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Hello boys and girls.
Droping in my mix of this great song. Any comments, advices are very welcome.
Thanks

Good stuff, Lethan...

The balances sound good in this - nice full low end, and the vocals are nice a clear.
A few things I noticed:

- The bass is very distorted all the way through the song - it tends to lend a slightly "broken" sound to the mix overall. At first I thought something was clipping in the mix, but then I realised it was the bass sound. That sound tends to be a little fatiguing all the way through the song. There is an opportunity to create more contrast and change the level of perceived intensity between the verse and chorus sections by varying the level of the bass distortion track.

- The kick drum is getting a little lost under the bass onslaught. I find that the old side-chain ducking trick works well in these situations, but perhaps a little more attack on the kick drum beater sound wouldn't hurt either.

- During the bridge sections that starts around 2.02, the vocals get a little smothered by the guitar sound. Some simple automation of the guitar levels here would not only provide more space for the vocals, but also create greater sense of contrast and variation to the long-term dynamic contour of the track.

Nice work!
Hey Mr fHumble.
Thank you for listening and your comment. I simply agree. Considering Bass i will have to leave the nobs alone as i find myself overprocessing things. Perhaps with the drums i could play more with room mic there would be chance for improvment Smile. Thanks a lot for tips.