01-04-2017, 05:20 PM
I thought I'd share a few thoughts which might be informative for mixing this song.
By way of background, this track comes from the my first album release, and is almost exactly 8 years old now! All of the instruments were were tracked to 24trk analog tape. The tracks were transferred to digital, edited, and then the vocals were sung into a very special old Neumann U48. Wish I owned that one!
There is obviously a lot going on with all the instruments. I like all the parts, but the arrangement is probably too busy. When we mixed it the first time, we did pare down quite a bit. There is a spot where we muted the drums.
So besides mixing, this track is an opportunity to make some artistic arrangement decisions. Have fun.
By way of background, this track comes from the my first album release, and is almost exactly 8 years old now! All of the instruments were were tracked to 24trk analog tape. The tracks were transferred to digital, edited, and then the vocals were sung into a very special old Neumann U48. Wish I owned that one!
There is obviously a lot going on with all the instruments. I like all the parts, but the arrangement is probably too busy. When we mixed it the first time, we did pare down quite a bit. There is a spot where we muted the drums.
So besides mixing, this track is an opportunity to make some artistic arrangement decisions. Have fun.
James May