08-01-2014, 03:18 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-01-2014, 03:20 AM by Pedaling Prince.)
(07-01-2014, 05:34 PM)Voelund Wrote: Hope you like it though, with arrangement changes and all.
Voelund, congratulations! You just totally kicked A** with this guitar arrangement! Totally BLOWS AWAY my attempt. I gotta keep your tip about using different EQ on each guitar in mind; I have a feeling listening to this that that's a big part of what makes your guitar treatment here work. I have to say I'm impressed with the overall sound, too; it's modern but still with a touch of that old 80s feel. A modern mix that might provide a bridge to help some of these youngsters appreciate the artists of yesteryear! And I just LOVE the way you pull the guitars out completely for just a moment then WHAM bring them back in! Use that dynamic range, brother! Well done!
There is one serious problem here, though. The vocals are too low now most of the time. True in this type of music they should help sell the "loudness" of the music by struggling to get above the guitars but not THIS much. Conversely, Johnny's first "scream" just HAMMERS you as TOO loud. So I think the vocal balance still needs work.
My only other suggestion, and this is a minor taste thing, is to bring that guitar solo further forward, maybe 3-4 dB. It sounds fine the way it is but I liked it better when you had it more out front.
Once you fix that vocal balance problem I suspect this is going to be a mix I'm going to want to have in my collection; any chance of getting a copy of the 24-bit master when you've finished polishing it?