• Consider that you are moving the bass guitar in the wrong direction. Boost the lows and place it below the kick. Maybe at around 50hz for the bass.

    Also consider scooping the low freq out of your guitars. Like below 500hz.

    When there are not defined regions that each instrument sits in, a mix can get muddy.

    Additionally after everything is gelling, don't be afraid to mix wide. Let the vocals, bass, and kick occupy the center. Let the guitars spread out.

    It may help. I've learned to handle these things at the source nowadays so that i dont have to adjust much in mix, but depending on the recordings you may need to eq everything a lot. Don't be afraid to consider that things can sound like shit solo'd, but excellent in context with the mix.

    I'm on my 6th version of the mix. I boosted the bass again to where it was too boomy and started to cut it incrementally to where it would render decently on regular speakers without distorting them. Each iteration gets me closer. Thanks!

    Larry Mar @ Lonegun Studios. Neither one famous yet.

  • Consider that you are moving the bass guitar in the wrong direction. Boost the lows and place it below the kick. Maybe at around 50hz for the bass.

    Also consider scooping the low freq out of your guitars. Like below 500hz.

    When there are not defined regions that each instrument sits in, a mix can get muddy.

    Additionally after everything is gelling, don't be afraid to mix wide. Let the vocals, bass, and kick occupy the center. Let the guitars spread out.

    It may help. I've learned to handle these things at the source nowadays so that i dont have to adjust much in mix, but depending on the recordings you may need to eq everything a lot. Don't be afraid to consider that things can sound like shit solo'd, but excellent in context with the mix.

    Why do so many metal guitarists believe in the scoop the mids to get a good metal tone? A guitar is a midrange instrument. If you want the guitar to cut thru a mix you need midrange and not cut it. The net is full of bad mixing advices. If you need to EQ everything a lot that means you didn't get it right at the source and EQ won't be a magic trick to solve the problem. Fix it in the mix is another myth and another bad advice.

    Think for yourself, or others will think for you wihout thinking of you

    Henry David Thoreau

  • I'm on my 6th version of the mix. I boosted the bass again to where it was too boomy and started to cut it incrementally to where it would render decently on regular speakers without distorting them. Each iteration gets me closer. Thanks!

    You need to stop right now or you will never be satisfied. Let it be. You can always come back again at a later time when you have progressed and do a better mix. I know, I've been there too. Mixing and mixing and mixing the same song and hope the next mix will be perfect. Release it now and let us hear the track. ;)

    Think for yourself, or others will think for you wihout thinking of you

    Henry David Thoreau

  • You need to stop right now or you will never be satisfied. Let it be. You can always come back again at a later time when you have progressed and do a better mix. I know, I've been there too. Mixing and mixing and mixing the same song and hope the next mix will be perfect. Release it now and let us hear the track. ;)

    It's okay. I am learning a lot. For my 8th version :)... I removed all the post EQ settings and started over. :P

    Larry Mar @ Lonegun Studios. Neither one famous yet.