Mix assessment request

Discussion in 'Mixing and Mastering' started by The Royal Stay, Feb 26, 2026 at 4:50 AM.

  1. The Royal Stay

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    Give us your 2 cents :)
     
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  3. MrLyannMusic

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    Something weird is going on here, your whole mix seems to be "over-saturated" like you just put a plugin on the master bus then you pushed "drive" all the way through...

    if that's what you're after sure, if not apply saturation on a per-track basis to taste.
     
  4. clone

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    The bass is very forward and kind of becomes the focal point. If that is intentional, that is totally fine, it just shifts the spotlight a bit.

    Really nice tenor part. I am hearing some breaths and a bit of reed noise, plus a little key/pad release on a couple of lower stack notes. That can add character, but compression will bring it forward. Was this a close mic, maybe a condenser?

    The drums could probably come up slightly. It feels more like a balance choice than a problem.

    The electric piano sounds a bit aggressive with the saturation in spots. I am not really hearing obvious master bus saturation overall. There was one small section where the floor tom felt like it caught a touch of extra reverb.

    Some of this just comes down to preference, whether you want to lean into the personality and character or smooth it out.
     
  5. shinyzen

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    What @clone said haha. Pretty much the same. I am hearing this sort of strange clipping popping though here and there as mentioned by @MrLyannMusic. Its definitely more noticeable when the keys get a bit more aggressive, but I hear it elsewhere as well. It doesnt sound like saturation to me, but clipping.

    Other than that, I feel like its a bit narrow. Like when the tom fill comes at 1:05 its so wide!!! The rest of the song feels narrow compared to that. I feel like slightly panning some of the elements a bit could add some nice depth to the song. Nothing insane, i would experiment with all of the elements, moving them L&R maybe 5-15% MAX. Including panning the bass or drum kit, just everything. Like a beatles record.

    Really awesome song tho. This is your band?
     
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