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#2
The bass guitar is being overshadowed by the kick. The bass groove is too loosey-goosey for my taste and pokes out in a lot of spots in a disconnected way. It'll line up with the drums and then slip away. The times when it doubles the guitar figures isn't tight. Also,that busy of a part suggests a slightly brighter bass sound. I'd take another crack at it.
 
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saabfender said:
The bass guitar is being overshadowed by the kick. The bass groove is too loosey-goosey for my taste and pokes out in a lot of spots in a disconnected way. It'll line up with the drums and then slip away. The times when it doubles the guitar figures isn't tight. Also,that busy of a part suggests a slightly brighter bass sound. I'd take another crack at it.
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Thanks for this feedback. I hope the kick issue will be taken care of during the mixing process. This is a very rough mix that I do as I record. I think I'm following a lot of what you're saying here. Are you mainly talking about the verses? It does get a little busy and loses the foundation at times. I'm going to try to do something a bit more laid back maybe?
 
#4
I like the part itself pretty well, actually. It's really not too busy. I don't have a sense that the verses are better or worse than the rest. It just needs to feel more "in charge." That may be because I'm a pretty bossy bass player.

Listened again. It has kind of a Barenaked Ladies vibe to it. It's nice.
 
#5
saabfender said:
I like the part itself pretty well, actually. It's really not too busy. I don't have a sense that the verses are better or worse than the rest. It just needs to feel more "in charge." That may be because I'm a pretty bossy bass player.

Listened again. It has kind of a Barenaked Ladies vibe to it. It's nice.
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Okay I took your advice and I took a few more cracks at it. I really think it's improving! I wasn't listening closely enough to the drums. What do you think of it now?

 
#7
When you send it to get mixed, separate the vocals dry from the effects track to give options. I would leave more high mids on the bass to let it cut in the mix. The mix engineer can always dial it back, but it can lose quality or sound harsh if they have to excite it. I suggest sending a reference (this) mix to the engineer with the raw tracks too.
 
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#8
Bassbeater said:
When you send it to get mixed, separate the vocals dry from the effects track to give options. I would leave more high mids on the bass to let it cut in the mix. The mix engineer can always dial it back, but it can lose quality or sound harsh if they have to excite it. I suggest sending a reference (this) mix to the engineer with the raw tracks too.
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Thanks for that feedback. I usually send all the tracks raw with the exception of some guitar tones that I like.
 
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