maybe I could boost the bass there? Any advice on getting the bass to sit right?

vocals could go up be more in your face 5000 if you haven't boosted that

Yeah I considered that but the guitars are boosted their and it really made the tone come together so I was afraid to mess with it hah. May I could automate the eq on the guitars to drop at that frequency during the vocal parts? Thanks for yout thoughts.

 

[aml4]

I heard distortion / fx / some sort of vocalizer or autotuner on the vocals at times. I'm not sure how I feel about it exactly. Part of me thinks it's interesting and sets your sound apart... part of me wonders if it was used to cover up the vocalist's ability to hold out his high end.

Yeah it is actually used to cover the vocalists ability to hold out his high end. His vox get sort of crackly and screamy at times. It was recorded on two mics so I put Izotope trash on one of them. I don't know much about vocal processing...what other tricks are commonly used?