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that is a song that pushes my buttons! Disregarding more urgent obligations, lots of unfinished homework on other mixes and my habit of deliberating for months about everything, I simply had to put my hands on this right away and mix it into something recognizable! How lucky I am to share a planet with all these people...
Then again, isn't mixing this song merely an exercise in not screwing up? Connecting the dots? Colors by number? How many different visions can one have for it...?
Let's see... here comes my rather quick first take of it. There are some things that I'd like to refine. Maneuver the drums deeper into the sloppy corner, yet give them more impact (no idea how). Even out the bass. Slightly polish the guitars, remove the grumble in the third and fourth guitar... and take the guitar solo serious
Find a decent ending. Listen to the mix on more than one reproduction system 
All in all I am quite happy though. I wanted to maintain the dynamics and foster both immediacy and momentum, yet make it a balanced listen. With the exception of the guitar solo, I think I did that. But again, how can one not?
When I compare my mix to APZX's, I find mine edgier in some regards -- which is what I wanted, but I'm not sure about my frequency balance. I also missed some juicy details because I dismissed some vocal tracks too hastily -- that is embarrassing. I did not bother as much much with the kick, but worked brutally on the snare to dampen the ring and make it more cardboardish, if that makes any sense to you. I share APZX's preferences regarding the guitar mics, but simply pulled the M81s back a few dB and kept them in the mix to spice up the AK-47s.
I have the habit to import other people's mixes into my DAW for A/B comparisons. That is easier when the mixes start at the same offset as the multitracks. With that in mind, I left most of the count-in in the mix (similar to APZX), but silenced the first four beats or so.
Any comments are of course appreciated!
Regards
Marc
EDIT: Find more mixes below.
that is a song that pushes my buttons! Disregarding more urgent obligations, lots of unfinished homework on other mixes and my habit of deliberating for months about everything, I simply had to put my hands on this right away and mix it into something recognizable! How lucky I am to share a planet with all these people...
Then again, isn't mixing this song merely an exercise in not screwing up? Connecting the dots? Colors by number? How many different visions can one have for it...?
Let's see... here comes my rather quick first take of it. There are some things that I'd like to refine. Maneuver the drums deeper into the sloppy corner, yet give them more impact (no idea how). Even out the bass. Slightly polish the guitars, remove the grumble in the third and fourth guitar... and take the guitar solo serious
Find a decent ending. Listen to the mix on more than one reproduction system All in all I am quite happy though. I wanted to maintain the dynamics and foster both immediacy and momentum, yet make it a balanced listen. With the exception of the guitar solo, I think I did that. But again, how can one not?When I compare my mix to APZX's, I find mine edgier in some regards -- which is what I wanted, but I'm not sure about my frequency balance. I also missed some juicy details because I dismissed some vocal tracks too hastily -- that is embarrassing. I did not bother as much much with the kick, but worked brutally on the snare to dampen the ring and make it more cardboardish, if that makes any sense to you. I share APZX's preferences regarding the guitar mics, but simply pulled the M81s back a few dB and kept them in the mix to spice up the AK-47s.
I have the habit to import other people's mixes into my DAW for A/B comparisons. That is easier when the mixes start at the same offset as the multitracks. With that in mind, I left most of the count-in in the mix (similar to APZX), but silenced the first four beats or so.
Any comments are of course appreciated!
Regards
Marc
EDIT: Find more mixes below.