21-02-2021, 04:36 PM
Hi Wayne,
Wow -- blast from the past, this track. Haven't properly listened to it for years now. Anyway...
Like the dramatic stripping-back for the first chorus -- contrasts nicely with the spacier verse textures either side. Funnily enough, though, you commented on the choruses maybe being too loud, but it almost feels like they take a step back to me. Particularly the second chorus, where the (rather cool!) ramp-up out-guns the pay-off. The HF doesn't seem too pushed to me, but it might feel that way because the low end isn't as heavy as it could be. It's a lot lighter below 100Hz or so than most commercial productions these days. Incidentally, coming in with a big, beefy low end for the choruses might be a way to make your more stripped-back arrangement idea pay off better.
Hope that's helpful!
Mike S.
Wow -- blast from the past, this track. Haven't properly listened to it for years now. Anyway...
Like the dramatic stripping-back for the first chorus -- contrasts nicely with the spacier verse textures either side. Funnily enough, though, you commented on the choruses maybe being too loud, but it almost feels like they take a step back to me. Particularly the second chorus, where the (rather cool!) ramp-up out-guns the pay-off. The HF doesn't seem too pushed to me, but it might feel that way because the low end isn't as heavy as it could be. It's a lot lighter below 100Hz or so than most commercial productions these days. Incidentally, coming in with a big, beefy low end for the choruses might be a way to make your more stripped-back arrangement idea pay off better.
Hope that's helpful!
Mike S.