The Official "Please Check Out My Mix/ Music" Thread

[tdot]

Originally Posted by Sampire

analyse this sonically and tell me if you think it's perfect or if not, how you think I could make it perfect and with what adjustments!

thnx!

Well, since *you* think I know how to mix

I think the bass kicks are a little too heavy in the sub freq's - I'd drop the EQ on them a bit (not much!)

I think the vox are a little low - but I also think they've had a little too much taken off the low end of them. I'd try decreasing the low cut on the vox (maybe the chorus should just be a tad louder - I like cutting chorus low end lots more than the vox) which may add enough volume on its own without actually increasing the track volume.

Also, I like the echo on the bass synth, but I think it would sound better if you put a low pass filter on the echo (maybe around 1-3khz?) - just so the echo sounds darker and doesn't sound as 'big' as the main.

Also I guess, the chimes sound a little loud - I would say the brightness is perfect, just a little on the loud side (again, only by a small amount)

Other than that, mix sounds close to perfect!

[tdot]

I need a new ****ing preamp
Anyways, rage aside,

http://soundcloud.com/tdotz/murderscene2

[bugscoe]

Originally Posted by Sampire

dope....sounds great to me.

what did you make the beat with?

Thanks!

Everything was done in Digital Performer.

The actual beat itself was just individual drum samples dragged and dropped into the sequencer page. I don't ever use samples or drum machines- just works better for me.

I'm using Logic now but the one thing I really miss about Digital Performer was the Groove Quantize function. Logic's is clunky and a pain in the ass to use.

[bugscoe]

Originally Posted by Sampire

the vocal quality insults the quality of the beat......I wouldn't stand for it if it were my beat!

At the time, I went around and around with him about re-tracking it but his recording knowledge and gear was very minimal. So I just let it go and did what I could to make it sound as best I could.

[bugscoe]

Originally Posted by Sampire

analyse this sonically and tell me if you think it's perfect or if not, how you think I could make it perfect and with what adjustments!

thnx!

Sonically I think it's pretty close. HiHat sounds a tad loud on my monitors and I would prefer a little more punch to the kick.

[Beatjutsu]

It sounds fine to me. Its sound pretty professional actually.

[Beatjutsu]

Beat is nasty like old man socks. Cheezzzzusss.

[Beatjutsu]

I second that!

[Beatjutsu]

Sounds cool. I would work with the vocals abit: add a little mod delay, reduce the "bassiness," and increase the high end.

[Storyville]

Originally Posted by StewartFang

OK tDot...the thinking here is that what you (and Storyville it seems) dislike about the vox is the "performance"...the sound is fine

The vocal performance is very weak...and that will translate sonically.

Actually, what I dislike is the tracking. Sounds poorly tracked.

[Storyville]

Originally Posted by StewartFang

not trying to be harsh...just think that it doesn't make too much sense to beat a mix to death if there isn't room for improvement...I think the mix is good actually...vox, as I said, aren't killer...but mix wise, I think you are good...all the great stuff you want to sound like...is produced to perfection...A killer song...killer delivery and thus the ability to have a killer mix.


Don't let Storyville beat down your mixing skills...sounds like you got ears to me

I think the overall mix is good as well. The vocals don't sound good - and it starts with the tracking. With rough tracking, the mix becomes very difficult. Not beating anyone down - quite the opposite.

[Storyville]

Originally Posted by tdot

I need a new ****ing preamp
Anyways, rage aside,

http://soundcloud.com/tdotz/murderscene2

Getting better and better. Keep it up. Working against non-ideal tracking is not mixing 101. But you're definitely on the right track.

[Sampire]

thnx for the feedback guys

beatjutsu, assuming you are talking about my track, yea, I think it's the synth bass that is a bit cheesy...... then again, the whole song is more fun then serious, feel wise.

I would appreciate some feedback on this track here which is for my solo album I hope to release this summer.....but again, but make sure everything is perfect or close to it!......with that said....plz....analyze away!

[Oh4!]

Originally Posted by Sampire

dear lord.....YES.

uuuuuugh! super feeling this one.

Thanks, both beats you replied to will be on the beat tape I'm releasing Tuesday. Stay tuned.

[gab3739]

First time posting a mix in here. This is instrumental so far, but the other member in my project will be putting some vocals to this sometime soon. Any feedback's appreciated. I wouldn't call myself new to making beats -- I primarily write electronic/ambient stuff for my main project and I know this isn't typical hip-hop in a sense, but I wanted to give it a shot.

http://soundcloud.com/bunrage/gobbles-and-giggles-01

[CTodd901]

still lookin for somebody to lay vocals to it...

[truetruetrue]

Feedback would be appreciated! There's quite a lot happening within 1:50, I'm very proud but curious what you guys think.

http://soundcloud.com/paulhaworth-samdegroot/arewegonna

[okailla]

Hey peepz,

tell me what you think about these beatz.

Some ruff n raw stuff not yet mixed...

[Storyville]

Originally Posted by Sampire

thnx for the feedback guys

beatjutsu, assuming you are talking about my track, yea, I think it's the synth bass that is a bit cheesy...... then again, the whole song is more fun then serious, feel wise.

I would appreciate some feedback on this track here which is for my solo album I hope to release this summer.....but again, but make sure everything is perfect or close to it!......with that said....plz....analyze away!

Wordburglar! That's that dude. We were hangin at SXSW a couple months a go. You ever hang with More Or Les, or Jesse Dangerously?

Great track - very enjoyable.

[brianellefson]

Originally Posted by Mat Taylor

I did some mixing and the mastering. How can I improve this? Thanx.

Mat,

Listened to your mix a few times ... first thing I should say is that it's a good song! So, right there, that's most important. I suppose if I were looking for ways to improve it I'd probably try to notch things out with EQ to give them their own places in the mix. There's a lot going on in the lower mids and I think doing some EQ cutting could clean it up a bit. I think I'd need to hear it a few more times to make any more suggestions, but most importantly it's a good song and that's really all that matters at the end of the day. Keep it up, man!

[tdot]

so last night i deceded to drink 12 beers and half a bottle of grand marnier between a few sacks of indo

and i somehow came up with this
i think its kinda cool
i only used a guitar on the bass, the rest of the song i did completely with my own voice - probably would have been too ****ed to operate a keyboard anyways

http://soundcloud.com/tdotz/realestsg

**** i have a headache

[okailla]

Originally Posted by tdot

so last night i deceded to drink 12 beers and half a bottle of grand marnier between a few sacks of indo

and i somehow came up with this
i think its kinda cool
i only used a guitar on the bass, the rest of the song i did completely with my own voice - probably would have been too ****ed to operate a keyboard anyways

http://soundcloud.com/tdotz/realestsg

**** i have a headache

seems loike you were too damn drunk.. where is this fu?in track?!

[okailla]

`ere`s anuther one fo you to smoke to



sorry, attachement management doesnt work..

on a soide note: u call that shit beer that u drink on your side of the pond?

sorry, me is damn drunk too ha ha

[okailla]

Originally Posted by CTodd901

still lookin for somebody to lay vocals to it...

phat drums. dont u mind if sumbody is goin 2 lay foreign language vocs ova it?
shits gonna be hot in eu

[Storyville]

Originally Posted by tdot

so last night i deceded to drink 12 beers and half a bottle of grand marnier between a few sacks of indo

and i somehow came up with this
i think its kinda cool
i only used a guitar on the bass, the rest of the song i did completely with my own voice - probably would have been too ****ed to operate a keyboard anyways

http://soundcloud.com/tdotz/realestsg

**** i have a headache

This is really cool!

[StewartFang]

tdot: hey what do you guys think of this mix?

Story: get better gear and move that mic outta the corner!

tdot: uhh...the gear is usable and the mic is not in the corner

Stu: the vox don't sound good because you didn;t capture a good performance when you were tracking

Story: No Stu!...If you don't get it right in tracking it won't sit in the mix properly!

Stu: ...uhh...sure Story...whatever you say man

[Storyville]

Originally Posted by StewartFang

tdot: hey what do you guys think of this mix?

Story: get better gear and move that mic outta the corner!

tdot: uhh...the gear is usable and the mic is not in the corner

Stu: the vox don't sound good because you didn;t capture a good performance when you were tracking

Story: No Stu!...If you don't get it right in tracking it won't sit in the mix properly!

Stu: ...uhh...sure Story...whatever you say man

If you feel I'm "beating anyone down" or being disrespectful in anyway, feel free to report my post to Tony. If Tdot doesn't care for my advice, feels it is inaccurate, or feels that I've said something in a disrespectful way he is welcome to take it up with or report my post as well.

I'm falling into the trap here by perpetuating an irrelevant discussion, so this will be last public post on it. My exact feeling was his mix was overall good, however his tracking did not sound good sonically speaking. My opinion. I feel it was more relevant to comment on the vocal sound than the performance, as he specifically requested comments toward the mix. Tracking quality is inseparable from mix quality - one directly influences the other.

As for the quality of the gear, while the gear listed is usable, it's not really fantastic (no offense T), and a poorly treated room doesn't help.

Again, just my opinion - but I think it's well founded, thoughtful, and formed with the best intentions.

[tdot]

No need to argue - I felt both the tracking and mixing were sub part and so was the gear.
I still think the *mix* could be a lot better - but you have a good point. Of course, everything I do has room for improvement

I first need a new pre, and really need a new room ...

[fateisaweapon]

http://soundcloud.com/fateisaweapon/fate-quantum-sleeper-fini

Dubstep Remix I did for my original "Quantum Sleeper" track, It's available for free download. Enjoy!

[Sampire]

Originally Posted by Storyville

Wordburglar! That's that dude. We were hangin at SXSW a couple months a go. You ever hang with More Or Les, or Jesse Dangerously?

Great track - very enjoyable.

thanks!

haha yes man, I got songs with Jesse, that's my boy! Never met or chilled with More Or Less though.

how do you know these guys? didn't expect that, since I thought you lived in or were from NY...umm....slash Philly haha

Are they known up there??