> The overall feeling I am left with is it sounds kinda "boxy", like, > you can tell right away that this is not a pro mix. And yet, I believe > it's pretty good, you can hear every instruments and sample like > I intended it too...So maybe it's just a question of mastering? > > Oh well, it's here for you to listen to, enjoy and criticize: > http://www.mp3.com/6ameternal > > (song's called "Everything we knew") I would greatly appreciate > sound and mix tips if you have!! Thanks. Quite good, actually. I do think the guitar(ish) sound front and center fights a bit with the vocals. That "boxy" feeling might be the lack of ambience on that guitar part. I'm no engineer, though (and my mixes truly do suck, but I'm a hobbyist relatively new to DAW recording). I used to do 8-track mixes on analog gear (ah the '80s!), and guitars or similar grinding synth sounds would always get the off-center and/or bit of 'verb to keep 'em from fighting the vocals. Vocal is a little dry as well, but maybe that's what you're shooting for. I would take a listen to some newer Rob Zombie fare for that heavy yet with nice ambience synth/guitar sound your song is looking for, just as a reference point. Like the songs or hate 'em, that "Hellbilly Deluxe" album has a SOUND to it - very well produced. Lots of air around things, even though it's got the cacophany going full tilt. Your music strikes me as more punkish/garage than Zombie, but similar enough to make the comparison. Anything approaching what I call "electronic punk" (really any short electronic grinding song) is hard due to the lack of the unifying space of the "garage" that gives it that tossed off balls out brash that makes actual garage music so listenable despite the grindage. Perhaps a short room-ish reverb on the whole thing to give it space? Nothing too muddying, though, and only if you seperate the guitar and vocal so they can coexist in the mix. Then again, my mixes (what few are worth a damn) are best redone by more capable others, so take my suggestions with a few dozen grains of sodium chloride... -- Michael Brien Lane Ein Bruddah Max