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I like it. It's a 'warm' mix. It's a bit loud for my taste but I suppose that's not a mix thing.

The vocal feels a little too upfront. At least at the start so I'm guessing that it might be a static level that works in the later louder, busier sections but at the top it's just..there.

Speaking of busy, the second verse (I think) gets really cluttered when the rhodes and strings come in and as a listener I don't know where to focus. I get wanting to make ever part heard but they don't support the vocal. They distract and add some chaos as opposed to being important to the arrangement. Same in the second chorus. I really like the hammond tone but it feels like it's filling up the space too much. It has my attention as much as the lyrics and that's not great.

I like the solo tone. The delay feels a little lazy. It's not an exciting section. I doesn't feel important. Part of that might be the solo itself. It's too early in the day for me to consider that. But it does feel a bit 'rote' overall. I'm probably as guilty of this in my mix as well. Still, hypocrisy or not my point stands.

I like the bridge and (3rd?) verse.

The following verse feels a little under whelming.

Overall I like the tones of the mix. I think you've tamed the vocal well. The presented track might be a bit bright but it sits well in the mix. I think my personal issue is with the dynamics. It feels flat and compressed and leveled and I think the choruses could 'pop' a little more and express a little more emotion. Maybe both in relative volume difference from the verse but also in the 2D left/right space. All that said these are all minor adjustments.

(02-06-2023, 01:28 PM)Roy Wrote: [ -> ]I like it. It's a 'warm' mix. It's a bit loud for my taste but I suppose that's not a mix thing.

The vocal feels a little too upfront. At least at the start so I'm guessing that it might be a static level that works in the later louder, busier sections but at the top it's just..there.

Speaking of busy, the second verse (I think) gets really cluttered when the rhodes and strings come in and as a listener I don't know where to focus. I get wanting to make ever part heard but they don't support the vocal. They distract and add some chaos as opposed to being important to the arrangement. Same in the second chorus. I really like the hammond tone but it feels like it's filling up the space too much. It has my attention as much as the lyrics and that's not great.

I like the solo tone. The delay feels a little lazy. It's not an exciting section. I doesn't feel important. Part of that might be the solo itself. It's too early in the day for me to consider that. But it does feel a bit 'rote' overall. I'm probably as guilty of this in my mix as well. Still, hypocrisy or not my point stands.

I like the bridge and (3rd?) verse.

The following verse feels a little under whelming.

Overall I like the tones of the mix. I think you've tamed the vocal well. The presented track might be a bit bright but it sits well in the mix. I think my personal issue is with the dynamics. It feels flat and compressed and leveled and I think the choruses could 'pop' a little more and express a little more emotion. Maybe both in relative volume difference from the verse but also in the 2D left/right space. All that said these are all minor adjustments.

Thank you for the comment & advice.  

I think it's a good mix. I think the reverb on vocals is a bit to much and bass is well(..) a bit to "bassy". It sounds a bit chaotic in the low end. Other than that it has good balance and tone, I like it

(03-06-2023, 06:45 PM)vovolan Wrote: [ -> ]I think it's a good mix. I think the reverb on vocals is a bit to much and bass is well(..) a bit to "bassy". It sounds a bit chaotic in the low end. Other than that it has good balance and tone, I like it

Thank you for the advice!!