11-02-2014, 10:09 PM
Sounds pretty good to me, too 
Pretty good stereo work, I think. Wider spread and more realistic, yet all cohesive and well translated to speakers. Some of the muted parts kinda threw me, but that's entirely because I was used to the sound of the full multitrack... they sound good, and muting the xylophone during the piano break was an interesting choice since it's really tough to get the two to agree and sound realistic. One suggestion that comes to mind is something I failed to do on my version, which is to add a short, dense ambiance to the entire track to give it a bit of a shine. Unfortunately since it's based on samples we don't have a room mic.... maybe we can put our heads together and figure out how to simulate one, because a short ambiance over a well mic'd room is one of the nicest sounds I can think of in the digital realm. Really good go at this though, man. Great emotional payoff at the end, too!
Pretty good stereo work, I think. Wider spread and more realistic, yet all cohesive and well translated to speakers. Some of the muted parts kinda threw me, but that's entirely because I was used to the sound of the full multitrack... they sound good, and muting the xylophone during the piano break was an interesting choice since it's really tough to get the two to agree and sound realistic. One suggestion that comes to mind is something I failed to do on my version, which is to add a short, dense ambiance to the entire track to give it a bit of a shine. Unfortunately since it's based on samples we don't have a room mic.... maybe we can put our heads together and figure out how to simulate one, because a short ambiance over a well mic'd room is one of the nicest sounds I can think of in the digital realm. Really good go at this though, man. Great emotional payoff at the end, too!
I'm grateful for comments and suggestions. Thank you for listening!