Kat Wright - Contact

[Frej]

Thank you Lukas! I really appreciate the feedback. I think you really heard what I was going for in this mix. I was focusing on making the listener feel something, and I didn't care much about clarity or making everything audible at all times. I tried not to get hung up on technicalities and focus on the music. I used a bunch of automation to bring out the dynamics of the performances, like the buildup you noticed, but like you said, I probably should get a bit more bold in my automation moves.

Ambience and stereo image is very important to me. I want to feel immersed in the middle of the band, and I have spent a lot of time dialing in the tonality and reverbs to achieve this in my mixes. I also tend to use a lot of the room mic.

As for the pumping, I have compressors on the drum bus and the mix bus. I have been working on the art of bus compression and making it pump in time with the music to enhance the groove, but I guess I'm not getting it quite right yet. Hearing the subtleties of compression is so hard!

I think the whole mix sounds a bit muffled and has too much low mids. Some mastering could really open up the sound.

Thanks again for the feedback. Nice to see someone who gets what I'm doing.