Old 07-23-2015, 08:04 AM   #1
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Hi! This is the first time I mix something rock. It seems to me quite amateur-ish, but I have not enough experience to point out the problems. What do you think?
Guitars and bass recorded DI, drums is EZDrummer2.

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Old 07-23-2015, 12:41 PM   #2
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Hi! This is the first time I mix something rock. It seems to me quite amateur-ish, but I have not enough experience to point out the problems. What do you think?
Guitars and bass recorded DI, drums is EZDrummer2.

https://soundcloud.com/rufus-loacker...ro-wip/s-YLELR
It actually sounds pretty good to me. The intro seems to be slightly out of sync between the drums and the rest of the instruments. But could be just me.

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Thanks for the feedback! You were right, the instruments were slightly ahead of the drums in the beginning, I listened to it too much to notice... Is the bass alright? If I listen it on my speakers, studio headphones and crappy headphones even at low volume I can hear everything, but on mobile the bass seems to disappear. Don't know if it's an eq/mix problem or my phone speakers... Anyone?
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Old 07-27-2015, 12:54 PM   #4
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Sounds pretty good to me, too. If anything, I'd say there's too much low end. It seems a little woofy in my earbuds, though I can't say exactly where the issue is.

My best guess at fixing it would be to put a hi-pass filter on the kick at 60Hz or so and then a higher one (maybe 80Hz?) on the bass (or flip-flop them if you'd rather have the bass be the lower.) And if you haven't hi-passed the Gtr, I'd try that at 120Hz. For each of them, move it around to where you're cutting as much as you can without really affecting the tone.

Low end frequencies tend to pile up and muddy your mix if you don't cut what's unnecessary for each instrument. Just my two cents.
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