Well what do you know, another mix to criticize !

[AceFireForce117]

oh hewo pwease,

Here's a song mixed by myself for my band

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21142764/FT6 Time To Fall.mp3

I've started mixing 3 months ago so i'm a noob i guess but i fucking love it !
Not the best shit out there but i think some of you might like it

I'd like to know what you think about it and what corrections i could do.

Thanks to trianglebutt, especially thefalloftheheretic, clark kent and many others for helping me out on this !

Edit : new mix ! http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21142764/FT6 NEW 2.mp3

LATEST MIX http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21142764/Driven Away From Reality Mastered.mp3
another song : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21142764/Time To Fall Mastered 3.mp3

 

[thefalloftheheretic]

Muuuuuuuch better.
Still work to be done on the vocals a little bit, but they're good enough for a demo.

 

[AceFireForce117]

thanks man

 

[thefalloftheheretic]

thanks man

Still not too hot on that snare though...

 

[Clark Kent]

The more you do this you'll realize mixing is all about volume balance. That snare is ugly sounding... it doesn't sound real at least.

About volume balance... I suggest you compare your mixes to professional mixes. At the moment vocals are TOO LOUD! Also some drums are too loud like hihat and kick.

Other than that you have good tones so you should be able to get this sounding professional.

 

[AceFireForce117]

The more you do this you'll realize mixing is all about volume balance. That snare is ugly sounding... it doesn't sound real at least.

About volume balance... I suggest you compare your mixes to professional mixes. At the moment vocals are TOO LOUD! Also some drums are too loud like hihat and kick.

Other than that you have good tones so you should be able to get this sounding professional.

I agree ! i was listening to it through out the day and there's still some volume levels to correct !

Like the backing vocals in the chorus, the kick as you said (maybe to much transient aswell i'm thinking of reducing a notch 2-4khz) and the snare has too much verb i'll try to mix it better aswell.

Guitars lack of something no ?

Bass not loud enough aswell

 

[Slaver]

Ta caisse n'a aucun corps, trop de reverb, ca tient vraiment pas debout la.
Il y a quelques coups de ride qui me laisse perplexe, on dirait une casserole.

La basse manque d'attaque.

 

[AceFireForce117]

La basse va être ré-enregistré, notre bassiste vient d'acquérir une nouvelle

Pour la caisse claire j'ai changé de reverb et réduit la quantité mais ouais je perds la boule en essayant de mixer cette caisse !
Pour la ride je ne peux rien faire, toute la batterie est en midi ! (faute de moyen d'enregistrement :/)

Frenchmode/off ^^

 

[AceFireForce117]

Hey guys i've updated my mix tell me what you think

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21142764/FT6...0To Fall.mp3

Take the bass out of the equation because we're re-recording it next week-end

 

[AceFireForce117]

New mix ! Hope this one will draw more attention than the lost one !

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21142764/FT6 NEW 2.mp3

 

[jackbraglia]

each mix gets better and better, but I'd say that kick is too clicky. the song has some openness do it, which should allow for a more natural sounding kick to sound clear in the mix. the snare is also too low at times, and the sample isn't great to begin with.

 

[AceFireForce117]

Yep Right about that kick i've corrected it just now

Snare too low ? i thought it was too loud sometimes :O

As for the sound... Tell me about it...
I've been struggling to get that snare to sound good or at least correctly since the beginning... I've tried so many samples, different blends, eq's...

I'd buy some slate samples if i could but i'm only interested in the samples and not the whole package :/

the sample i used for the snare is from the forum "vinnie rock snare sample Heavy 4".
Is it lacking something ?

 

[AceFireForce117]

Okay Everyone think i've come close to finishing the mix !

(I prefer to dig up my thread instead of posting a new one)

So here it is ! Enjoy and especially criticize this bitch ! : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21142764/Time To fall New mix.mp3

 

[JayB]

That's definitely the best mix so far, I'd just say the kick sounds a little low now

 

[JayB]

also the new mix sounds like it's distorting because it's being limited too hard. Too loud

 

[AceFireForce117]

Thanks ! i used that slate tip with the 2 gclips and voxengo

Here it is updated : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21142764/Time To fall New mix 2.mp3

 

[AceFireForce117]

Okay i redid all the mastering process.
Why ? Because i only used ozone and a limiter and i wanted to learn a bit more about mastering not just the loudness crap.
So i focused more on making the best mix i can before mastering. I also used a whole different mastering chain.

Here's the same song with the new mastering chain : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21142764/Time To Fall Mastered 3.mp3

And here's another one just for you to enjoy : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21142764/Driven Away From Reality Mastered.mp3

Now i'm wondering, what else could i possibly do to improve my songs ?!

 

[AceFireForce117]

bumppp