Christmas Blues - AZ Mix

[azwayne]

Okay, dumb question... are you talking about the volume or the character or both? Not sure I'm following you. It's also kinda interesting that you focus on that since I was far more uncertain about how the vocals were sitting. Not really satisfied there but not sure where to go. They just don't feel like they want to blend well. The single biggest headache for me in this mix was really the bleed from the drums into the piano. In order to get the piano up loud enough to be distinct, the drums got very echoey and I lost all control over the snare's dynamics and tone. Couldn't figure out how to handle that one really at all but to short change the keys.

So anyway, I do have a decent 200Hz dip in the kick and I'm wondering if that on top of the overall volume is what's catching your ear.