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the travelling band - Quicksand - juanjose1967 - 19-06-2016
Here's my mix. I had this idea of making the intro sound like an old vinyl record in order to make a bigger contrast with the rest of the song.
As usual, comments and advice for improvement will be welcomed!
RE: the travelling band - Quicksand - Olli H - 19-06-2016
Vinyl scratcehs suit fine to the beginning
Overall beat rolls nicely. Balances just fine to my ears.
Good solo sound
VOx has a smoggy veil in front of it. Listen 0.50. On the other hand it can be a nice thing, but at first it disturbed me a bit as some sort of hollowness.
RE: the travelling band - Quicksand - juanjose1967 - 19-06-2016
Yes, you're right Olli. That was something that I was not too happy with.
I've tried to change the reverb/delay settings I was using and I think the vocal is more clear now not only during those moments without instruments, but also throughout the whole song.
thank you for your suggestion!!
RE: the travelling band - Quicksand - thedon - 20-06-2016
Nice sounding mix Juan,I like the intro ,the vocal effects in version 2 sound better.
The vocals sound a little hollow around 500-1k area and could be competing with one of the electric guitars in that area.
Just a guess maybe a parametric dip in that area may do the trick
.RE: the travelling band - Quicksand - Dangerous - 20-06-2016
Sounding great through headphones Juan. I can agree with the issue with the vocal though. Sounds like a small room or a close wall reflected reverb thats a bit strong. It certainly brings the vocal forward in the mix, which a little bit of can be a good thing. Have you tried backing it down a couple of dBs (keeping the predelay small <4ms) and mixing it with a larger softer reverb. Just a thought. That's if it's in deed the cause of the problem.
Dave.
RE: the travelling band - Quicksand - juanjose1967 - 20-06-2016
I think the problem was with the third electric guitar, so I think that now it doesn't bury the vocal.
I've also changed a little bit more the delay with the reverb so it's less obvious.
Thank you guys for your help! now it's time to move on to another song!
RE: the travelling band - Quicksand - thedon - 21-06-2016
The Guitar isn't masking the vocals anymore
Looking forward to your next song