Hey, everyone!  Long time no see.  So long, in fact, that I couldn't manage to log in to my old account -- not that anybody would remember me anyways, haha.  Either way, it's good to be back and I look forward to spending some time on the ol' forum!
 
Anyways, after years of janky recording and mixing with my little project bands, I've decided I want to actually try to learn how to get a proper mix!
 
For this purpose, I'm going to be covering some Misfits songs (easy to learn on, I figure).  Here's what I've got recorded so far and mixed to the best of my abilities:
 
https://soundcloud.com/gu...-misfits-cover/s-NVwuT
 
I invite you to rip it apart with your criticism so I can rebuild it into something more listenable!
 
Thanks so much in advance for any advice you have to offer.
 
PS.  The vocals will have to be re-recorded when I can get to a better recording space.  For now, I want to acknowledge that my pitch and technique have a long way to go.  I'm more looking for advice on the mix, you get what I'm sayin' 

Hello Mr Janitor ,
 
I'm more of a composer of original material than a mixing engineer, but someone will be along later who can properly critique your mix. I do know a bit about mixing, of course, but I'm still learning myself and so I can only pick out the obvious things.
 
And listening on my cans, I cannot hear anything obviously wrong with this mix. I can hear all the elements. Vocals fit the genre well.
 
I look forward to some original stuff in the near future 
 
cheers
 
andy

I think your learning curve will be short.  This mix is fine.  Now, hit us with your best shot.

Thanks for the words of encouragement, synkrotron & Lynn 
 
 

Yeah, I agree. There is nothing obviously "wrong" with this mix. Everything is audible, and the space is well-used. It may be too clean for the style, but that's a nit...
 
Regards,
Dan

I think this is a great start....noting jumps out as bad...which is to say.....its pretty darn good!!..lol
 
BTW I love the tune...and your vox fit great..good work!

thepogue
I think this is a great start....noting jumps out as bad...which is to say.....its pretty darn good!!..lol
 
BTW I love the tune...and your vox fit great..good work!

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Thanks, dcumpian and thepogue!  And Bapu...  Maybe?  Yeah.  Thanks, Bapu.
 
I'm happy that there's nothing super-mega wrong with the mix.  So I guess the next step would be mastering it.  Well, recording some new vocals, grittying it up per dcumpian's advice, and then mastering it.
 
Can anyone recommend a good place to start with mastering something like this?  I've watched a lot of youtube videos and read a lot of articles and the one thing everyone says is "okay now just sort of add compressors and tyurn knobs until it sounds good k thanx bye".  Which is less than helpful.
 
I'm more in the market for a specific set of 'what makes for good mastering'-type guidelines.
 
Up until now, I've been throwing my completed mixes in FL Studio and putting the Soundgoodizer (preset-based multiband compressor and exciter) on the main channel.  It sounds better than no mastering at all, but I know if I had just a little bit of know-how, I could tailor the compressing/exciting/saturation/what-have-you to be better-suited to my songs (as the Soundgoodizer seems to mostly be appropriate for thumpy dance music).