I opened the files in Logic to do some listening of our session and some rough mixes. I didn’t spend a lot of time with the mixing, just added some preset EQ and compression to some of the tracks and some reverb and a little delay on the vocals as well, just to get a feel for how it could sound. Not bad at all. I think the first thing that stood out to me was even though the Bearing Edge snare was punchier and drier, meaning less resonant, it didn’t cut through with a nice crack as well as the Supraphonic did. We have to go back to square one and try to make the Supraphonic work. I may try to retune it or put different heads on it to see if that makes an improvement.
Another thing I noticed was how dynamic the vocal track was. I think next time we’ll be tracking through a compressor to knock to keep the levels more manageable for mixing in post. I don’t want to over do it though, just enough to keep the level workable for the mix. The goal is to try to keep the dynamics and energy but without clipping or working with ultra quiet levels.
So bottom line so far, the drums and the vocals are the hardest to mix. I knew drums would be a challenge. I am quite content with the guitar and bass sounds. I think I will experiment further with mic placement on my bass amp, to see if I can make it even better, but I am quite happy with what I am getting for now.
Song file (cover tune):