Modern Rock Ballad - need help

[dh80]

Hey! I need a little help with this guy. I want it to be pristine, and it's still a touch muddy. Also I'm not sure about my vocal chain. (There are some drum trigger dropouts, don't worry about that, I've got that taken care of, so ignore that.)

Here's the song:
http://download.yousendit.com/00AB253433284345

[roxxon]

I like it.
Good pop song with a heavy edge...
The bass sounds really good.
I like the guitars too.
Good vox.
Good vocal melody.
Nice backing vox.
The vocal chain sounds fine to me!


The mix sounds a bit too hot.
But it's pretty even.
I'm not too fussy about the drum sound.
It sounds better in certain spots in the song, than it does in others.
Tweak it a bit.
Fix those drum trigs.


Thanks for the listen...



You might get mad...
I could hear Nickelback doing a tune like this...

LOL!

[dh80]

Thanks much! I really appreciate the positive feedback. So you don't think the vocal chain is too much or too little? It's basically the typical fare, compression (3:1), delay (40ms Left, 60ms Right), EQ to lightly boost body and presence, plate reverb (light for verses, more for the chorus). On paper that should work fine, but for some reason it sounded like it needed something more, or maybe less. Probably just the mood I was in while mixing it though.

Would you care to elaborate about how you would hear the drums? If not, no biggie, but I'd love to hear your feedback.

You might get mad...
I could hear Nickelback doing a tune like this...

Not an insult to me at all! Thanks!

I appreciate it!

[Sid Viscous]

Good song and performance.
I'd plate or delay the main vox with more in the choruses, and turn down the cymbals a smidge. Also, to me the lead vox and solo should take up the same or similar space. So turn down the vox or re-eq and turn up the solo. Maybe even over compress it to make it jump out.

[dh80]

Thanks very much! Will play with those tips.

Take care!

[watson_studios]

Hey, how did your last song end up, I would like to hear a final mix(Maybe it's just Me).

On this one, 2 things come to mind first.

1. kick could be punchy'er - more present

2. The crash cymbal is obviously the same one each time (I don't know if this falls into your previously mentioned trigger issue or not) I would try to have at least 3 different crashes at different placements. You might have already taken care of this issue, just thought I'd mention it.

Another good song, I like it - what virtual drums are you using? I use DFH Superior and love it.

Jon

[watson_studios]

One more thing, The kick drum comment is mostly for the choruses - It sounds great in the intro and verses

Love the snare sound too.

Jon