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[Olli H]

If I listen this loudly, it feels very nice, but when I turn the level down the lack of midrange comes quite audible. If I activate my ”auratone test” to master channel, the sound of your mix changes dramatically. Kick and bass disappear totally. So they don’t participate to the groove in midrange area at all. And that would mean that the mix won't translate well to different listening environments.

I’ve noticed that quite often nowadays you seem to have too ”smiley” overall sound. That is to say midrange feels quite thin. I’m quite sure that all the instruments have nice sound as such if soloed, but the don’t make together the optimal groove now.

During your years in this forum you have improved hugely, but I think that this midrange thing is currently your weakest point. So, I would suggest to you to build yourself somehow midrange test to master channel with eq or with impulse or whatever. And listen how professional grammy winning reference records preserve their sound and groove even if one cuts off both the low-end and hi-end.

Sorry not to go to other details of your mix, but this midrange thing is quite important. It prevents me to listen and analyze other things where you're already very good at.