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Drag Me Down - mmm - 04-01-2019
Here's my go, I found this one pretty challenging but it's a neat song and was fun to mix! Any critiques welcome
RE: Drag Me Down - Cranky Emu - 04-01-2019
I am just going to make notes as the song plays:
- The whole mix is lop-sided, favouring the right side
- Piano seems a little high at the start
- Like what you did with the vocal at around the 1 minute mark.
- Everything sounds a bit loud*
* With this song, it is very easy to drift into the 'too loud' zone. With all the guitar parts it can become a bit unwieldy, which is the part I have been spending the most time on. Maybe there is compression causing this.
This doesn't pertain to you, just an observation:
One thing I have noticed here (and on other forums) people are very reluctant to give a brief of their mix - Settings, what fx they used (and their settings) etc. So it can make it hard to pinpoint where an actual problem might lay.
RE: Drag Me Down - mmm - 05-01-2019
Thanks for the feedback!
I was wondering if it was lop-sided... I suspect I might have some hearing loss in my right ear from an incident a while back, and I mixed this on headphones - which would explain favoring the right side. Thanks for confirming my suspicions. (I guess I should get that checked by a doctor...
) I'll have to pay closer attention to the left/right levels indicator instead of trusting my hearing.Definitely understand the too loud issue, it probably is compression - I'll have to play around and see if I can clear up the instruments some and reduce the overall loudness.
Good idea on the brief of the mix, I'll post details next time.
RE: Drag Me Down - Cranky Emu - 05-01-2019
Just listened to it again.
The mix is okay, apart from the favouring of the right side.
Are you using compression on the master bus? It is pumping a fair bit. Not sure what plugins (if any) you are using on the master bus, the TDR Kotelnikov plugin might be worth checking out if you don't already have it.