09-06-2012, 12:04 AM
You've gone from a more 'glued' mix here than in uzilevi's bold LCR presentation, which makes a nice comparison. I like the way you've tried to differentiate the guitar and ukelele parts so that they both demand more individual attention (even in mono) rather than melding into a unified dual-layer rhythm instrument. However, I wonder whether that leads to them feeling a lop-sided in stereo mix.
In terms of overall tonality, I do like the warmth of your vision, with the dependable low end and solid, insistent kick. It does feel as if the top end might have lost out a bit, though -- the drums and vocal seem to lack a degree of air. Just adding some top octave over the whole mix helps for me, opening everything out a touch. A bit less 300Hz on the Ukelele might also help the balance a bit, and maybe even slightly remedy the slight stereo tilt I'm feeling. Could the snare have a bit more low end? This might be a phase thing -- a slightly different time/polarity relationship might be all you need.
Like the fact that you've been tangling with the flute breath levels, but I think you might have thrown the baby out with the bathwater a bit. Although the breaths can be obtrusive if you leave them as is, they do lend a certain emotional immediacy and sense of authenticity to the performance as a whole. The breath at 3:11 feels fine to me, for example, so I don't think there's any need to rein in the others so astringently.
Overall, good stuff, though. I can see The Phonk's point too, that something between this mix and uzilevi's would be nice to hear too, because they both have so much to offer.
In terms of overall tonality, I do like the warmth of your vision, with the dependable low end and solid, insistent kick. It does feel as if the top end might have lost out a bit, though -- the drums and vocal seem to lack a degree of air. Just adding some top octave over the whole mix helps for me, opening everything out a touch. A bit less 300Hz on the Ukelele might also help the balance a bit, and maybe even slightly remedy the slight stereo tilt I'm feeling. Could the snare have a bit more low end? This might be a phase thing -- a slightly different time/polarity relationship might be all you need.
Like the fact that you've been tangling with the flute breath levels, but I think you might have thrown the baby out with the bathwater a bit. Although the breaths can be obtrusive if you leave them as is, they do lend a certain emotional immediacy and sense of authenticity to the performance as a whole. The breath at 3:11 feels fine to me, for example, so I don't think there's any need to rein in the others so astringently.
Overall, good stuff, though. I can see The Phonk's point too, that something between this mix and uzilevi's would be nice to hear too, because they both have so much to offer.