Thank for the input. I did not use any compression at all. I listen to a lot of audiophile tracks as references which do not use compression. They use mic placement and very slight corrective eq. I use to use a lot of compression to try to tame unruly tracks and am trying to learn how to eq correctly to maintain as much of the natural dynamics as possible. One of the legendary mastering engineers say that compressors are for kids and that proper eq can fix most mixes. I am trying to learn to reach for a compressor only as a last resort. I had a limiter on the master and decide to take it off because it was adding graininess to the sound. The Rhodes sound weighty in my room also. When I roll up just one Hz on the high pass or pull any low mid frequency out it starts to sound thin and grainy. The next option was to use an impulse of a cabinet to make it sound like it was mic'd in a natural space. I was starting to get lazy, my ears were tired, and I just did not have the will to go through my library of cabinet impulse responses to make it sound as if it were coming off a speaker that matched the room the acoustic instruments were recorded in. Same with the backing vocals, I should have done some volume automation. I focused all my attention on the EQing and the ambience.
Sivert_h has those amazing ear. I can only hear the thing you hear on the Headphone. I have to start trusting the SHR940's. Everytime you point out something, I hear it right away on them. I really appreciate all the critiques. It helps us all get better. Thanks again.
I have attached an edited version with the EQ HP slope on the Rhodes a little steeper (still think a cabinet impulse would be better) and volume automation on the BV at 2:00. Left the lead alone because it is just a little more forward than most audiophile vocals. Check out John Hammond's "Rough and Tough" or Livingston Taylor's "Ink" on HDTracks website.
Sivert_h has those amazing ear. I can only hear the thing you hear on the Headphone. I have to start trusting the SHR940's. Everytime you point out something, I hear it right away on them. I really appreciate all the critiques. It helps us all get better. Thanks again.
I have attached an edited version with the EQ HP slope on the Rhodes a little steeper (still think a cabinet impulse would be better) and volume automation on the BV at 2:00. Left the lead alone because it is just a little more forward than most audiophile vocals. Check out John Hammond's "Rough and Tough" or Livingston Taylor's "Ink" on HDTracks website.