ThePhonk's mix

[Pedaling Prince]

Now,

does the world need another mix of this song? Well... I guess it cannot hurt. I still love it. And I think that before I post more comments on other people's mixes, I should post something to comment back on

I started working on this months ago, and revisited it from time to time. My original intention was to make it barn-dry and a bit dusty and seedy, and space the instruments as realistically as possible. Then I could not resist the textures and the interplay of the stringed instruments and celebrated a Haas fest.

I reached a point with this mix where my decisions become oscillating ("tad bit more vocals... ah, no, rather less"). Probably a good time to take a break and collect some feedback.

I'm happy enough with it, to be honest. I wanted the bass a bit woody and hollow (inspired by Ian's mix), the drums rather washed out, and spotlight the best moments of the stringed instruments. I think I accomplished that to a certain extent. The thing that I am unhappy with is the crash. And I knowingly sacrificed some mono compatibility.

Anything else? Bass too boomy? Vocals too edgy? What do you think?

Marc

"My original intention was to make it barn-dry and a bit dusty and seedy, and space the instruments as realistically as possible." As soon as I read that, I had the feeling this was going to be a good mix, and I was right; it's pretty obvious you've got a good handle on using your visual imagination to capture the right feel for a song.

Actually, my only issues here are that the backing instruments sound just a tad dull, particularly in the opening, and the vocals sound just a tad sharp. Just some gentle EQ on the string instruments and backing down a dB or two on the existing EQ settings on your vocals and you have a winning mix here, IMHO.

Enjoyed this immensely!