Hannes Keseberg - YouKnowBetter_3ee mix2

[3ee]

Sounds smooth and balanced, like a record.

Maybe something with snare in the chorus. It’s sort of near and far at the same time. Or it feels a bit like street bumb. And now that I listen my version I seem to have the same problem.

I guess I need to mult the snare and treat it differently from the rim-stick ... things are maybe tricky because the kick hits at the same time as the snare also .. that's maybe why the "street bump"?

[Mike Senior]

Hi 3ee! Here are the main issues that occurred to me:

• Nice laid-back vibe overall, but it doesn't demand the listener's attention as much as I'd expect of a single. Whether you want to address that with arrangement or automation is up to you.
  
• Generally very solid balancing, and tasteful effects. Like the solo-guitar delay particularly.
  
• The small-speaker bass translation could be better.
  
• The rhythm guitar and lead vox are both quite ambient, ie. the reverb feels a bit too obvious. Is it too bright?
  
• Cymbal crashes a bit harsh in the midrange. From the middle-section onwards, I felt they conflicted a bit with the the lead vocal
  
• The rising guitar line leading into the outro section feels a bit edgy tonally. I think it's some resonances in the 2-3kHz region.
  

Like that version a lot -- gets us off to a flying start! Thanks for getting involved 3ee!

[3ee]

^ Hi Mike, many thanks for the feedback, all good points, will consider them carefully towards the next version.

-most certainly will do arrangement tweaks and automation!
-Thanks!
-I didn't mix with that in mind, we'll see if I can resolve the bass with an overdrive parallel or something, any other tips on this? (used to use Waves Rbass in the past but I ditched all Waves plugins some time back due to their complications)
-Will tweak ambiance... it does feel a bit too wet on some elements but I'm not really sure at the moment what's "wrong"
-Was hard to get a good snare sound and tame cymbals at the same time, I guess automation is the answer here.
-will tame the slide gtr resonances

[Mike Senior]

^ Hi Mike, many thanks for the feedback, all good points, will consider them carefully towards the next version.

Great -- although remember that I'm only one of three judges...

-I didn't mix with that in mind, we'll see if I can resolve the bass with an overdrive parallel or something, any other tips on this? (used to use Waves Rbass in the past but I ditched all Waves plugins some time back due to their complications)

Ditto Parallel distortion is certainly a favourite of mine, but you might also be able to just compress the upper-spectrum frequencies and bring them up in level once they're more consistent.

-Will tweak ambiance... it does feel a bit too wet on some elements but I'm not really sure at the moment what's "wrong"

No right or wrong answers here, but referencing is the key for me.

-Was hard to get a good snare sound and tame cymbals at the same time, I guess automation is the answer here.

I seem to remember I used a dynamic EQ to boost the HF of the level peaks, while leaving the spill un-EQ'd. Or you could slip in a sneaky supplementary sample layer for that. Ah... options, options...

[3ee]

mix2 (possibly final mix) is now up!

[HbGuitar]

Congrats man.....great job

[Phantom Studios]

Great mix! Congrats!

[Judders]

Great sounding mix, well deserved win.

[glukin]

Great mix, well done and congrats on the win!

[thedon]

Well Done Congratulations !