I just finished completing my first complete mix. I just wanted some feedback on areas that i could improve.
MP3: http://rapidshare.com/files/172618150/refined.mp3
OGG: http://rapidshare.com/files/172618375/refined.ogg
FLAC: http://rapidshare.com/files/172621242/refined.flac
First mix need feedback
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- KVRist
- 332 posts since 6 Jun, 2008 from On the ground
Sounds pretty good to me. But being a drummer I have to ask ... Is the drummer taking swigs from a can of beer in certain sections?? lol.
seriously tho, does sound good.
seriously tho, does sound good.
Pointless sounding good on it's own. Stick it in, find it's spot and leave it alone.
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- KVRist
- 409 posts since 23 Nov, 2007 from Beaverton, OR
As far as the mix goes, it's ok. But I probably would have done a few things differently if it were my mix. For starters...
Increase the volume of the drums and bass, and decrease the volume of the wah guitar.
Add compression to the kick and snare to give them more punch (using a slower attack on the snare than the kick)
The panning thing on the wah guitar is interesting, but for the style of the song and since it is quite high in the mix, I would have either lessened the panning effect or gone without it and chose a spot for it.
Take this all with a big grain of salt because your decisions in the mix could easily be personal preference. And my preferences are going to be different.
It's much easier to provide practical feedback on a mix if you give us an idea of what you are going for. Are you happy with the mix? Are you comparing it to other professional productions? The answers to those questions would help people hone in on specific things in their feedback.
Regarding the performance of the song; As Pleasurehead mentioned, you might want to revisit the quantization of the drums. It seems like there is some strange stuff going on. It also sounds a bit robotic, so you might want to play around with the quantization strength or use a groove quantize.
Increase the volume of the drums and bass, and decrease the volume of the wah guitar.
Add compression to the kick and snare to give them more punch (using a slower attack on the snare than the kick)
The panning thing on the wah guitar is interesting, but for the style of the song and since it is quite high in the mix, I would have either lessened the panning effect or gone without it and chose a spot for it.
Take this all with a big grain of salt because your decisions in the mix could easily be personal preference. And my preferences are going to be different.
It's much easier to provide practical feedback on a mix if you give us an idea of what you are going for. Are you happy with the mix? Are you comparing it to other professional productions? The answers to those questions would help people hone in on specific things in their feedback.
Regarding the performance of the song; As Pleasurehead mentioned, you might want to revisit the quantization of the drums. It seems like there is some strange stuff going on. It also sounds a bit robotic, so you might want to play around with the quantization strength or use a groove quantize.