Tears in the Rain

[The_Metallurgist]

Revised mix with improved overall tonality

bold attempt. unfortunately i'm getting fatigue off the top end here from the steels and the shaker.

i've reworked mine....but only marginally. i've explained in some depth my mix decisions which i will post shortly after printing the audio file. you might not agree with my vision, but it might provide you with a different perspective on what everyone else has done so far, but i'll touch upon it here...

i'd be controversial and suggest that being a guitarist doesn't mean we can mix them. first and foremost is the fact that what you hear as the player, aint what the audience hears, and most importantly of all, what the microphone hears isn't anything any of us hears!! ......AND it's all got to work in a mix with other instruments...and present itself in stereo. i think it's the difference between chalk and cheese, really.

i understand the "attack" comment from Don above, however, not all guitarists are equal, and certainly no guitar set-up is equal and each guitarist will have his or her personal preferences towards the string windings, materials and most importantly of all, the tension to suit their playing style (and this impacts on attack characteristics). how you choose to express this in the mix is entirely a subjective view [nearly!], unless the guitarist concerned, is sitting on your shoulder while you mix it....and is abundantly clear of the fact that what he is hearing over the monitors is NEVER going to be what he hears when playing the instrument. taking the Attack as an example, an audience will hear less of this owing to room reflections, and a whole multitude of different delays as the sound bounces around all over the place before it reaches the ears of an audience. a room smears the sound and helps to round it out, and depending on the room and it's volume, construction and furnishings, this impact can be majorly significant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so, yeah, i get this "experience" thing, but it's not a totally objective assessment that can be conveniently transferred to a mix. it's far more complicated. to add to this, the further away the guitarist, the less high-end content the arriving sound will have by the time it gets to the audience....especially those furthest away from the performance! but to the performing guitarist, it will be as bright as hell with tonnes of attack

where's Olli?