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Living In The City - First Mix - Martimnp - 29-12-2018
Hey, guys. I'm trying to improve my Mixing skills, so I'm trying this out. This is my first submission and any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
RE: Living In The City - First Mix - laurieharrison - 04-01-2019
Hi there! All sounding a bit muffled to me, particularly the lead vocal. Try clearing out the mud from that to get it sounding crisper and brighter (cut some low mids, and a gentle HF boost), then build the rest of the mix around that. Drums sound a bit distant - maybe make more use of the bottom snare and kick out mics to give it all a bit more punch.
RE: Living In The City - First Mix - olemon - 05-01-2019
The balance feels pretty good, but yeah, muffled or muddy. I have the same trouble. Are you using a reference track? That will help you dial in some eq.
RE: Living In The City - First Mix - HbGuitar - 06-01-2019
overall, i think the backing balances are pretty good. The vox is a bit of a problem....not quite sitting right....which is maybe why the level is down in the mix....if you push it any harder it will sound worse. Maybe add some slap-back delay to give it some size plus some eq shaping (kill low end resonance around 200hz with a notch/dynamic eq and add some 10KHz air with high shelf) would help it sit better in the mix.
cheers