Hi Thomas,
Many thanks for your feedback.
A great song, really nice arrangement and stellar vocals. For some reason the guitar solos reminded me of earlier Gilmore/Pink Floyd, so were mixed accordingly
There is indeed a lot of automation on this mix to pluck out interesting fills and build dynamics. I really liked the bass guitar in this track. I had muted once and noticed then how much it ties the song together.
I agree with you on the lead vox. I never got that to sit right. Part of it was the recording is very clean. I've added a UA-610B pre for a little subtle warmth and, in the louder portions, a bit more grit. I also backed off slightly on an L2A compressor, so the dynamics come through a bit better now.
To your question on the soundstage: The mix by Mike Senior used a lot of reverb, so I thought I'd go for a different presentation with the lead vocal floating more in front of the mix (as most chart singles do.) There is also a global hall reverb in there to help pinpoint some of the instruments in the soundstage, but it's very subtle.
My updated mix is attached.
Thank you very much for sharing your song and multitracks with us. I'm sure I speak for many on the forum in saying we'd be happy to try our hand at any future multitracks you wish to post!
Cheers, Jeff
Many thanks for your feedback.
A great song, really nice arrangement and stellar vocals. For some reason the guitar solos reminded me of earlier Gilmore/Pink Floyd, so were mixed accordingly
There is indeed a lot of automation on this mix to pluck out interesting fills and build dynamics. I really liked the bass guitar in this track. I had muted once and noticed then how much it ties the song together.
I agree with you on the lead vox. I never got that to sit right. Part of it was the recording is very clean. I've added a UA-610B pre for a little subtle warmth and, in the louder portions, a bit more grit. I also backed off slightly on an L2A compressor, so the dynamics come through a bit better now.
To your question on the soundstage: The mix by Mike Senior used a lot of reverb, so I thought I'd go for a different presentation with the lead vocal floating more in front of the mix (as most chart singles do.) There is also a global hall reverb in there to help pinpoint some of the instruments in the soundstage, but it's very subtle.
My updated mix is attached.
Thank you very much for sharing your song and multitracks with us. I'm sure I speak for many on the forum in saying we'd be happy to try our hand at any future multitracks you wish to post!
Cheers, Jeff
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