25-01-2022, 08:48 PM
Hello and welcome to this forum!
You 've picked a nice song for your first try at mixing. It is trickier as it seems though.
Here are my suggestions:
Try to control the kick more. It could get some EQ-Love. Do not only think of adding but also of substracting. Play with the fader.
Those programmed drums are sometimes hard to tame.
Explore the stereo field by panning some of the instruments (especially those percussion thingies). Make room in the center for those elements that belong there (kick, bass, vocals).
Reconsider the use of reverb on the vocals. The chorus part is more in a rap or scat style. Think of it not only as a melodic but also a rhythm element. Those long reverb tails make it washy and put the voice in greater distance to the listener.
You could try to solo the center axis of kick, bass and vocal and make them "dance" together. Then build everything else around it.
You 've picked a nice song for your first try at mixing. It is trickier as it seems though.
Here are my suggestions:
Try to control the kick more. It could get some EQ-Love. Do not only think of adding but also of substracting. Play with the fader.
Those programmed drums are sometimes hard to tame.
Explore the stereo field by panning some of the instruments (especially those percussion thingies). Make room in the center for those elements that belong there (kick, bass, vocals).
Reconsider the use of reverb on the vocals. The chorus part is more in a rap or scat style. Think of it not only as a melodic but also a rhythm element. Those long reverb tails make it washy and put the voice in greater distance to the listener.
You could try to solo the center axis of kick, bass and vocal and make them "dance" together. Then build everything else around it.
It doesn't have to sound good to move people - David Byrne