Big Stone Culture: 'Fragile Thoughts' - FXOjafar's live'ish mix

[FXOjafar]

This reminds me of my first job at a "live to digital" (Sony PCM to Betamax!) studio in the early 1990s. Except back then we had to record live to stereo then we had 2 extra tracks for overdubs.

There was a lot of spill possibly from not so careful mic placement and I don't think the engineer was able to get the bass/guitar players to turn down lower than 11

Regardless it was workable. I put a very short delay on the guitar and panned it to make it nice and wide.

The noise was a doozy to fix. After several attempts I ended up mixing down with the noise and removing it in Audacity while topping and tailing.

I tried to make it sound like it was a live performance in a small, smoky venue.

DAW: Reason 7
Headphones: Sony MDR-XB900

[jeremias666]

the vibe fits the song.

The balance is good too.

But it lacks some excitement. The voice is dull and the reverb makes it a little boxy and demo sounding. And the kick drum is too dry, speacially against the wet instruments, it feels too upfront making the voice feel too in the back.

[pauldestael]

the vibe fits the song.

The balance is good too.

But it lacks some excitement. The voice is dull and the reverb makes it a little boxy and demo sounding. And the kick drum is too dry, speacially against the wet instruments, it feels too upfront making the voice feel too in the back.

I totally agree. It lacks some vibrance and color, shinny color. But I noticed that this mix is one of the few that the Bass Drum is effective end present. Great!