18-02-2013, 01:26 PM
[Just realised I listened to the first-version mix. Still, hope the comments are some use!]
The balance isn't bad here, although your kick drum is disappearing on small speakers -- a problem that many of the other mixes also have -- and the vocals sound rather recessed, almost more like backing vocals than leads!
Even in mono, where you normally expect LVs to be quite exposed, they still feel like they're getting overwhelmed. I realise that the guitars need to be powerful in this music, but I think there's a better compromise to be had personally. A bit more energy for the vocals in the 1-2kHz range might help here, I think, and perhaps a bit more predelay before their effects to help the dry sounds come a bit more forward?
Overall the tonality feels a bit muffled too -- a bit shy in the top octave I think, and perhaps too much 150Hz.
The balance isn't bad here, although your kick drum is disappearing on small speakers -- a problem that many of the other mixes also have -- and the vocals sound rather recessed, almost more like backing vocals than leads!
Even in mono, where you normally expect LVs to be quite exposed, they still feel like they're getting overwhelmed. I realise that the guitars need to be powerful in this music, but I think there's a better compromise to be had personally. A bit more energy for the vocals in the 1-2kHz range might help here, I think, and perhaps a bit more predelay before their effects to help the dry sounds come a bit more forward?Overall the tonality feels a bit muffled too -- a bit shy in the top octave I think, and perhaps too much 150Hz.