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Amy Helm and The Handsome strangers,Rescue me, update - Cudjoe - 12-11-2017
Here is my mix
RE: Amy Helm and The Handsome strangers,Rescue me - HbGuitar - 13-11-2017
Hey Cudjoe,
Listening to your mix, i really like the rhythm section - bass and drums sound well balanced together and drive the song nicely. Same with vox and guitar. They both sit nicely. Good call pulling guitar to center for solo - its where it belongs imo.
Things to consider, both to do with FX
1. the mandolin seems very dry - a bit more ambience here (room verb or short delay) could help push it back behind the vocalist without it seeming wet at all......it would still sound dry but sit better imo.
2. maybe some (more) fx sweetener on lead vox in chorus through automation - the vowels could do with sounding more elastic.....the big "rescue" and "running" sound a bit tight and need opening and stretching - very subjective language i know.
In my cans maybe its sounds like a smidge more de-ess could be handy but its not that noticeable in monitors so i guess a line-ball decision.
These are all quite small little things but they could help take your mix to that next level.
good job.
Cheers, Simon
RE: Amy Helm and The Handsome strangers,Rescue me - thedon - 13-11-2017
Nice mix ,The room or overheads sound a touch upfront as can hear a touch too much room ambience and sizzle in the hi hats !
probably personal taste !
Cheers
RE: Amy Helm and The Handsome strangers,Rescue me - Cudjoe - 14-11-2017
(13-11-2017, 12:06 AM)HbGuitar Wrote: Hey Cudjoe,Hi Simon thanks for your detailed review, I went for the more dryer mix even though I do agree about the mandolin,mix 2 soon to come.
Listening to your mix, i really like the rhythm section - bass and drums sound well balanced together and drive the song nicely. Same with vox and guitar. They both sit nicely. Good call pulling guitar to center for solo - its where it belongs imo.
Things to consider, both to do with FX
1. the mandolin seems very dry - a bit more ambience here (room verb or short delay) could help push it back behind the vocalist without it seeming wet at all......it would still sound dry but sit better imo.
2. maybe some (more) fx sweetener on lead vox in chorus through automation - the vowels could do with sounding more elastic.....the big "rescue" and "running" sound a bit tight and need opening and stretching - very subjective language i know.
In my cans maybe its sounds like a smidge more de-ess could be handy but its not that noticeable in monitors so i guess a line-ball decision.
These are all quite small little things but they could help take your mix to that next level.
good job.
Cheers, Simon
RE: Amy Helm and The Handsome strangers,Rescue me - Cudjoe - 14-11-2017
(13-11-2017, 10:22 AM)thedon Wrote: Nice mix ,The room or overheads sound a touch upfront as can hear a touch too much room ambience and sizzle in the hi hats !Hi don yes I do agree with you mix 2 soon to come.
probably personal taste !
Cheers
RE: Amy Helm and The Handsome strangers,Rescue me, update - Cudjoe - 14-11-2017
Any comments on mix 2?
RE: Amy Helm and The Handsome strangers,Rescue me, update - Mixinthecloud - 17-11-2017
(14-11-2017, 07:15 PM)Cudjoe Wrote: Any comments on mix 2?
It pops. Lots of side in the sound field which works for all but the background vocals. They got pinched when they need to add a solid background to her lead figure. Maybe pan the backgrounds more center? With the strength of the guitar it is very tough to match a poor little mando with that kind of power. Your mix is very tight which is not easy to get. Important to listen to her lyrics with this song. There is a ton of emotion in her voice in this performance. I'd mellow out your mix some to add meat below that crisp top end you obtained.
RE: Amy Helm and The Handsome strangers,Rescue me, update - Cudjoe - 22-11-2017
(17-11-2017, 07:00 PM)Mixinthecloud Wrote:Thanks mixinthecloud i will look into this.(14-11-2017, 07:15 PM)Cudjoe Wrote: Any comments on mix 2?
It pops. Lots of side in the sound field which works for all but the background vocals. They got pinched when they need to add a solid background to her lead figure. Maybe pan the backgrounds more center? With the strength of the guitar it is very tough to match a poor little mando with that kind of power. Your mix is very tight which is not easy to get. Important to listen to her lyrics with this song. There is a ton of emotion in her voice in this performance. I'd mellow out your mix some to add meat below that crisp top end you obtained.
RE: Amy Helm and The Handsome strangers,Rescue me, update - L.Mix - 06-12-2017
Overall, good mixes. Mix 2 is an improvement from the first the way I see it.
It's clean, it's punchy but just a bit in your face. The backing vox get lost a bit. For my taste you could possible widen the stereo field, add a bit more fx to back vox and move them further away from the lead vox.
RE: Amy Helm and The Handsome strangers,Rescue me, update - Cudjoe - 07-12-2017
(06-12-2017, 11:37 AM)L.Mix Wrote: Overall, good mixes. Mix 2 is an improvement from the first the way I see it.Thanks L.mix I will look into it in my next mix.
It's clean, it's punchy but just a bit in your face. The backing vox get lost a bit. For my taste you could possible widen the stereo field, add a bit more fx to back vox and move them further away from the lead vox.