Give me feedback on my mix plz

misj78 · May 17th 2013

Hi all,

I am a complete newbie regarding mixing, I have only done this for a year now. So I would like some feedback from more experienced people. And of course you can also give me comments on the song as a whole.

I am using a Kemper both for Guitars and Bass and Superior drummer drums, and is me that sings .
What I have a hard time to achieve is to get the clearness in the mix it to muddy but if I mix it more "clear" I lose a lot of the Low end. Probably a common problem

All feedback is really appreciated.

https://soundcloud.com/misj78/testmix

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Raoul23 · May 17th 2013

Sounds pretty dam good to me dude.

misj78 · May 17th 2013

Whoohoo thx !

tenderboy · May 17th 2013

sounds good, except that i hear no bass...

also the bass-frequencies as a whole could be pushed more, right now no air is moving

Ingolf · May 17th 2013

Quote from tenderboy

sounds good, except that i hear no bass...

also the bass-frequencies as a whole could be pushed more, right now no air is moving

Better to carve out competing frequencies with the kick drum and/or guitars than simply boosting.
Use high pass frequency on guitars.
Do side chain compression on your bass track, linked to the kick drum.

You'll find very good mixing tutorials at http://therecordingrevolution.com/

tenderboy · May 17th 2013

there simply are no competing frequencies as ther is no bass

rockinmunky · May 17th 2013

Hey Ingolf,

there seems to be no content on the referenced recording-homepage?

At least I can't see anything on the page

misj78 · May 17th 2013

Thx for all your help, I will look into side chain the bass and see how it sounds

Ingolf · May 17th 2013

Quote from rockinmunky

Hey Ingolf,

there seems to be no content on the referenced recording-homepage?

At least I can't see anything on the page

Sorry, the link was wrong.

It's here:

http://therecordingrevolution.com/

Original link corrected as well...

rockinmunky · May 17th 2013

Thanks mate!

paults · May 18th 2013

Therecordingrevolution is a great source for mixing tips.

The style of music he uses for examples may not be anything like what you are doing, but he really knows what he is talking about.

One suggestion is to compare your mix to commerically released songs in the same style.

It sounds very good for someone who has been mixing for a year. Great job!

"Mud" in the mix is likely coming from the main rhythm guitar - it is a little louder than in most mixes, and has a some low midrange in the tone that may be getting in the way of the bass and drums.

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