23-11-2016, 03:42 PM
My usual disclaimer is that I'm listening on earbuds. I feel like i should just put that in my sig.
Here's what jumps out at me. (V3). In no particular order.
-The acoustic at about 11 o'clock is pretty loud. I think it takes away from the snare and also emphasizes the "rattly-chain snare" sound. Plus I can't tell if the snare is centered or panned underneath that acoustic but I'd center it. Personally the snare song didn't bother me too much besides some occasional peakiness at about 4k and 7k. I didn't use the bottom snare mic in my mix. Also, notice that the acoustic is louder in the intro so watch how the song loses some intensity when the band comes in. Same goes for the vocal Mmmms.
-There's some annoying frequencies on the second rhythm acoustic that can be tamed in the high end.
-The BGVs could be balanced better. It feels like one or two vocals just pop out.
Some things that I did when I did some mixes of this was to break them down into parts. The BGVs in the middle of the song are essentially low, mids, highs. So I grouped the sections together and then it was more like mixing 3 vocals and not 12. Send the lot to a bus and eq/compress to taste. Another time I mixed the song I just balanced the BGs in another separate session and bounce a stereo mix so I didn't have so may tracks to look at in the main mix.
The good stuff:
-The drums sounds work besides the snare. Centering it and losing the bottom mic would help focus it and drive the song and probably clean up the acoustic. (if you are using it there's a lot of bottom in the top mic on the multitrack.) The cymbals have a nice "weight" to them.
-The bass feels good. I think it could have more bottom, but then again, earbuds. I think this is a song that could have a little too much bass than not enough so I'd err on a little more. Don't overdo it though. Just a hair.
-The vocals sound good. They do get obscured by the acoustic so I wasn't to say he could come up in the mix but he might be fine if the acoustic comes back. Maybe less reverb. It softens them up a little too much.
-I'm not sure on the electric guitar. It feels nice back in the mix but there are probably times you could ride it up sometimes.
-Yeah, I can hear everything but it feels a little disconnected. Personally, I'm not sold on hearing every instrument distinctly. I know general wisdom is make sure everything is heard but I'm more of the mindset that things can be slightly obscured or even muddy as long as it congeals as a sound. Case in point in this song is the Rhodes. It never really needs to be heard but just add some thickness to the chorus. You have it at a good level I think. It actually may want to come back a hair.
I wrote too much. My coffee hasn't kicked in.
That said it all sounds pretty good. There's really only some minor tweaks that need to be done to take it up another level.
Here's what jumps out at me. (V3). In no particular order.
-The acoustic at about 11 o'clock is pretty loud. I think it takes away from the snare and also emphasizes the "rattly-chain snare" sound. Plus I can't tell if the snare is centered or panned underneath that acoustic but I'd center it. Personally the snare song didn't bother me too much besides some occasional peakiness at about 4k and 7k. I didn't use the bottom snare mic in my mix. Also, notice that the acoustic is louder in the intro so watch how the song loses some intensity when the band comes in. Same goes for the vocal Mmmms.
-There's some annoying frequencies on the second rhythm acoustic that can be tamed in the high end.
-The BGVs could be balanced better. It feels like one or two vocals just pop out.
Some things that I did when I did some mixes of this was to break them down into parts. The BGVs in the middle of the song are essentially low, mids, highs. So I grouped the sections together and then it was more like mixing 3 vocals and not 12. Send the lot to a bus and eq/compress to taste. Another time I mixed the song I just balanced the BGs in another separate session and bounce a stereo mix so I didn't have so may tracks to look at in the main mix.
The good stuff:
-The drums sounds work besides the snare. Centering it and losing the bottom mic would help focus it and drive the song and probably clean up the acoustic. (if you are using it there's a lot of bottom in the top mic on the multitrack.) The cymbals have a nice "weight" to them.
-The bass feels good. I think it could have more bottom, but then again, earbuds. I think this is a song that could have a little too much bass than not enough so I'd err on a little more. Don't overdo it though. Just a hair.
-The vocals sound good. They do get obscured by the acoustic so I wasn't to say he could come up in the mix but he might be fine if the acoustic comes back. Maybe less reverb. It softens them up a little too much.
-I'm not sure on the electric guitar. It feels nice back in the mix but there are probably times you could ride it up sometimes.
-Yeah, I can hear everything but it feels a little disconnected. Personally, I'm not sold on hearing every instrument distinctly. I know general wisdom is make sure everything is heard but I'm more of the mindset that things can be slightly obscured or even muddy as long as it congeals as a sound. Case in point in this song is the Rhodes. It never really needs to be heard but just add some thickness to the chorus. You have it at a good level I think. It actually may want to come back a hair.
I wrote too much. My coffee hasn't kicked in.
That said it all sounds pretty good. There's really only some minor tweaks that need to be done to take it up another level.