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Had fun with this one! Smile

V2 - added some Effects and Automation, and balanced the eq of theĀ tracks a little more ( I should probably make a 3rd version and sort out the low end to match the first version more)
The vocal sound is ACE - absolutely soars above the music.
100% makes the track, once the vocals come in, the whole mix makes sense.

Having said that, I kinda wish the intro (lead + acoustics) gripped me the way the whole band + vocal did.
TBH - when I heard the intro, I didn't have any idea the band + vocal was going to rock as hard as it did.
If there were some way to bridge the "this sounds really good" feeling from the start of the track to the first verse, that'd make it awesome for me.

I'm not sure exactly what would make it "work" - maybe a bit of EQ + compression on the acoustic guitars?
I'd also try some notching around ~2 kHz on the lead guitars (they sound a bit ear-gain-y, a bit shrill)?
Generally, my goal would be to flatten the spectrum out a little bit, and get those acoustic guitars participating a bit more in the intro.

Overall, good work!
(18-12-2023, 12:35 PM)gerudobombshell Wrote: [ -> ]The vocal sound is ACE - absolutely soars above the music.
100% makes the track, once the vocals come in, the whole mix makes sense.

Having said that, I kinda wish the intro (lead + acoustics) gripped me the way the whole band + vocal did.
TBH - when I heard the intro, I didn't have any idea the band + vocal was going to rock as hard as it did.
If there were some way to bridge the "this sounds really good" feeling from the start of the track to the first verse, that'd make it awesome for me.

I'm not sure exactly what would make it "work" - maybe a bit of EQ + compression on the acoustic guitars?
I'd also try some notching around ~2 kHz on the lead guitars (they sound a bit ear-gain-y, a bit shrill)?
Generally, my goal would be to flatten the spectrum out a little bit, and get those acoustic guitars participating a bit more in the intro.

Overall, good work!

Thank you for the kind reply! I made a second version and tried to address the things you mentioned