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Speak Softly - Broken Man - Blood_Laker - 02-02-2014
Thats my mix of the Speak Softly’s ‘Broken Man’.
Mixdown Info:
— Equilibrate the volume of all the tracks for each one can be heard clearly.
— Used parametric equalizers to emphasize the essential regions and attenuate the most unnecessary frequencies of each track.
— Added single-band compressors in almost all tracks, giving them more solidity and “pression”.
— Added some effects: Drums 1 & 2—Flanger (Light); Piano 3 & 4—Bouncing Ball Delay; Lead Vocals—Bouncing Ball Delay/Telephone Voice at the Outro.
— Added a convolution reverb in each track to give them brightness and ambience.
Mastering Info:
— Gave a little gain on Upper Mids and Highs.
— Added a multi-band compressor.
— Added a Hard Limiter on -1 dB to give the mix maximum volume without over the VU Meter.
And thats it! Hope you enjoy guys, I did my best here!
Any constructive comments are welcome!
RE: Speak Softly - Broken Man - JClean17 - 04-04-2014
nice balance between all the tracks, and i like the reverbs and delays. Vocals could use some de-essing during the verses. i would be a little careful with using all that compression though (especially mastering) it really sucks the life out of the song and makes it sound flat (dynamically). you lose a sense of depth with all that compression (i.e. the pianos dont sound like they are in a 3 dimensional place). Keep it up! i like that cool little effect on the vocal at the very end
RE: Speak Softly - Broken Man - Blood_Laker - 05-04-2014
Thanks so much for your comment, JClean17!
It's been a while since I made this mix (that was my third of all time), and hearing it now, I completely agree about the compression. I'm gonna try to go easy with it nex time. Thank you once more!