12-07-2014, 06:04 AM
Thanks for listening and sharing thoughts, man. You're spot on, here.
A fair observation! Mike calls it the "more of me in the monitor syndrome" (or something like that), and I've noticed even non-musicians tend to mix preferred instruments in too early or too strongly without realizing it. I was attracted to this mix because of the guitar heavy arrangement (and it's quite nice, too) so I should have gone in with my guard up
lol... the tambourine... I spent 20 minutes trying to fix the tambourine, and 20 minutes wasn't worth what it was doing for me. So I said "gosh, you're so stupid" to the tambourine and then cried on my pillow
At any rate, there is a definite lack of vision here because this mix is a rework of my previous effort... and I went into that version with a vision (say that ten times quickly) that was possibly incompatible with the arrangement/style/recording values, or for some other reason not achievable, so it'd make sense that my mix intentions seem fuzzy. The major lesson learned here is to form a much clearer perspective on my vision early enough in the game to make sure I can even achieve it... before I'm too buried in automation/fader rides/EQ to change direction.
And sleep on the damn thing before I sign off on the high end!
I always appreciate your time and effort, thanks!
(11-07-2014, 08:49 PM)The_Metallurgist Wrote: note at 2:00, when everything is jolling along - 2 steels, each doing their individual thing, the nylon and the electric too - there's 5 guitars working if you include the bass? for me, this puts my head in a spin...
...i'm wondering perhaps, if being a guitarist is causing you to battle a bit with the priorities, and by prioritizing everything, nothing really ends up getting the priority?...
A fair observation! Mike calls it the "more of me in the monitor syndrome" (or something like that), and I've noticed even non-musicians tend to mix preferred instruments in too early or too strongly without realizing it. I was attracted to this mix because of the guitar heavy arrangement (and it's quite nice, too) so I should have gone in with my guard up
(11-07-2014, 08:49 PM)The_Metallurgist Wrote: HEY!! WHERE'S THE TAMBOURINE? hahhahahhahwell, at least it's one potential source of fatigue eloquently dispatched.
lol... the tambourine... I spent 20 minutes trying to fix the tambourine, and 20 minutes wasn't worth what it was doing for me. So I said "gosh, you're so stupid" to the tambourine and then cried on my pillow
At any rate, there is a definite lack of vision here because this mix is a rework of my previous effort... and I went into that version with a vision (say that ten times quickly) that was possibly incompatible with the arrangement/style/recording values, or for some other reason not achievable, so it'd make sense that my mix intentions seem fuzzy. The major lesson learned here is to form a much clearer perspective on my vision early enough in the game to make sure I can even achieve it... before I'm too buried in automation/fader rides/EQ to change direction.
And sleep on the damn thing before I sign off on the high end!
I always appreciate your time and effort, thanks!
I'm grateful for comments and suggestions. Thank you for listening!