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#1
Here you go. Love to hear some feedback and will visit your mixes in return.....
edit***added the latest mix to this post for convenience***


.m4a    The Travelling Band - Quicksand.m4a --  (Download: 5.04 MB)


.m4a    The Travelling Band - Quicksand 2 a guit treb up 1db.m4a --  (Download: 5.04 MB)


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#2
Sounding pretty Good mingus, I just feel that may have lost some of the dynamics of that punchy drum beat somewhere. A compression decision on the master maybe? The only real standout for me is the vox is a little loud and floating. I think is needs some more comp to pull it into line. Maybe up the guitar solo a bit while your at it as well. Good Work.Smile
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#3
Thanks for the feedback, Dangerous.
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#4
Hey Mingus,

I agree with the above comment that the vocals seem detached from the band. The band seems to be fairly distant compared to the vocal. Since there isn't a bunch of elements playing at the same time I think the instruments can come up and would bring in some energy. (of course I may have gone too far on my own version......Big Grin).

Tim

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#5
Thanks both of you guys. I will open this up again and see what happens. It always fascinates me how you can listen to a mix and think it is great, then come back to it a few days later and hear all the mistakes.
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#6
went back to this. Put some punch and smash back in the snare and brightened the kick to cut through. Pulled the lead vox back a bit to settle into the mix more. Comments?


.m4a    The Travelling Band - Quicksand 2.m4a --  (Download: 5.05 MB)


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#7
Hey mingus, Listening with headphones, I think you have made a great improvement with version 2. You seem to have addressed the issues apparent in mix 1 without over cooking it. The band has come forward in this mix and marries in with the vox nicely. The kick is much improved also. Is the snare now a bit hot? Through the laptop speakers it pokes out a little (A taste thing I guess). I was also going to suggest maybe brightening up the snare, but it might take away from that nice rounded sound you have achieved overall.
Great workSmile

Dave
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#8
(26-07-2016, 09:14 AM)Dangerous Wrote: Hey mingus, Listening with headphones, I think you have made a great improvement with version 2. You seem to have addressed the issues apparent in mix 1 without over cooking it. The band has come forward in this mix and marries in with the vox nicely. The kick is much improved also. Is the snare now a bit hot? Through the laptop speakers it pokes out a little (A taste thing I guess). I was also going to suggest maybe brightening up the snare, but it might take away from that nice rounded sound you have achieved overall.
Great workSmile

Dave

Dave, thanks a lot. he snare just may be a little much. I will live with it a while , then have a listen. I like to check mixes on my phone and it sure bangs on that. Thanks again for your input!
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#9
I really like what you did with the intro here, that was inspired! As for the rest, the snare is a bit loud for my liking, and the guitars are a little quiet and narrow, but thats just my personal taste. I actually quite like the sparse vibe that your mix has.
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#10
Brad, Thanks for the feedback. I really appreciate it!....maybe a little tilt eq to pull up the guits would add enough without pushing the whole thing over. I'll see if I have some time tonight. Got a 4-year-old daughter so time is rare.
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