Kick drum too loud?

[BeatGenerals]

They sound fine when you check them on your computer? It could be either, somewhere you're distorting the mix.

[indelible]

Originally Posted by BeatGenerals

They sound fine when you check them on your computer? It could be either, somewhere you're distorting the mix.

Sound better than in the car.I pay a lot of attention in gain staging and there is isn't a clipping problem in the mix

[zzz]

wrong somewhere else,

[Gdupproductions]

Originally Posted by indelible

my kicks were too hot and they distort heavily on the car speakers..My room is not treated.Any advice will be appreciated

There is your anwser. When your room is not treated you can't mix and master accurate.

[Flip_]

Cant you just go back and turn them down?

[j2dafo]

you mention doing reference listening, of sorts, with your car stereo. Are you doing the same in your studio environment? You are probably not getting an accurate response from your room/monitors. Treat your room, and do referencing listening on the same system you mix.

[indelible]

Originally Posted by Flip_

Cant you just go back and turn them down?

Yes i can but at the actual volume they sound good at home.I try listen them on an iPad and they sounds ok.When I put them on the car stereo everything mess up

[indelible]

Maybe i can try to balance things again using the iMac speakers.Can this help to translate it to the car stereo?

[DAH]

check in some cans too, bassy ones

[Tnevz]

Check on a multimeter/analyzer, headphones, monitors, and computer speakers before you bounce it down. This can compensate a bit for not having a properly treated room and you should be able to do this pretty quickly while your mixing.

Also make sure your giving your ears a rest before mixing.

[Adura]

Sub-Woofer helps when mixing

[SochiTag]

ARC System

Might be worth a look.

[Pedantic Sound]

Likely your mixing speakers aren't producing the lows accurately so you are cranking them to compensate in the mix. Your car stereo can reproduce those frequencies so it's distorting since you pumped them so high in the mix.

I had that issue before when I did a quick mix on just HD203 headphones and some tannoys. You play the mix on something with a sub and the lows are out of control. Even tho it might sound odd during the mix, keep the lows low until you have accurate monitoring.

[indelible]

Originally Posted by Pedantic Sound

Likely your mixing speakers aren't producing the lows accurately so you are cranking them to compensate in the mix. Your car stereo can reproduce those frequencies so it's distorting since you pumped them so high in the mix.

I had that issue before when I did a quick mix on just HD203 headphones and some tannoys. You play the mix on something with a sub and the lows are out of control. Even tho it might sound odd during the mix, keep the lows low until you have accurate monitoring.

Yes I think this is the best option. I'm actually mixing a track. I'm switching between my monitors, imac speakers and headphones trying to archive the best balance. My monitors are Yamaha hs50m pair, yes I know not the best option for heavy bass. I'm looking to buy the sub for them too. When I got the money of course

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[dubmunkey]

make sure bass boost isnt on your car stereo. obvious but worth checking


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[JoRillo]

Originally Posted by dubmunkey

make sure bass boost isnt on your car stereo. obvious but worth checking


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For about a year I was really hating the sound in my car stereo. The high end was crispy, Sssssibilance was killer, the low end was exaggerated and it felt like other then a vocal, the mids were none existant.

I assumed this was because of poorly converted mp3 files on my iPod, and kinda brushed it off.

About three months ago I decide to put my subs back in the trunk, so I check the car EQ, and come to find out my room mate had...

Boosted the Treble +4
Boosted the Bass +3
Cut the mids -2



At least I am riding happy again.

[DAH]

Originally Posted by JoRillo

For about a year I was really hating the sound in my car stereo. The high end was crispy, Sssssibilance was killer, the low end was exaggerated and it felt like other then a vocal, the mids were none existant.

I assumed this was because of poorly converted mp3 files on my iPod, and kinda brushed it off.

About three months ago I decide to put my subs back in the trunk, so I check the car EQ, and come to find out my room mate had...

Boosted the Treble +4
Boosted the Bass +3
Cut the mids -2



At least I am riding happy again.

?
Your car mate you mean?

[jeremycox]

Whats your monitor setup like? Whats the size of your room?

[JoRillo]

Originally Posted by DAH

?
Your car mate you mean?

It could be a translation thing, but he is my room mate because he lives at the same house as me, and is also my car mate in the sense that he shares a car with me... but car mate isn't really a term I ever hear tossed around over here.