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7/7/2025, 12:37:39 AM
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Ok your mixes have been bothering me, this newest one still is not sounding right at all (especially comparing it to commercially released, well-mixed, songs), so I've taken a look at all 3 versions of Untamed that you've posted in a spectral analyser (pic related is Voxengo SPAN, which is free).
Notice how, in the pic (from your song at around the 55 second mark during the chorus) the frequency spectrum has a slight dip in the midrange (may or may not be a problem) with a big peak in the highs (definitely a problem). The balance is wrong and I think you may need to go back to the drawing board on how you've mixed this as it's a problem with all 3 versions of the song I've observed to varying degrees of severity. You can check this yourself using Voxengo SPAN (again, it's a free plugin and worth getting yourself familiar with as a reference)
There is too much high frequency buildup in your mix, but it's difficult for me to know the specific cause as it could the result of buildup across the whole mix from multiple instruments and not necessarily one specific culprit (although I am sus of your sizzly-ass cymbal that plays throughout most of the song)
I still think the first version you posted sounded the closest to "correct", but even that had scooped mids and lacking low end with some harshness in the highs as well.
Typically, you'd expect to see a gradual downward slope (peaking somewhere in the lows with a gradual decline the higher it goes), although this can vary depending on song/genre/etc. it's usually a good ballpark to expect a downward slope most of the time. Your mix has a pretty drastic peak in the highs.
It's difficult for me to say what you need to do to resolve the problems with your mix as idk how you recorded it or what exactly has been done in your session for it to get this way, but don't let it discourage you it's a part of the learning process.
By the way, what are you monitoring with?
and are you using reference tracks?
Ok your mixes have been bothering me, this newest one still is not sounding right at all (especially comparing it to commercially released, well-mixed, songs), so I've taken a look at all 3 versions of Untamed that you've posted in a spectral analyser (pic related is Voxengo SPAN, which is free).
Notice how, in the pic (from your song at around the 55 second mark during the chorus) the frequency spectrum has a slight dip in the midrange (may or may not be a problem) with a big peak in the highs (definitely a problem). The balance is wrong and I think you may need to go back to the drawing board on how you've mixed this as it's a problem with all 3 versions of the song I've observed to varying degrees of severity. You can check this yourself using Voxengo SPAN (again, it's a free plugin and worth getting yourself familiar with as a reference)
There is too much high frequency buildup in your mix, but it's difficult for me to know the specific cause as it could the result of buildup across the whole mix from multiple instruments and not necessarily one specific culprit (although I am sus of your sizzly-ass cymbal that plays throughout most of the song)
I still think the first version you posted sounded the closest to "correct", but even that had scooped mids and lacking low end with some harshness in the highs as well.
Typically, you'd expect to see a gradual downward slope (peaking somewhere in the lows with a gradual decline the higher it goes), although this can vary depending on song/genre/etc. it's usually a good ballpark to expect a downward slope most of the time. Your mix has a pretty drastic peak in the highs.
It's difficult for me to say what you need to do to resolve the problems with your mix as idk how you recorded it or what exactly has been done in your session for it to get this way, but don't let it discourage you it's a part of the learning process.
By the way, what are you monitoring with?
and are you using reference tracks?
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