mix - is the bass too big?

[gypsymoth]

new tune, "everything" added to myspace (link below) today.
I made the bass a little bigger and rounder than usual - please let me know if it's too boomy out there.

[Sibob]

Doesn't sound to boomy to me, although sounds like you've panned the guitar hard right, and the bass hard left, try putting them closer to the middle to get a rounder mix!?
Umm, and also the guitar sounds out of tune!?

Cool man, keep it coming!

Si

Edited July 17, 2007 by Sibob

[gypsymoth]

hey. thanks.
yeah, I do pretty hard panning - maybe too much. childhood memories of standing dead center with each ear getting blasted differently.
if the guitar isn't out of tune when I start, it usually is by half way through anyway
it wasn't boomy on the phones, but it is on my cheapy home pc.

[gypsymoth]

perhaps what was boomy on my pc was floor toms to far back - so I brought them up to be more prominent. and the bass up too. swapped a couple db on the guitar mics, giving a bit more edge to the out of tuneness.
and reduced the panning while I was at it.

thanks for listening, and the feedback.

[Muppet]

Interesting to pan the bass. I was always taught bass and kick drum down the centre. Not that there's anything wrong with breaking from tradition!

[gypsymoth]

with a three piece the choices get pretty limited. listen to fresh cream, live at leeds - or look at a stage..
if there is double tracking of the guitars the choice isn't so obvious, but I'm not doing any "extra" parts.