05-11-2016, 04:43 AM (This post was last modified: 05-11-2016, 04:18 PM by Digitaldruglord.)
Oh Yeah!!! This is absolutely excellent material... The forum reference would easily past muster in a $200k audiophile setup that will saturate, boost, and amplify in real-time during playback.. for the rest of the listening world, the amplification embedded in the mix/master produces a similar impact the $200k system playing a version of the raw mix does..
sounds well balanced and loud ,a touch less limiting for more dynamics and room to breath more would sound fantastic.
Thanks for Sharing your great mix !
05-11-2016, 02:10 PM (This post was last modified: 05-11-2016, 02:33 PM by Roy.)
Sounds good. I like the separation of the horns. I would consider swapping the 'bone and trumpet (if I'm hearing right). The trumpet would cut better though the center with the drums and bass and give the bone more space to stand out because they're so dark in general. To be fair I don't know if there's is a common arrangement for jazz horns that one should stick to. [Edit: I downloaded the Multitracks and trombone works best in the middle. never mind]
I do think I hear some distortion at spots that normally wouldn't bother me but for a track like this it seems excessive.
The bass might be a bit 'clankly'. It really stands out in the run at the very end with the piano. That is the nature of uprights and what he's playing, I know, but it'd be nicer with some more lower mid punch. It's nice at the top of the song. [E2: Yeah on the multi he really hits the fretboard at the end. I'd still consider downplaying it]
(05-11-2016, 02:10 PM)RoyMatthews Wrote: Sounds good. I like the separation of the horns. I would consider swapping the 'bone and trumpet (if I'm hearing right). The trumpet would cut better though the center with the drums and bass and give the bone more space to stand out because they're so dark in general. To be fair I don't know if there's is a common arrangement for jazz horns that one should stick to. [Edit: I downloaded the Multitracks and trombone works best in the middle. never mind]
I do think I hear some distortion at spots that normally wouldn't bother me but for a track like this it seems excessive.
The bass might be a bit 'clankly'. It really stands out in the run at the very end with the piano. That is the nature of uprights and what he's playing, I know, but it'd be nicer with some more lower mid punch. It's nice at the top of the song. [E2: Yeah on the multi he really hits the fretboard at the end. I'd still consider downplaying it]
All nitpicks though. It sounds good.
Thanks, all valid observations.. the 3 brass part arraignment is interesting because they come out of a big multi solo in a chorus.
The bass here isn't as potent as it was recorded as I placed a slight room on a parallel buss to add ambiance, otherwise, the tradeoff to doing that was that mid punch you mention, I didn't want the percussion of the direct bass to conflict with the rhythm of the drum work and play in the background opening up the song to let the brass play (when they come in).
This is the first print for me, I will keep listening to it to determine where I want the final to sit on the post.
Glad to help. It inspired me to download the multitrack and try my hand at mixing it. Upright bass is always tricky and this one is no different. But it's a fun one to work on.
(05-11-2016, 11:23 AM)eclipseaudio Wrote: sounds well balanced and loud ,a touch less limiting for more dynamics and room to breath more would sound fantastic.
Thanks for Sharing your great mix !
11-11-2016, 08:14 PM (This post was last modified: 11-11-2016, 08:15 PM by Luc van der Stap.)
Hi Digital,
A very very well balanced mix, I like (for my own taste) the way you treated the drums, especially the snare, while the snare tells a story in jazz, its important not to compress the snare too much in jazz. (or compress it at all ).
You did a great job, a delight to listen to.
(11-11-2016, 08:14 PM)Luc van der Stap Wrote: Hi Digital,
A very very well balanced mix, I like (for my own taste) the way you treated the drums, especially the snare, while the snare tells a story in jazz, its important not to compress the snare too much in jazz. (or compress it at all ).
You did a great job, a delight to listen to.
Cheers,
Luc
Thanks Luc.. I love the rhythm of the drumplay here and wanted the groove to drive the tune.. its exceptional material, and after listening to Norah Jones latest, hd to let this one fly a bit high!
Thanks Shul.. finally found my mojo on the workstation... got a workflow I'm happy with.. even got rid of a bunch of gear I didn't need (like all the UA processing, down to only an Octo)..
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