31-07-2014, 06:52 PM
hey juan, enjoyed listening 
a few opportunities stick out to me. There's a compressor on the piano that's triggering too early, and as a result the piano's transient is being blunted a little... slowing down the attack time would help there. Also, this tune has a really strong tendency to build up from 1000 to 3000 due to a characteristic of the mics being used... make sure there's enough room in there for the instruments that have the most valuable contributions, because it builds up and gets a teeny bit harsh when the strings come in. If it's any help, I personally found a chunk of real easte centered around 6000 where there wasn't much going on at all, so I tried to enhance some parts in that region to make the dips around 3000 less impactful on the sonics. And for three, the timpani's still a bit of a letdown... I think you could honestly get away with simply turning it up
I was involved in a discussion in another song where we talked about keying compressors on the reverb channel to the kick (great trick, you should try it.) and I gave it a go with the timpani on this song. It made the timpani sound much more intense and I didn't have to turn it up so loud
Otherwise, I think this is very nicely done. In a multi like this, I think it would be wise to think outside of simply balancing on the whole. Several of the tracks, the piano and vocal for instance, have internal frequency balances that affect their timbre and the naturalness of their sounds individually. IMHO, it may be a good idea to address issues such as that before you get into balancing. Nice work!
a few opportunities stick out to me. There's a compressor on the piano that's triggering too early, and as a result the piano's transient is being blunted a little... slowing down the attack time would help there. Also, this tune has a really strong tendency to build up from 1000 to 3000 due to a characteristic of the mics being used... make sure there's enough room in there for the instruments that have the most valuable contributions, because it builds up and gets a teeny bit harsh when the strings come in. If it's any help, I personally found a chunk of real easte centered around 6000 where there wasn't much going on at all, so I tried to enhance some parts in that region to make the dips around 3000 less impactful on the sonics. And for three, the timpani's still a bit of a letdown... I think you could honestly get away with simply turning it up
I was involved in a discussion in another song where we talked about keying compressors on the reverb channel to the kick (great trick, you should try it.) and I gave it a go with the timpani on this song. It made the timpani sound much more intense and I didn't have to turn it up so loud Otherwise, I think this is very nicely done. In a multi like this, I think it would be wise to think outside of simply balancing on the whole. Several of the tracks, the piano and vocal for instance, have internal frequency balances that affect their timbre and the naturalness of their sounds individually. IMHO, it may be a good idea to address issues such as that before you get into balancing. Nice work!
I'm grateful for comments and suggestions. Thank you for listening!