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Motor Tapes - Shore (thelongestyear) - thelongestyear - 11-07-2014
It's been a long time since my last mix.
Gotta do something. So, here's my mix of this song.
Cheers!
RE: Motor Tapes - Shore (thelongestyear) - HbGuitar - 20-09-2014
I really enjoyed this mix and think its pretty well balanced, maybe bgv's in chorus could be up a bit but that's more a personal preference than a criticism.
The only thing that struck me was that the lead vox in 1st verse is quite throaty and cracky on the phrase " I try for you". Some (more) automation to keep the lead vox clear of the backing track could be good too as occasionally it drops into the mix a bit.
Nice job overall
RE: Motor Tapes - Shore (thelongestyear) - thelongestyear - 20-09-2014
(20-09-2014, 04:26 AM)HbGuitar Wrote: I really enjoyed this mix and think its pretty well balanced, maybe bgv's in chorus could be up a bit but that's more a personal preference than a criticism.
Thank you! Yeah, that's kind of my thing to put backs in the back, if you'll pardon the pun.
(20-09-2014, 04:26 AM)HbGuitar Wrote: The only thing that struck me was that the lead vox in 1st verse is quite throaty and cracky on the phrase " I try for you".
Maybe it's because I chose "not the right" take (there're 2 takes for the lead vox in this session). The singer kinda goes into this whisper-singing a bit.
(20-09-2014, 04:26 AM)HbGuitar Wrote: Some (more) automation to keep the lead vox clear of the backing track could be good too as occasionally it drops into the mix a bit.
Yes, that's absolutely true. I tried to approach this multitrack so many times so by the time I exported it I'd already gave up. The final version deals with this inconsistancy though.
Thank you for your feedback, HbGuitar!
RE: Motor Tapes - Shore (thelongestyear) - jeremias666 - 21-09-2014
Nice mix. The vibe fits the song.
Only complain would be that the cymbals are a little loud or have some frequency range thats overpowering them.
RE: Motor Tapes - Shore (thelongestyear) - thelongestyear - 21-09-2014
(21-09-2014, 10:21 PM)jeremias666 Wrote: Nice mix. The vibe fits the song.
Only complain would be that the cymbals are a little loud or have some frequency range thats overpowering them.
Thanks, jeremias666!
I know what you're talking about and you're right. In order to match the brightness of the vox I pulled a bit too much of HF on the overheads (9-10 kHz, I presume). It often occures to me as I usually go for the lead vocal first.