Personality mixed by BengtS

You are very welcome :slight_smile:

The vocals sound great and you definitely nailed the ā€œbigā€ part.
As for my sugestions:

thereā€™s so much compression on the mix that the dynamics of the chorus/verse/chorus arrangement are diminished, I took this clip where youā€™ll hear that once the intro finishes and the rythm guitar comes in, it sounds apparently louder than the full mix with drums on it.

The kick is a bit thuddy, you could add a bit more of the beater sound to it and you could bring it down in the mix and it will still be audible.
I think you could add more midrange to the bass so it holds its own against the kick, 1 or 2 db at 500hz would round out itā€™s tone a bit more.
The drum cymbals are a little piercing to my ears but backing off the compression on the track should even them out a bit.
The guitars are very bright, but I like them so its really a matter of taste.

Thanks for letting us listen!

Good thumping drums. The energy is good and the vocals in the verse is good. I am think that in chorus the vocal sounds thin and weak. I am thinking that you have eqā€™d it that way to get it to cut through all of the guitars. I think putting a little more thickness in the vocals in the chorus would help. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for your comments @tachin1 .

As @ColdRoomStudio pointed out, I mixed with my heart and not with my head. Therefore, I accepted some problems to get the feeling I wanted. I find this music really speaks to me and I really wanted to transform what I felt into my mix.

Having said that, you are absolutely right! There are mix problems in there. I have since tried to look at those problem areas and I plan to upload the result shortly.

The problem is that the range 150-400 Hz is very crouded. In order to add something in that area, like kick or base, I have to take something out. Well, as it is already muddy in that area, I should reduce something, anyway. However, I have to be careful, not to loose the feel of the song by doing so.

There is an abundance of cymbals / hi hats in most microphones from the kit, making them rather difficult to handle. At the moment, I am thinking of reducing mainly the room. Lets see if it works.

Thanks for listening!

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Well, I wouldnĀ“t go as far as saying there are problems, its just an outsiders opinion, Iā€™m certainly no expert, but thatĀ“s how we learn I guess!

Itā€™s tricky to be sure, which is why I recommended adding mid range to the bass so it doesnā€™t depend exclusively on the very low end to be heard and or felt, 500 to 600 hz should give you some extra roundness to fill it out.