BummerSummer’s here and I gotta a lot to sweat and study so giving mixing a break. But I had time to lose it one more time!
I printed a rough mix in one hour, which I still can’t believe. Let it rest a couple of days in my mp3 and thought of ending it swift and easy, going after a “Exile On Main Street” sound. I wasn’t thinking of a perfect imitation, just something after that vibe.
But of course, once I revisited that LP it was dismaying to find just how bad it sounds! I thought then of replicating 60’s “Aftermath” era, with very colored tracks and a thick ambience. A day went away and I’ve so screwed it! There are things I’d like to keep (organ and guitars) but drums lost pretty much all the lowend; LV has too much slap and reflections and generally it just feels overdone. Still, I’d like to find a compromise between the two mixes, or shouldn’t I? I’m totally lost at the moment.
Update - V3
I printed a rough mix in one hour, which I still can’t believe. Let it rest a couple of days in my mp3 and thought of ending it swift and easy, going after a “Exile On Main Street” sound. I wasn’t thinking of a perfect imitation, just something after that vibe.
But of course, once I revisited that LP it was dismaying to find just how bad it sounds! I thought then of replicating 60’s “Aftermath” era, with very colored tracks and a thick ambience. A day went away and I’ve so screwed it! There are things I’d like to keep (organ and guitars) but drums lost pretty much all the lowend; LV has too much slap and reflections and generally it just feels overdone. Still, I’d like to find a compromise between the two mixes, or shouldn’t I? I’m totally lost at the moment.
Update - V3