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I feel the guitar tone is the weakest part of the mix, too undefined on the chuggy bits and too spiky on the high end. It's also kinda 2d sounding and sitting outside/on top of everything else, maybe something to do with midrange eq. Drums and bass sound great, but it's sorta a big contrast between the processed sound they have and the sorta raw midrangey anemic guitars. On the parts where there is only one guitar playing, it sounds kinda demo like rawness compared to the rest of the recordings. Disclaimer I know nothing of recording or mixing at all and this is much much better than any of my efforts to date, just honest critique.

No idea on the amps... Some kind of Orange, some Mesa?

 

Yeah the guitar sounds very weak in the mix. How many tracks were recorded?

 

Yeah I'm personally not digging the tone of the guitars. It's honestly sounds like a tone I've dialed in with the virtual guitar rig that came with FL studio to make scratch tracks (though that's subjective so take it for what you will) but the most noticeable issue to my ears is that the guitars sound loud (like disproportionately loud when compared to the drums) but they don't sound thick at all & don't really mesh with the drums well. Like sonoftheoldnorth said, it sounds like the guitars are sitting on top of everything else, which is really different that cutting through the mix. Also I could barely hear the bass at all.
When you recorded did you just mic the cab or did you mic the room as well? What kind of mic's were used? Just asking cuz ime I've gotten the best tones through mixing the cab the more traditional way (sm57 1/4"-1/2" from the grill cloth, slightly off center from the cone, adjust axis to taste) and then setting a mic about 6-7 feet away and probably 4 feet off the ground. Of course the room itself has a huge effect on best positioning. Then I try and blend the 2 separate tracks together until I get a balance between the two that I like.

 

Your band is cool with you posting their album for critique?

 

I personally like the guitar tone in the mixed song and overall it reminds me of some Sylosis, but I do agree that it feels like they are sitting on top of the mix a bit

 

I actually really dig the guitar tone, echo the Sylosis remarks, clear tight and aggressive, but agree that it doesn't feel well meshed into the mix

Maybe the bass guitar isn't doing enough? I normally expect a louder bass that blends with the guitars well, where as this bass is pretty low in the mix

 

I don't think this mix is all that bad, honestly.

I think the guitars need some excitement and the bass could be brought up to blend it better but it's not bad as is. Maybe I'm used to metal bands with horrible production but I can hear everything and it sounds decent.

Mind you I'm listening on studio monitors, so maybe that's why. I'm wondering if everyone else is listening on normal speakers..which honestly would be the deciding factor since obviously everyone won't listen to this through a studio setup.

 

I think that the box overall is actually nice, just not a fan of "Cookie Monster" vocals, otherwise, lot's of punch & energy.

 

Maybe if I was listening on a super hi-def setup, I'd feel differently, but on my laptop with old Apple earbuds, it sounds great. I love the old school death metal guitar tone. Really love the bass tone, too.

 

Honestly, you’re just going to get people bitching by posting this here. Sorry! Ignore the haters if it is what you want then it is what it should be! I think it kicks! \m/

 

Yeeeah....I feel like this is kinda the truth. I don't hear anything really wrong with the mix and it sounds good.

 

I'm listening this on my Sony WH1000XM3 and it sounds pretty good to me. I would crank that bass guitar though!

 

Listening the song with ear buds on my mobile phone, it sounds great.

 

Sounds kick-ass to me. Might just be my system, but lead guitar is more present than I am used to hearing. I can still make out everything else (even the bass), though, so I don't think that's necessarily a negative thing.

 

Sounds pretty damn good to me OP. Jammin.

 

Well, if you’re going for that old school death metal production sound, then this sounds fucking great!

And if you’re looking for a more modern sound or something different altogether, then maybe don’t, because this sounds fucking great!

Given I’m listening to it on headphones on my work computer, but I don’t hear any problems with the guitar, and the bass blends well with the gits. Good stuff!

 

Sounds pretty good to me(listening on high quality headphones). But yeah, I do think the guitars are just a bit too high in the mix. Tone wise, it's top notch.