Digital Only Logic Proz Late Mayonnaise

[Roy]

For me this is a reaally good mix! No need for over the top critisising posts when the level is this high, just makes the poster look stupid instead of comming with a valid solution to a specific problem. We all have our Rights to critisise but we all also can question that. For me only i can think of is that the highend can be more squared some how, maybe tilted more towards transients, like compressing master with slow settings and MB deess after, brilliant work though. PS not saying Roys comment is stupid, just saying that hej has the right to question the quality of the monitoring. Also i mean that being a bit overly critisising everytime is unesessary when the issued obviously demands some recognizion, makes the commentors fall flat, not the other way round.

Not to belabor the point but do I overly criticize? (Ok maybe sometimes) And if so, is that a bad thing? Are we posting mixes for feedback or just adulation? Is the fact that I admit to using earbuds a scapegoat? Does everyone on here listen on studio monitors or on their laptops at home? If I instead say I listen on Genelecs or whatever would that help? NS-10s? I don't post as much as I should I suppose but when I do I feel like it's a responsibility to point out the things that jump out at me as a listener and "professional". I still say I can judge a mix on earbuds because 90% (if not more) of what makes a mix good happens in the range that headphones can reproduce. If I'm missing the good bits of a mix because they happen at 30hz then I'm not sure it's a good mix. And nor would the average listener. You can question the monitoring if you'd like but consider who may be on the other end of the monitoring and maybe they know what they're talking about and may have a valid point because they have fair amount of experience.

I feel like we're too sensitive on here. And it feels like we're not looking for ways to improve our craft but for people to just tell us our mixes are great. Which I feel like it's boring and doesn't help. If a mix has issues I'll point it out. And, generally, do so without being overly harsh. Maybe I'm wrong. It's what I expect when I post a mix. I usually don't say anything that a client or producer wouldn't say.

Anyway, sorry to rant again. It's just something that's been on my mind. 

As for mix 2 the vocals definitely feel better.