12-08-2015, 09:45 PM
Thanks to everyone for your critiques. This is a really supportive and welcoming (and surprisingly enthusiastic!) group of people.
So I've gotten lots of comments to the effect that I've basically mixed the sonics and not really played much with the emotional dynamics of the mix. You're all spot on, and I rather agree.
This all stems from this mixing rut I've been in for a year or two, now, which I've joined the forum to hopefully overcome. Bottom line is, this forum is a very unusual mixing format for me. Most of the mixing I've done aside from my own music has been for hire, working directly with the musician. Generally musicians don't care much about their mix engineer's taste, so they tend to let you know what they want to drive the emotion in the song. It's easier to work towards another's expectations, and maybe it's a little too easy to forget about your own musical sensibilities. But then... that's why I'm here
Thanks for your time and toughts, and don't let me forget to get back to all of you.
BB
So I've gotten lots of comments to the effect that I've basically mixed the sonics and not really played much with the emotional dynamics of the mix. You're all spot on, and I rather agree.
This all stems from this mixing rut I've been in for a year or two, now, which I've joined the forum to hopefully overcome. Bottom line is, this forum is a very unusual mixing format for me. Most of the mixing I've done aside from my own music has been for hire, working directly with the musician. Generally musicians don't care much about their mix engineer's taste, so they tend to let you know what they want to drive the emotion in the song. It's easier to work towards another's expectations, and maybe it's a little too easy to forget about your own musical sensibilities. But then... that's why I'm here
Thanks for your time and toughts, and don't let me forget to get back to all of you.
BB