28-06-2018, 12:39 PM
Hi Shul, thanks for listening and for the thoughtful feedback 
That's probably why I went with the synths! lol. I should wait for your revision, but perhaps this might give some thoughts meanwhile.
Your synths are missing, but you are fairly right about the guitars. They bring rhythm, but melodically what is their contribution? Finding space in the cloud of acoustic sustains and resonances, the synths can bring some nice emotion to the concept (as I imagine it in my head, that is!).
We both need to find the balance instrumentally, maybe you've gone the other way to me but it feels a little too much perhaps.
There's occasional guitar harshness from wayward harmonics that could do with touching up, but to do that it will require making space otherwise they will mask out. Maybe revise the use of reverbs in order to minimise congestion. The downmix in mono shows how things can quickly get washed out and lose definition and focus. The listening room converts stereo to mono outside the sweet spot, so it's a good reason to keep an ear out for mono issues. Don't forget the room also adds further delays and ambiance to what you have added (RT60) which can be over 0.5 seconds!
I'd bring the electric guitar at 2m forwards for more drama for the conclusion, though it will necessitate a review of the levels of everything else me thinks, to find space for this.
There's a big presence boost when he leans in on the mic that you might want to fix. A good example is the intro at 0m16s
What can we do with the overheads, any ideas?
(15-06-2018, 12:22 PM)Shul Wrote: man those tracks are somewhat problematic with each other.
That's probably why I went with the synths! lol. I should wait for your revision, but perhaps this might give some thoughts meanwhile.
Your synths are missing, but you are fairly right about the guitars. They bring rhythm, but melodically what is their contribution? Finding space in the cloud of acoustic sustains and resonances, the synths can bring some nice emotion to the concept (as I imagine it in my head, that is!).
We both need to find the balance instrumentally, maybe you've gone the other way to me but it feels a little too much perhaps.
There's occasional guitar harshness from wayward harmonics that could do with touching up, but to do that it will require making space otherwise they will mask out. Maybe revise the use of reverbs in order to minimise congestion. The downmix in mono shows how things can quickly get washed out and lose definition and focus. The listening room converts stereo to mono outside the sweet spot, so it's a good reason to keep an ear out for mono issues. Don't forget the room also adds further delays and ambiance to what you have added (RT60) which can be over 0.5 seconds!
I'd bring the electric guitar at 2m forwards for more drama for the conclusion, though it will necessitate a review of the levels of everything else me thinks, to find space for this.
There's a big presence boost when he leans in on the mic that you might want to fix. A good example is the intro at 0m16s
What can we do with the overheads, any ideas?
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