River's Risin'

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I guess my first reaction to the critique is that I'm doing something different than you. I'm trying to give it the sound of a live performance without all of the tricks. In bluegrass, the nature of the instruments causes them to struggle with each other. I left that struggle in. No stage show has that wide of a stereo image. It wasn't by accident that mine is narrower. I started with banjo and mando split wide like you did and it does make it easier to hear each. But it's not realistic. I did some things with EQ to try to differentiate them. I pulled the drums all in closer as I went also. I mixed in mono a lot of the time and it turns out I can hear each instrument at a level that suits me.
This isn't an angry rant, just my observations about the critique. We chose different paths. I haven't had time to put into writing anything about yours or the other mixes yet. Thanks for your input and taking the time to give it a listen.