08-04-2015, 07:09 PM
Hey graph,
I generally like your levels, but I feel like your instruments are fighting with each other a bit. With that, during the verses, it is hard to hear the vocals. I'm not sure that your vocals are not turned up enough, but maybe thinning the mandolin out just a little bit will help with things. Also, too much low mids in the banjo can really cover a lot of detail in the whole mix. Also, I think during the solo breaks, the banjo can definitely come up.
I know there is a ton of bleed of the mandolin in the lead vox, maybe that's where the issue lies. It's a little difficult to fully suss it out.
Also (i know I said you need to thin it out a little bit, but. . .) your mandolin sounds great. Especially during the chops during the banjo solo (I know, I'm full of contradiction).
There might need to be a little compromise that happens so the instruments don't fight as much, and your sound stage seems a little small. Try widening your panning a just a bit?
Hopefully I'm somewhere near the mark on this.
Happy Mixing!
Draper
I generally like your levels, but I feel like your instruments are fighting with each other a bit. With that, during the verses, it is hard to hear the vocals. I'm not sure that your vocals are not turned up enough, but maybe thinning the mandolin out just a little bit will help with things. Also, too much low mids in the banjo can really cover a lot of detail in the whole mix. Also, I think during the solo breaks, the banjo can definitely come up.
I know there is a ton of bleed of the mandolin in the lead vox, maybe that's where the issue lies. It's a little difficult to fully suss it out.
Also (i know I said you need to thin it out a little bit, but. . .) your mandolin sounds great. Especially during the chops during the banjo solo (I know, I'm full of contradiction).
There might need to be a little compromise that happens so the instruments don't fight as much, and your sound stage seems a little small. Try widening your panning a just a bit?
Hopefully I'm somewhere near the mark on this.
Happy Mixing!
Draper