ngc2440nucleus Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I give up on this. I've tried everything I know, but I just don't think it will ever sound the way I want it to. For better or worse, I decided to post it here in case anyone might enjoy it, or perhaps share any critique they might have. Personally, I think it sounds compress-y and whoof-y. I tried everything to get the bass to sit properly in the mix, but it just doesn't. In this version, I used a multi-band compressor to stereo-separate the mids and highs of the bass, whilst keeping the low-end centered. Despite the fact that the center guitar (which is also stereo-widened) doesn't have too much below 200hz, the bass guitar is just cutting through, even though I carved at about 800hz on all guitars to make room for the bass. GRRR! It's been a month since I started recording this, and that's too long to be working on one thing, in my opinion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argle Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 The guitar sounds ok to me, and the bass sound might be a little off but it's not the worst. The drums sound extremely muffled though, practically no top end in the mix at all. There's nothing providing sizzle or sparkle. Yeah, the drum sound makes or breaks a rock mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngc2440nucleus Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Hmmm, I'll tinker with the drum bus a little, I guess. The individual pieces of the kit are all quite bright, individually. If you listen closely, you can hear the snap of the kick, snare and toms, but I probably didn't bring the highs up enough in my drum submix which has Maximus powering (see: obliterating!) the drums. I'll mess with it a little more, and see what I can do. Perhaps even an exciter like ThrillseekerXTC or something might do the trick. In fact, I almost put that on the master channel for some subtle, last-minute texturing. Thanks for the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 It'd help to listen for if what you are doing is actually noticeably different. If it isn't, perhaps reconsider it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngc2440nucleus Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 I actually store every EQ change in a spare state for A/B comparisons once I get deeper into a mix, but thanks. The objective, here, is to create another mix with some wide-Q boosts 3khz and up, HF exciters etc, export, and A/B both wave files in my DAW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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