Mixing Of The Game's "LAX" Is Horrible Compared With "The Documentary"

[loncali]

The overall mixing and mastering of LAX is truly horrible compared with the near perfect The Documentary. The drums all sound different on each song: on one song the snare will be tiny, then on another song the snare will be huge. The bass is mixed differently on every song, the vocals vary from song to song.

It sounds like a different producer on every song (yes, I know this was the case, but at least The Documentary had a consistent feel).

You can even tell what software was used to create some of the songs, like that awful DJ Toomp produced "House Of Pain" uses almost entirely Reason presets and has that muddy Reason sound to it.

[beat you down]

3,2,1...



but... i've been checking it (on consumer cans though).
don't know, kinda like at least some of the mixes, not the obvious "let's knock out some ear drums" approach.
"ya heard" and "cali sunshine" sound pleasing imo.

[larrygates]

Yawn.

[tonymission]

blah blah

'my life' rocks

[DivineMusic]

Originally Posted by tonymission

blah blah

'my life' rocks

not really imo, but the album is hot though.
Bulletproof Diaries is bananas

[tonymission]

Originally Posted by DivineMusic

not really imo, but the album is hot though.
Bulletproof Diaries is bananas

havent heard that one, ill look it up.

i figured to get some responses, i just really like the beat.

im one of *those* guys :D

[jikky]

"My Life" is tha bizness!

[Denny Lavish]

Originally Posted by loncali

The overall mixing and mastering of LAX is truly horrible compared with the near perfect The Documentary.

Are u listening to the retail cd??? I have some mp3's that someone gave me from the supposed leak and they do sound horrible. Im thinking that they cant be final mixes and masters.



Lavish

[MYAMS]

Yeah I dont know what the complaint i about the mixing is- its very decent.

If your comparing the albums musically then you are very much correct

[Ken Lewis]

I'll take the title of this thread as a compliment being that i have a mix on The Documentary

[kojo]

i bought the cd and didnt like how it sounded in my car, but i then listened to it on my computer with ipod headphones and it sounded great once i could hear more of the details, especially the track with Chrisette Michelle...

that being said, i dont know how anyone can tell what software was used, I use reason at times along with hardware and other softsynths, that being said I wasnt feeling the Toomp track, a HUGE surprise for me. I did love this album as a whole tho, the deluxe version from Best Buy is great

[WideawakE]

yeah, that Toomp beat was a huge let down...sounded like some Dick Tracy bullshit

[deuc647]

Originally Posted by Ken Lewis

I'll take the title of this thread as a compliment being that i have a mix on The Documentary

SHOWOFF!!!!!

[Synthy08]

Originally Posted by WideawakE

yeah, that Toomp beat was a huge let down...sounded like some Dick Tracy bullshit

i was thinkin toomp was gonna come with some clean ish like on the Nas or Jay-z cd hell that mariah track was BANGIN'...that one was a huge let down.

[Ken Lewis]

Originally Posted by deuc647

SHOWOFF!!!!!

Thanks for Noticing!!!!