15-01-2019, 02:53 PM
Hi Dell Brush! Another well-balanced mix this, in general. A few things that struck me:
Hope those hints are some use, thanks for posting!
- Kick/snare backbeat feels muffled. It seems like there's too much 150Hz, especially in combination with the bass. The kick could afford to be better differentiated from the bass, I think, tonally.
- The bass is cool -- very understated and warm-sounding, but with enough midrange action to bring the melodic elements through the mix.
- The overall mix tonality feels a little abrasive after a while, especially at higher listening volumes. Be careful with the 4-8KHz range -- especially on the vocals, which are quite sibilant and aggressive.
- I wonder whether the vocal compression is also a too fast and extreme, for example when I hear things like the 's' and 'f' on "seem to feel alright" at 1:20.
- The solo guitar is very stark and stringy-sounding, so it pokes out of the mix unnaturally for me. I sounds like it really needs some amp-modelling. Compare your Intro with that of the rough mix, for instance.
- Good use of subtle mix delay/reverb effects on the whole, although there could be more section differentiation in this respect.
- Although the balancing on the whole seems very sesible, the mix still feels quite static, in that I don't get that sense of being directed to the most interesting details the whole time, as I'd expect of a single.
Hope those hints are some use, thanks for posting!