Trivium Dying In Your Arms Cover Mix Test

[MoTang]

Excuse the sloppy guitar playing (specifically on the solo), but how is this mix wise?

This is only my third real mix I've done, but I'm committed to learning from my mistakes.

Thanks.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6010620/untitled.mp3

 

[MoTang]

Bump

 

[SkylarWanke]

I found the mix as a whole to be very thin and lacking life. Performance wise, it's not bad, but as a mix there are some improvements that could be made. It lacks a lot of bottom end and perhaps a little midrange. I also think the overheads on your drums have too much high end. The bass could benefit from having less distortion and I think the guitars could use just a little more balancing out as well.

 

[MoTang]

Any better?

I made two mixes because I was a bit unsure of the first mix I made...

A: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6010620/untitled fc.mp3
B: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6010620/i suk.mp3

 

[SkylarWanke]

I like the first mix better. The bass in the second one still seems pretty out of place. It's definitely a vast improvement over your initial mix though. If I had some time, I'd cover this one myself -- unless, of course, you wanted to share the tracks . But back to my point, I like the Mix A that you posted lately. If anyone else chimes in, they may have some points that I may not have notices. But I like it, personally.

 

[rapucore]

I listened to the A clip, so my text is based on that:

The bass is really overpowering IMO. And like SkylarWanke said, it could benefit from having less distortion like the original.
I like the guitars, quite close to the original (at least the leads!) but they come out muddy - maybe because of the bass.
Drums could be a bit punchier (kick and snare mostly).

Overall, it's quite good based on your experience!

PS. Some of the bass lines are "wrong" (like playing one octave above the original line) but it's a matter of taste.

 

[MoTang]

IDK if I want to share the tracks because lol @ the solo. If you really want them, I'll post them, but I'll probably wind up re tracking the solo.

I just checked this thread, many days late, sorry. I haven't been able to do anything mix wise lately because of homework issues, but thanks guys for the crits. I really appreciate it.