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What do you guys think of the mix?

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Attached files Reefer Madness mix in progress.mp3 (4.7 MB) 

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bouldersound Thu, 10/04/2018 - 16:12

It's 9.8dBLUFS and has a true peak of +1.3dBFS. That kind of loudness doesn't get you the kind of advantage it used to. If you want a crushed mix, fine, crush it, but leave some headroom.

There's an overall buildup of harshness in the highs, especially around 8kHz. The cymbals seemed to have it most, and then the guitar. Bass seemed lacking. Kick sounded okay until everything else came in and swamped it.

bouldersound Fri, 10/05/2018 - 01:12

Kerfoot32, post: 459320, member: 45659 wrote: And how would you suggest I do that?

Turn some stuff down a bit. Try starting your mix with kick, snare and lead vocal, then add bass, then fit the rest around that. Focus on not losing the backbone of kick/snare/vocal/bass by covering them with too much guitars. readjust the backbone elements as you add the guitars (like adding definition to the bass, perhaps), but try to keep that basic relationship solid.