Hey mixerjason.
Love the fact that you've changed things up and given the mix a different approach. Everything sounds nice enough individually, but I'm not sure either mix works as a whole.....lots of instruments but no ensemble.
thoughts that spring to mind
1. Vocal, drums and guitars seem to exist in three separate ambient spaces, which I personally find very distracting
2. The guitars are very narrow, almost mono, and the vox is really wide
3. Slide guitar seems to vary quite drastically in volume
I guess if you are going for an unorthodox approach, and I applaud you for doing so, you need to work extra hard on creating believability in the illusion that you are creating - and right now there are too many glimpses behind the curtain for me to really believe.
keep working at it -- it'll pay off.
Cheers, Simon
Love the fact that you've changed things up and given the mix a different approach. Everything sounds nice enough individually, but I'm not sure either mix works as a whole.....lots of instruments but no ensemble.
thoughts that spring to mind
1. Vocal, drums and guitars seem to exist in three separate ambient spaces, which I personally find very distracting
2. The guitars are very narrow, almost mono, and the vox is really wide
3. Slide guitar seems to vary quite drastically in volume
I guess if you are going for an unorthodox approach, and I applaud you for doing so, you need to work extra hard on creating believability in the illusion that you are creating - and right now there are too many glimpses behind the curtain for me to really believe.
keep working at it -- it'll pay off.
Cheers, Simon
Be fierce in your encouragement, kind in your criticism and try and remember that the art of a good critique is not to make someone else's mix sound like yours...but to help the mixer realize their own vision.
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