Leaf - Summerghost

[juanjose1967]

I wanted to finish the year mixing a song from Leaf, the group that I chose here in the forum to start applying what I had learned in Mike Senior's book back in April. So I'm finishing my mixing year just as I started it!

I only hope that this time it sounds better than my first mix!!!

Thank you in advance for your comments!!

[Voelund]

Sounds almost like a record to me - I like it.
Only suggestion is look into cymbals and hat, makin them sweeter. It would suit the beautiful song.
I think you have come a long way in this short time. Well done.

[bmullen]

Very nice

[juanjose1967]

I'm glad you liked it! in fact, this is my first mix using my brand new Sennheiser HD 600 headphones that Olli told me about and that I got for Christmas. So I think it's been a very nice present :-)

It's difficult here to change the cymbals and hats because all the drums come together in a single track... but I will try to figure out how to do it... I like challenges!!

Thanks for the encouraging words! you guys are the greatests!!!

[Voelund]

In that case simply inserting a comp on the track, sidechained from a copy of the drumtrack (dont feed that to 2 bus ! ) with a narrow boost somewhere 7-10 k and experimenting with threshhold and frequencies, would be my starting point.
But I could be wrong and the hard frequencies lower
Or sacrifice topend of drums a little, givin the opposite eq to drumbus. Maybe combined with a broad boost around 12 k

[juanjose1967]

I've added a multiband compressor and I've lowered the hats and cymbals volume a little bit. I've also added some slight warmth to them. So I hope that this is better than before

[thedon]

Sounds great !!!!!! I like it !
Have a happy new year !

[juanjose1967]

Thanks, Don!! happy new year!!!