04-10-2014, 09:05 PM
Hey emmrecs, this is a very competently executed mix, I really enjoyed listening.
A couple things you might want to give another look... during the solos, I feel like the nylon guitar is blending in a bit too much, though the level you've set is quite nice for the rest of the song. I'd personally automate the level up a tick or two, and perhaps carve out a bit of room for it in the high mids. Both the piano solo and the nylon guitar I feel are lacking a bit of intensity in that section... I'm not sure if that's a result of your compression settings or the way you built the mix around the instruments, but either way we're talking simple fixes. In this mix I the performance elements and the tracking quality ('cept for the snare) are great, so in this case I'd be inclined to think that something else might be stealing some of the thunder from the solos.
One more thing... the cymbals rolls are a bit over egged and perhaps a bit too long. For my part, I'd just turn them down and cut more of the lows, but if you like them at their current level, fading them out a bit sooner seems like a good idea.
On the whole, though, very nice. I love the reverbs... sounds like you've got some really nice processors to work with
A couple things you might want to give another look... during the solos, I feel like the nylon guitar is blending in a bit too much, though the level you've set is quite nice for the rest of the song. I'd personally automate the level up a tick or two, and perhaps carve out a bit of room for it in the high mids. Both the piano solo and the nylon guitar I feel are lacking a bit of intensity in that section... I'm not sure if that's a result of your compression settings or the way you built the mix around the instruments, but either way we're talking simple fixes. In this mix I the performance elements and the tracking quality ('cept for the snare) are great, so in this case I'd be inclined to think that something else might be stealing some of the thunder from the solos.
One more thing... the cymbals rolls are a bit over egged and perhaps a bit too long. For my part, I'd just turn them down and cut more of the lows, but if you like them at their current level, fading them out a bit sooner seems like a good idea.
On the whole, though, very nice. I love the reverbs... sounds like you've got some really nice processors to work with
I'm grateful for comments and suggestions. Thank you for listening!