Pre Production - First Mix of Test recording

I carried out a first, rough mix on the first of the 2 test recording I provided a link to in the previous post.

This largely involved strip silencing the drums, meaning remove strips of audio where the drums are not heard on the track, leaving the drums isolated on their own track. This was done to a lesser extent than usual and the drums were not broken down into isolated elements i.e. kick drum, snare, toms, room mics etc.
I also applied EQ to the drums, to try and fatten the sound, as well as removing some of the spillage from the guitar and bass, although some what unsuccessfully, although as these elements are being played along at the same time at a much louder level, they are masked making this unimportant.
The drums were also compressed, boosting the lower sounds whilst preventing the louder ones from peaking and distorting, as they were recorded at a comparatively low level when contrasted in the other recordings and this allowed them to sit more prominently within the mix.
A noise gate was also used, fulfilling a similar purpose the the strip silencing, although slightly less accurately.

I then added EQ to the guitar, which had been recorded whilst distorted, causing it to sound muddy within the recordings. I made the guitar clearer, as well as reducing its occupation of the lower frequencies where it was competing with the drums and adding a low pass filter in an attempt to remove amp hum which was present on the track.

EQ was also necessary on the bass, which had been played in a violent manner which had caused a buzzing sound on the fret board which was present in the recording. EQ was able to limit this but could not eliminate it entirely. EQ was also used to generally fatten the bass sound, allowing it to more fully occupy the lower frequencies of the audio spectrum.

I have taken screen shots showing each of these processes being carried out however i am having difficult uploading them at present.

Here is the first mix which I have just detailed. Further work will be needed, however there is a noticeable difference between this and the unmixed version.

First Mix of Jam 1