December 2023 (Updated! AGAIN! Lol!), Heart Shaped Box Studio - The Chain Studio Recording

Sounding good Byron and your production is coming along very well. Some good advice given by folks in this thread. Level and balance still needs some tweaking and LBRo has made some suggestions.

What I found to be a godsend was using a Sound Meter when mixing and mastering. I think it was DP that tipped me in that direction but it will ensure you get the optimum levels for YouTube and ensure you differentiate levels between each member of the “band”.

You may find this useful.

I would also be interested to hear how you are using panning, as there seemed to be some overlap and the vocals sounded doubled and a little too wide for my ears. Think of your panning like how you would see the band lined up on stage is a good starting point.
Many different set ups but something like this helps to work out the panning angles/percentages and EQ can be used to raise and lower each “instruments” position in the mix.

As @LBro said Waves CLA Vocals is a good tool to really make your vocals pop and reduces experimentation… but you learn a lot by playing around. @LBro have you seen the new Waves Silk Vocals, recently on sale ? Very nice !!

Anyway have fun because production is a fun arena to explore,

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