The Challenge of Catching Up

[Mixinthecloud]

Hi,

I just tried to mix this one and I agree with you about the challenges it presents. Lots of decisions to make, really hard to keep a clear vision throughout the song while working on specific tasks such as fixing the voice and properly distributing the guitars across the stage. Drums and bass, however, barely needed any treatment to work properly IMO.

You did a superb job with the guitars. They don't seem to fight with each other and each one plays its own part in the mix nicely. Acoustic guitars do poke out sometimes around the 5k area (maybe higher, 7-9k?)

The voice was hard to tame and there are some resonances that make it seem a little too much "on the mic" sometimes. Try using a dynamic eq such as TDR Nova to tame that occasional proximity effect.

Around 2:18 it seems to me that instruments start fighting for real state, pushing the voice back and letting it just poke out through esses, becoming a bit more nasal than it was. Maybe some automation, or checking back on some resonances that don't really impact the mix until that point, could help.

A very good and thorough analysis which illuminates the lingering difficulties of mixing this song. Thanks for the input.