09-03-2020, 10:01 PM
Hi!
Not sure there is any such thing as a worn out pair of HD25s? - you can actually replace all the parts individually and they are pretty tough anyway. My pair are going strong after probably nearly 20 years I would guess. Just replaced the pads. I find they have a bit of a narrow stereo width, but are pretty good otherwise. I don't really like attempting to mix on headphones, but find the hd25s have a better chance of translating than others I own. Anyway - I thought it might be fun to listen to your mix on my old pair of hd25s
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Ok, 2nd mix certainly sounds louder, but yeah I agree with MitC regarding the bleed on the vocal mic. The issue is that the vocal mic pretty much picks up everything in the room, so for me you have to be really quite careful how you treat it, and listen out as to how the changes affect the whole ensemble. If you add delay and other effects to the vocal, you are also adding delay to certainly the snare drum and I think the horns too that are also quite well picked up by the vocal mic. This has the effect of making the whole mix a bit indistinct and muddy. The vocal is quite upfront in this mix too, which means you will be getting more of that snare, etc bleed too in the mix, which is all being sent to the delay...
I certainly would like to hear this without the vocal delay, for me it would improve the mix a lot I think. Worth giving it a go anyway.
Cheers!
Not sure there is any such thing as a worn out pair of HD25s? - you can actually replace all the parts individually and they are pretty tough anyway. My pair are going strong after probably nearly 20 years I would guess. Just replaced the pads. I find they have a bit of a narrow stereo width, but are pretty good otherwise. I don't really like attempting to mix on headphones, but find the hd25s have a better chance of translating than others I own. Anyway - I thought it might be fun to listen to your mix on my old pair of hd25s
.Ok, 2nd mix certainly sounds louder, but yeah I agree with MitC regarding the bleed on the vocal mic. The issue is that the vocal mic pretty much picks up everything in the room, so for me you have to be really quite careful how you treat it, and listen out as to how the changes affect the whole ensemble. If you add delay and other effects to the vocal, you are also adding delay to certainly the snare drum and I think the horns too that are also quite well picked up by the vocal mic. This has the effect of making the whole mix a bit indistinct and muddy. The vocal is quite upfront in this mix too, which means you will be getting more of that snare, etc bleed too in the mix, which is all being sent to the delay...
I certainly would like to hear this without the vocal delay, for me it would improve the mix a lot I think. Worth giving it a go anyway.
Cheers!
Just uploaded a mix/master? Waiting for comments? Why not give back and critique a mix/master, or two!