01-06-2019, 11:30 PM
Cool mix! In particular, I love the rhythm guitar sounds you got here - they way the high end and the mids are judged in them is really elegant.
The mix in general is very well balanced, with good control demonstrated all the way across the frequency spectrum.
I like the way you took Mike S's mix strategy with the distorted bass and made it your own. I'm a BIG fan of parallel distorted bass, but TBH I wasn't super-keen on how it was implemented in the preview mix (Sorry Mike!
). However, you've really managed to get a great tone in your mix, which I think works really well.
To answer your question about reverb (or lack thereof) - I think it works without it quite well, but personally, I think I would prefer to hear some, and I think the mix would benefit from some sort of ambient effects. In a punchy, raw song like this, sometimes the temptation to go too heavy handed on reverb and make it too "pretty" is an issue. If that's the case, sometimes delays can be a cool substitute. I like to think of delays as "excitement enhancers" rather than ambient effects, because they seem to really fill that role well. When automated strategically, I find they can almost subliminally inject excitement into key moments of the song without washing out the mix.
The only aspect of the mix that fell a bit flat for me was the guitar solo. Rather than taking over where the vocal left off as the main focus of the song, it tends to sound a little uneven and apologetic. I think impression might be exacerbated by the fact that it is panned too one side.
I like the way you handled the "busy-ness" of the outro by keeping the focus on the vocal by not overwhelming them with the improvisation.
Top stuff!
The mix in general is very well balanced, with good control demonstrated all the way across the frequency spectrum.
I like the way you took Mike S's mix strategy with the distorted bass and made it your own. I'm a BIG fan of parallel distorted bass, but TBH I wasn't super-keen on how it was implemented in the preview mix (Sorry Mike!
). However, you've really managed to get a great tone in your mix, which I think works really well. To answer your question about reverb (or lack thereof) - I think it works without it quite well, but personally, I think I would prefer to hear some, and I think the mix would benefit from some sort of ambient effects. In a punchy, raw song like this, sometimes the temptation to go too heavy handed on reverb and make it too "pretty" is an issue. If that's the case, sometimes delays can be a cool substitute. I like to think of delays as "excitement enhancers" rather than ambient effects, because they seem to really fill that role well. When automated strategically, I find they can almost subliminally inject excitement into key moments of the song without washing out the mix.
The only aspect of the mix that fell a bit flat for me was the guitar solo. Rather than taking over where the vocal left off as the main focus of the song, it tends to sound a little uneven and apologetic. I think impression might be exacerbated by the fact that it is panned too one side.
I like the way you handled the "busy-ness" of the outro by keeping the focus on the vocal by not overwhelming them with the improvisation.
Top stuff!
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