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Originally Posted by ejk
Did a quick listen. Those raw tracks sound good!
Do I hear added reverb on the guitars in that mix version?
That's kind of a no-no. It's often not used on distorted rhythm guitars in metal so as to keep the guitars more defined and "in your face".
That said, I think Devin Townsend uses quite a bit of verb on rhythms and yet it sounds great. Don't know many others who do that in modern metal.
I'd keep the rhythm guitars dry. And I think the bass is a bit too much up front... I'd turn it down a bit.
Just my 2c. I'm sure the more experienced people can give more/better/different feedback.  |
Thanks for the feedback ejk! I had wanted the verb to glue everything together. I routed every track to a verb buss and then started lowering the sends as I noticed it was doing more harm than good on a track by track basis. I think I cut it out of the bass, toms and OH's. The snare had some but it got buried by the gated reverb on the snare so I got rid of it. I think it only remains on the kick and guitars. I'm more used to mixing big, roomy sounding 3 chord classic rock stuff so I don't even know what the standard practices are for more modern material, but I really want to broaden my horizons. To me, the raw tracks feel a little disconnected and I instinctively go for reverb. Maybe I need to just dial it in better... or maybe there's a better tool altogether
Colin_D
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