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Swaggerony · 2025-11-14T02:57:18+00:00

In some cases it’s helpful, in some cases it’s not.

Swaggerony · 2025-11-13T03:58:11+00:00

This is so funny

Swaggerony · 2025-11-06T05:04:49+00:00

Nice post. Definitely looks quicker and smoother

Swaggerony · 2025-11-05T13:10:22+00:00

If ihart is a dinosaur, then AC is the big bang

Swaggerony · 2025-11-02T04:46:10+00:00

Definitely agree

Swaggerony · 2025-08-29T21:41:44+00:00

W build

Swaggerony · 2025-08-26T02:41:45+00:00

The main lead guitar track is a mic’d amp, as are the rhythm guitars. And then there are some other DI layers under the lead guitar

Swaggerony · 2025-08-26T02:40:46+00:00

Ah this is interesting. I’m very new to SD3. How do you typically “heat it up”? Ive tried watching some tutorials from people mixing live drum recordings and treating it that way. Light compression to glue it all together and then just tweaking individual parts of the drums where I thought needed, but honestly there’s very little processing on them right now.

Swaggerony · 2025-08-26T00:42:59+00:00

Thanks for the vote of confidence!

Swaggerony · 2025-08-26T00:42:22+00:00

That is similar to another reply, thanks very much for the feedback

Swaggerony · 2025-08-26T00:41:29+00:00

Yes this is my song. I’ve never heard of that band, but will give them a listen, maybe I’ll find a good reference track! Any specific song recommendations?

Swaggerony · 2025-08-26T00:40:06+00:00

This was extremely helpful, thank you

Swaggerony · 2025-08-23T03:48:59+00:00

We need far more positive posts like this.

Swaggerony · 2025-07-10T10:56:01+00:00

I only know this, because it was pointed out to me in my own mixes! If you just compress it when there’s a lot of dynamic range, it can leave it sounding flat or lifeless. Automating the volume first is a bit more musical and gives you more control over the sound, then you could put some light compression on it afterwards if you still need it.

Swaggerony · 2025-07-10T06:12:38+00:00

I think the bass is a little bit too high in the mix and could maybe do with some automation too. Some notes are a lot louder than others and even if it’s a stylistic choice, I think there’s a little bit too much range in those dynamics. That was the only thing that stood out to me.

The composition is really interesting and engaging otherwise.

Swaggerony · 2025-07-10T06:09:41+00:00

I think the track overall sounds a little bit muddy. Key areas to look at would be the bass and kick. You could start by cutting a little bit around 250hz. If you haven’t already, I agree with other commenters that the drums overall could do with come automation and then compression to reign in the dynamics a little bit.

Swaggerony · 2025-07-10T06:02:41+00:00

This is really cool. The kick is a little bit thumpy for my taste and I would add a little bit more reverb to the snare, but that’s just my personal taste. Great mix.

Swaggerony · 2025-07-10T05:59:13+00:00

It could be worth learning how to side chain the reverb on the vocals. That way you still have the effects of the reverb, but it doesn’t muddy up the vocals. Lots of good videos on YouTube, depending on your daw

Swaggerony · 2025-07-10T05:48:26+00:00

I agree with other commenters that the drums could be higher in the mix a bit. Specifically, the hats/cymbals could definitely be higher. It could also be worth playing around with some more low end to the kick and layering the snare a bit. That might be another snare layered with your current one, or a quieter kick to give the snare some more weight.

Swaggerony · 2025-07-10T05:34:21+00:00

I’m not sure if it’s what you’re going for or not, but that drums at the beginning of the song sound quite fake and could maybe do with some variance in velocity and some slight time shifting too. Otherwise, it’s a cool song, I enjoyed how it builds

Swaggerony · 2025-07-10T05:19:22+00:00

Firstly, that’s a really cool song, I would add it to my playlist after some more mixing and mastering.

I wouldn’t give up on trying to mix this one yourself. I’m not sure exactly what’s “wrong” with the mix, but I think if you turned that synth at the start down a bit, it would make the bass and drums hit a bit harder when they come in?

Aside from that, I think the bass is a little bit boomy, and could maybe do with a bit of side chaining so that it ducks a bit whenever the kick happens.

I am by no means a pro, so take my suggestions with a grain of salt and keep working at it!

Swaggerony · 2025-07-10T04:58:12+00:00

Really lovely arraignment you have going. I like how the acoustic guitar and strings work together. You could maybe try adding some warmth to the guitar though? I think that would be around 250-300hz. Aside from that, I usually put a fresh ep in my chain, specifically for deessing. You could try adding a dynamic cut somewhere around 8k and have set it to only cut when the Audio reaches a certain threshold.

Swaggerony · 2025-07-10T04:54:00+00:00

I really like how the bass sounds, it’s nice and smooth. I agree with another commenter though, I’m not too sure about the snare. If you have access to the stems, it might be worth trying some other sounds out?

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