07-10-2014, 01:09 PM
no feedback yet?
first impression was the low-end delivery here; 'twas big and meaty, but you kept the low-mids from building up which was cool in the circumstances which suggests good discipline wielding the EQ. your mid-range was working nicely and i thought overall the spectral distribution, and indeed the stereo field, was well handled. it was noticeable that you had room in the sides for some bass and you took the opportunity, AND without causing it to sound boomy and obnoxious; this helped give a full delivery. with a busier mix, you'd never get away with it - exploit it where you can! and you did. personally, and i'm talking about headphones now, such a large amount of bass present in the ears can get a bit fatiguing, at least from my perspective. in tbe days of vinyl (some say it's coming back....i'm not sold on that idea yet - everything has a niche), this mix wouldn't have worked. the CD format has enabled more leeway and stretching of goal posts, but quite often this can be overly exploited, not least by the novice. with the loudness war now taking it's final breath(?) studios are looking for new ways to wow an audience......bring it on!
i had to take it in the studio to understand the sub element, so consider yourself honoured....i don't normally mess around with mp3's in there
Just running the sub (nearfields off) suggested the kick was weak and there were times the low end of the electronic material was winning here instead. given that one of this genre's emphasis is in the sub, especially with a big fat kick right up front of the mix, it had to bang but it didn't quite make it. there were moments where it wasn't really present in my ear..and not at all present on my chest. i fully understand many people's constraints in managing the lows, so i'm sympathetic here and can't be critical, but it's important to flag it up nevertheless: if this genre is going to be mixed well, it's imperative to know what's going on in the beef section otherwise there's going to be a lot of disappointed customers out there.
while i was in there, i took the opportunity to put it through my downmixed mono grott box, which doesn't take too kindly to beef and will fall to it's knees weeping and whimpering mercifully at the slightest whiff of overabundance. it didn't. well done!
the other main element in the mix was the vocals, yeah? there's a lot of stuff going on in the arrangement and i can imagine it's difficult working out what to do with it all. i got a bit dizzy trying to keep up with them, so you must have had your hands full? what i did like was the quality and the consistency of balance in their timbre. i've no idea how the tracking was, but with this kind of material, it can be tricky getting consistent tracking - microphones change position, proximity isn't carefully controlled, etc. etc. I think you did ok with keeping their balance representative in the mix in accordance with the illusion of their placement.
another one outside of your comfort zone neatly bagged, despite it's inherent challenges in the sub.
first impression was the low-end delivery here; 'twas big and meaty, but you kept the low-mids from building up which was cool in the circumstances which suggests good discipline wielding the EQ. your mid-range was working nicely and i thought overall the spectral distribution, and indeed the stereo field, was well handled. it was noticeable that you had room in the sides for some bass and you took the opportunity, AND without causing it to sound boomy and obnoxious; this helped give a full delivery. with a busier mix, you'd never get away with it - exploit it where you can! and you did. personally, and i'm talking about headphones now, such a large amount of bass present in the ears can get a bit fatiguing, at least from my perspective. in tbe days of vinyl (some say it's coming back....i'm not sold on that idea yet - everything has a niche), this mix wouldn't have worked. the CD format has enabled more leeway and stretching of goal posts, but quite often this can be overly exploited, not least by the novice. with the loudness war now taking it's final breath(?) studios are looking for new ways to wow an audience......bring it on!
i had to take it in the studio to understand the sub element, so consider yourself honoured....i don't normally mess around with mp3's in there
Just running the sub (nearfields off) suggested the kick was weak and there were times the low end of the electronic material was winning here instead. given that one of this genre's emphasis is in the sub, especially with a big fat kick right up front of the mix, it had to bang but it didn't quite make it. there were moments where it wasn't really present in my ear..and not at all present on my chest. i fully understand many people's constraints in managing the lows, so i'm sympathetic here and can't be critical, but it's important to flag it up nevertheless: if this genre is going to be mixed well, it's imperative to know what's going on in the beef section otherwise there's going to be a lot of disappointed customers out there.while i was in there, i took the opportunity to put it through my downmixed mono grott box, which doesn't take too kindly to beef and will fall to it's knees weeping and whimpering mercifully at the slightest whiff of overabundance. it didn't. well done!
the other main element in the mix was the vocals, yeah? there's a lot of stuff going on in the arrangement and i can imagine it's difficult working out what to do with it all. i got a bit dizzy trying to keep up with them, so you must have had your hands full? what i did like was the quality and the consistency of balance in their timbre. i've no idea how the tracking was, but with this kind of material, it can be tricky getting consistent tracking - microphones change position, proximity isn't carefully controlled, etc. etc. I think you did ok with keeping their balance representative in the mix in accordance with the illusion of their placement.
another one outside of your comfort zone neatly bagged, despite it's inherent challenges in the sub.
Beware...........Cognitive Dissonance!