Hearing my first mix on various systems I believe there was far too much upper-mids, so I tamed them across many tracks. During the second mix, once again I found most of the drums & percussion barely getting 1dB of gain reduction, except the timpani, which was getting almost 7dB GR. That's been corrected and brought to -3dB GR during the loudest passage at the start of the song, so the timpani can be heard now. Various other EQ tweaks were made that reduced the phase issues. I recall having a rough time with this mix the first time around, but this time it was much easier. The mastering was updated also, using the SSL Center Console plug-in at 2dB and keeping 3dB or less gain reduction, except during the SFX and drum "explosions" where it bounced up to -4dB. Let me know what you think.
Peace,
Dave
Mid 2019 Mac Pro; Focusrite Scarlet 18i20 USB2 audio interface; Logic Pro X; FabFilter C2, DS, L1, Q3, R, Saturn2, Timeless2 ; Native Instruments Komplete 13; Waves 12 Gold; Rokit 6 G3 monitors; AKG K240 MKII and Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro cans.
Dave
Mid 2019 Mac Pro; Focusrite Scarlet 18i20 USB2 audio interface; Logic Pro X; FabFilter C2, DS, L1, Q3, R, Saturn2, Timeless2 ; Native Instruments Komplete 13; Waves 12 Gold; Rokit 6 G3 monitors; AKG K240 MKII and Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro cans.