09-08-2019, 08:49 PM
As far as mix 4, I think those changes helped. I think the vocal needs a bit of de-essing. The hi hat at the top feels pretty aggressive. The hi hat and the sibilance on the vocal feel like it's in the same range so that's why I'm thinking it's due to the leakage. One thing to try to see if it works is muting the vocal at the top to have the drums be a little cleaner. It may or may not work depending on how much the drum leakage in the vocal plays into the overall sound. You can get away with a lot at that transition because the vocal coming in catches the ear's attention.