Hello Friends
Here i post a track....and it was my very first mixdown..i am not satisfied with that mixdown because it has lack of dynamics...and drums sound was not good.....and i want my mix sound tight and and wide (stereo)...kindly plz help me on this track....and plz explain little about wide sound technique...i dont know much about widening sound and drum mixing just some tracks has also wide drum..i want to know about these things that what is this process called...and which plugins we can use for this....any help would be appreciated....Thanku very much friends...plz help me. I am frustrated right now bcz of this project....


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First thing that strikes me is that the vocal sounds kind of far away. Probably because it's drenched in reverb.

Next thing that seems not quite right is that the drums are sort of overpowering the piano. In your style of music I would assume that melodic instruments should be higher priority than drums.

I'm not on monitors, but I bet if I were I'd be hearing some sibilance. Someone fact-check me on that. The vocal is just really bright, and unless you have a high end mic, I don't think low-budget LDCs would handle that kind of boost very gracefully. Believe me I spent years trying to tame a Rode NT1 before I could buy something better.

As far as stereo width, google mid-side processing. Also look into double-tracking. Finally a stereo imager is a quick-and-dirty way to add some width to your sound, but it won't sound as good as the other options in my humble opinion.

I don't think it's a terrible mix, especially because it's your first one. Good luck!

 

Thanx a lot Cav Emp........and yes theres melodic part is much prior then drums thats why i keep drums at low level ..what kind of method should i apply on drums ?? I read on google that the drums part should be in mono. But i see 80% tracks had stereo wide drums (Except Kick & Bassline i guess). That means ms processing and stereo imager should i use on drums ??

 

My opinion.... Your vocals are too thin. Maybe you went too far on the hi pass, but you may be going for that. The drums are too soft. I know you want the vocal present, but don't sacrifice the importance of the kick. Most drums are in mono. What you can do is group your drums and send them to some stereo verb, or keep the kick and snare mono, but layer the snare with a stereo clap. You can widen the clap and that may give an effect that your drums are wider.

I noticed your vocals, piano/harps and strings are lush w/verb and some delay, but the drums are dry. It sounds inconsistent. You don't have to make them super wet like you're in a stadium, but make all of your elements sound like they're in the same environment. I don't understand your language, but your music sounds good. Wish you the best with your music.

 

Last edited: Aug 20, 2015

Hi james123.You could start by muting all the tracks except the vocals.Start adding each of the other tracks until you hear each track clearly-not mushy.Go easy on the Reverb and compressors.If your keys are in midi you could copy the midi data to another track/copy track and add another wide piano/Synth track to the existing one.The drums and bass are the crucial parts.Try to bring them up to a level where they would sound tight without overpowering the piano as mentioned by Cav Emp.Widening could be done by adding high percussion like shakers tambs and rides on the sides.Stylus and Kontakt have a variety of subtle percussion when, panned well, would give you that stereo image(width) without using an Imager.You could add plucked/strummed guitars or something on the whole track to liven it up(if you have the resources).Any way this is my opinion and you don't have to adhere to it.Normally only the Bass Drum and snare is in the center ...sometimes the snare is panned slightly to the right R2 and hats a little to the right R5-6.The toms and percussion are panned according to what you feel would work for the song.Those elements will give you the overall stereo width that you refer to.Hope you get it right though.All the best mate.

 

Huh. Must be the cheap earbuds I was using with my phone. The piano was completely drowned out by the drums when I listened.

 

I like the effect on the voice, also the singing!
BUT here my critics:
- the voice sounds too thin, wet
- lack of bass frequency sounds in general
- somethings wrong with the Stereo field, at least on my perception
- lack of compactness, the whole track sounds too airy
- maybe you used too much widening effects?

 

yeah this is crying out for more bass , could really transform the overall sound ... everything is way bright (and airy as said )

my cheapo HD 202s hear the piano getting buried by the drums too