What a fantastic approach. I like the combined one a lot !
Your own mix sounds good but I dont agree on the vocal/orchestra balance. For this genre I think the vocals are too loud.
Dont think compression and electricity. Think musicians and singers, playin without amplification in a room and singers that are trained to make their whole body resonate to their voice to make it louder so they can compare with an orchestra. If you hear a concert you have to listen for the vocals, and that is not somthin were used to from electrical music. Its a matter of blend. Or taste :-)
I recorded a classical singer once, who told about another studio where the engineer had put some strange machine on her voice to make it louder. She were talkin bout a compressor. Its like 2 diffrent worlds with diffrent tradition.
Your own mix sounds good but I dont agree on the vocal/orchestra balance. For this genre I think the vocals are too loud.
Dont think compression and electricity. Think musicians and singers, playin without amplification in a room and singers that are trained to make their whole body resonate to their voice to make it louder so they can compare with an orchestra. If you hear a concert you have to listen for the vocals, and that is not somthin were used to from electrical music. Its a matter of blend. Or taste :-)
I recorded a classical singer once, who told about another studio where the engineer had put some strange machine on her voice to make it louder. She were talkin bout a compressor. Its like 2 diffrent worlds with diffrent tradition.
Old ears, old gear, little boy inside love music and sounds and my wife, not necessarily in that order