Too Bright

[pauli]

Hey Pauli......long time...

I think that this is pretty good for an abandoned mix...i know how you feel as I too abandoned this mix......and i every time i think I've knocked it into shape.....i sleep on it.....listen the next day...and all i can hear are obvious problems...fingers crossed I'm getting close.

The obvious challenge with this song are the choruses.....as the source material for the verses is really nice - drums, rhodes, bass and vox.....what's not to like?....and i think that you've done a good job there.

getting back to the choruses......the first thing that i would do is EQ the honk out of the lead vox...there is certainly a fair bit of resonance in that 150-250 band.

Another potential solution to use is some dynamic EQ on that metallic, distorted region circa 3-5Khz - just to knock off a couple of dB as he pushes upward through those scales.

Once you get the Vox sitting better in the choruses you'll probably get inspired to finish off the project to your own satisfaction

It's too easy to wear your ears out when you're trying to notch out harsh resonances. Moment you think you're done, you rest your ears and find all your narrow notches are creating new resonances!

Thanks for your comments, man.. I'm looking forward to hearing your mix.