01-11-2014, 07:17 PM
Patrick... you are the man. You've only joined the board a few days ago and already you've given so many comments. That's fantastic!
I agree about the lead vocal.. I had some concerns about the stereo image even prior to the silly rendering debacle, so I widened it slightly during mastering, That might actually be why the mix got summed to mono during rendering, I might have been checking to make sure the mono side effects of the widener weren't too severe. As a result I'm now feeling the side channels are a bit too hot and it's overemphasizing some of the percussive loops, burying the vocal slightly. I wonder if the vocal should be widened a bit with a plate in addition to the stereo delays already present to help cohere with the background instruments and help keep it dominant?
Also it seems like the backing vocals could be tightened up a bit to keep the choruses from getting a little sluggish.
Thanks for your comments... I'd love to hear some mixes of yours. I checked out your soundcloud page and there's lots of great music.
I agree about the lead vocal.. I had some concerns about the stereo image even prior to the silly rendering debacle, so I widened it slightly during mastering, That might actually be why the mix got summed to mono during rendering, I might have been checking to make sure the mono side effects of the widener weren't too severe. As a result I'm now feeling the side channels are a bit too hot and it's overemphasizing some of the percussive loops, burying the vocal slightly. I wonder if the vocal should be widened a bit with a plate in addition to the stereo delays already present to help cohere with the background instruments and help keep it dominant?
Also it seems like the backing vocals could be tightened up a bit to keep the choruses from getting a little sluggish.
Thanks for your comments... I'd love to hear some mixes of yours. I checked out your soundcloud page and there's lots of great music.
I'm grateful for comments and suggestions. Thank you for listening!