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Sleep By The Fire - Olli H - Olli H - 24-11-2015
Totally strange genre to me. I was all the time struggling with compromises of how to preserve excitement without making it causing too much fatique. And at the end of the day I still have no idea what the target audience wants to hear. So I may have gone to totally wrong direction.
RE: Sleep By The Fire - Olli H - Nos - 24-11-2015
Nice mix.like your low end. The bass is prominent but controlled.I had more kick in my own mix but I like this and your kick is still punchy.
RE: Sleep By The Fire - Olli H - juanjose1967 - 25-11-2015
as you know, I'm new to this genre like you; but I can hear if I like the mix or not. Good drums (even though I would have lowered a little bit the cymbals and hihats as a personal taste decision), controlled bass and the egtrs combine pretty well with the vocals.
So it might or it might not be good for the genre but I think that technically you've done it right.
RE: Sleep By The Fire - Olli H - Olli H - 26-11-2015
Thanks. I agree with the cymbals. I was fighting with them quite a lot. As I came to the limits of my skills I had to make a decision: EITHER some excitement with some fatique OR no fatique and dull.
RE: Sleep By The Fire - Olli H - azwayne - 11-01-2016
You know, even with the cymbals (well, 'cept for the chorus where they just really slug you in the face), this isn't all that bad a mix. There are a few things that need to be cleaned up but it generally works.
Nice job, Olli.
RE: Sleep By The Fire - Olli H - wurstdrummer - 14-01-2016
The bass guitar sounds like an upright bass, haha! That was a surprise in a good way.
Definitely a creative mix!
I like the cymbals. Sure, they sound a bit mid-heavier than a usual mix for that genre would have them, but I like different approaches and I don't feel uncomfortable while listening to your mix.
Keep it up!