15-01-2019, 11:53 AM
Hi BKaye! A very nice balance this, albeit with some overall-tonality issues:
Hope that's useful, and thanks for getting involved!
- Nice dry punch to the snare, and well-rounded side-stick sound. Cymbals also pretty smooth, which helps keep the vocal upfront.
- The overall mix tonality is generally bass-light compared with the references, and could probably do with a little less 100-300Hz too.
- Very respectable midrange balance on the whole, with good clarity and a solid vocal level, The small-speaker bass translation is also great -- maybe a little too good, in fact, in terms of competing for attention with the verse vocal occasionally.
- There's a serious low-midrange build-up around 200-300Hz when the Hammond arrives in the Chorus, which makes it sound muddy.
- Liked the long-term dynamics, especially the transition from Chorus 3 into the Outro. It opens out really well in that feel-god kind of way.
- Tasteful and appropriate use of effects -- the mix really glues together, but without distancing anything unduly.
- Is there a little too much presence on the second Hammond part? It just feels like the vocal is being masked a little too much by it in the latter choruses. Perhaps some EQ automation would help square the circle here, because the Hammond sound is nice on those occasions when it's a 'feature'.
Hope that's useful, and thanks for getting involved!