listening on computer speakers the bass sounds muddy. While it sounds counter intuitive, often the bass sounds better with a roll off of the freqs below 40hz. I use a fairly steep slope below 40.... there's really not much useful stuff down there except noise and mud. Experiment and move that roll off point up or down as needed. See what sounds best. You can also try using a graphic or parametric EQ on the bass to lower the low mids a bit.... it has a muddy sound to me in that range as well..... just a slight change can do wonders, you don't have to do major surgery to get the bass sounding cleaner.


The vox sounded ok....kinda warm and a few db too loud. I'd try a few things first to try to salvage the track before recording it over.

Lower the levels 6db to start.... you may need to go more or less... the vox needs to set in the mix better.

I'd also lower the mid freqs a bit and put a slight push on the highs. Also, if you have not done so, roll off everything below 100hz on the vocals. Again the exact level is a matter of personal taste.

Side note: I'd bump the guitar solo's up a few db.

The mix is fairly good and with just a few minor tweeks you can have this one nailed.

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