Stefan Verster
Huge mix! Nice speakers you’ve got there by the way.
Nice mix! The vocals are always on top, as they should be, but because they are much brighter I think they sound maybe a bit detached from the rest.
Nice atmosphere. I like the ping pong delay on the banjo and the way you highlighted the pedalsteel swells.
Note to self: don’t rush it. Let the mix rest for a couple of days and then submit it. So this is the mix I wish I had entered. My main inspiration was early 2000s metal like Ashes Of The Awake by Lamb Of God.
Does anyone know when they announce the winners?
By the way, Happy new year everybody! Gosh, where are my manners.
Thanks!
Hi Flimflamman! Thanks for the very elaborate feedback. I appreciate it.
You are absolutely right…if this had been a less extreme track, say, a pop/rock track. I very deliberately chucked the idea of a natural mix out the window. In order to retain some groove in such a high note density song I used some very aggressive gating. I also used the overheads and the room mics as cymbal mics instead of overall drumkit mics. Listening to it now I think I turned the cymbals down too much.
I didn’t use a lot of samples by the way. For the kick I used the original recordings (gated to oblivion) and two layers mixed underneath to blend in some click and sub. Instead of boosting the highs of the snare I added a bottom snare sample.
I removed the stick clicks because I guessed they were intended as a count in for the band. It sounds kind of rock n roll to have stick count in and I wasn’t going for a rock n roll vibe. That’s why they had to go.
Cheers!
Stefan
Nicely done! These are very difficult tracks but you managed to get punchy drums while keeping the cymbals under control. Compressor attack is maybe a tad fast.
Nice transitions!
Like the punchy drums man
Awesome transition @ 0:26. I think you can make the kick punchier by removing some subs from the bass guitar. Great job!
Nice depth man. Dry and upfront vocals combined with spacious drums and guitars create nice contrast.
You sir, are the Phil Spector of Metal. That is a truly impressive wall of sound. I also learned a thing or two from your making-of video.
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