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(06-02-2019, 09:28 AM)glukin Wrote: Updated with v4. Tried to spice things up a bit with some loops.
Very nice mix! Clear and transparent, I like this one.
Good job!
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(07-02-2019, 07:18 PM)Highway Child Wrote: (06-02-2019, 09:28 AM)glukin Wrote: Updated with v4. Tried to spice things up a bit with some loops.
Very nice mix! Clear and transparent, I like this one.
Good job!
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Hi Glukin! Very sensible balance on the whole, with decent clarity and tasteful effects usage too. Some more specific points:
- The vocal balancing is fairly solid most of the time, but the inherent tonal variations in the raw recording do make the level a bit too variable at times, especially during the choruses, where certain syllables really leap forward, while others get lost.
- The overall mix tonality seems a little fierce in the 6-9kHz range, which makes both the hi-hat timbre and vocal sibilance a bit wearing on the ear. Even with that region pulled back a bit, though, I think you might still want a little de-essing as well.
- The additional snare ghost notes are quite a nice way of differentiating the second verse, but they feel a bit more laid back groove-wise than the kit itself, so they don't really 'glue in' with it properly for me. As a result, they make the groove drag a bit, and sound too much like an artificial addition. The way the ghost notes track overlaps the gap after the Mid-section seems to undermine the drama of that moment in the original arrangement too.
- The Hammond feels a bit understated, which means that you lose some of the section differentiation between the verse and chorus textures.
- While I like the general sense of blend and depth you've achieved with the effects, they do seem a bit static, which again reduces the sense of arrival when we hit the choruses and follow on into the Reintro and Outro sections.
Thanks for sharing your vision -- I reckon this might have made my top twenty had it not just fallen on the wrong side of the submission deadline, so well done on that!
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Thank you for the feedback, Mike. I’m especially pleased since I’ve been mixing on the train with Bluetooth earbuds
. I will look out for the 6-9khz range going forward, I’ve noticed it being a problem in other mixes as well.