Hi.
Ist a really nice version.But there are some changes that could make it just right for me
1. The sologuitar could be a couple of db higher
except at the end, where it goes duo. (after "today"). Here you have to lower it quite a bit. It sticks out to much
I actually have an effect on the guitar that sounds really cool. I need to do an intrumental mix just for this purpose. For the most part it is a nice counter point, but it does clash with the vocals at a louder vol, even without the additional effect. I wanted that solo to fill the empty space behind the vocals and accoustic and I think it does a very good job.
2. The marching drums could be lowered just a tad, and perhaps be given a bit more "dril-drums" sound. Dont know how to explain it, but now it sounds a bit to much like a regular snare....make sense...?
I do see where you were going with the snare. I intentionally tried to make it blen with the other snare sound so there was not a an obvious change in drums. I did want to retain the cadence feel of those parts of the song, so it is more of the focal instrument and everything else is supporting its efforts.
3. The voice have to be compressed a bit more on the high pass.
I am not sure what you mean about the high pass, I do have quite a bit of compression on all the vocals. I hope my last remix does a better job with the vocala.
4.When u use the double voice in the chorus, try lowering it a bit(and/or try giving it some new exiting sound ;-). Iv read somewhere that effects can be used, but used so modest that u dont quite know/hear what it is, but you hear there are something there
Here again, I hope my remix fixes some of these issues. Having the second vocal come does create a bit of a different image to that sound, I could put extra effects on it, but I thought it might be overkill. I do like the way your progression of vocals work in the song, so I was trying to keep them as natural as posible. You did a wonderful job on them that I hated to alter them too much.
5. After the intros of the electric guitars, when the voice starts again,modify the guitars a couple of db lower. We may not hear the modifications, but i think it will blend in better then. Just a tough. Maybe rise the organs a bit, just where u lower the gitars or...?if so, remember to lower them in the chorus......they are kind of out of sync.....
Although I can mix other styles, I am influenced by progressive rock/metal, and I saw the potential in this song. There is nothing flashy about the organ, so I saw no reason to have it stick out, but I do love using organs to support the guitar tones to fatten them up and fill in the gaps. You can hear them but not notice them. I could go back and raise them, but it will change the feel of the mix.
6. There are some weird thing going on at the last "today".....? it sounds like one of the choir voice is pitched way out of tone......just listen.
Yes there was an issue. Melodyne messed it up somehow, but I fixed it in my last mix.
last: there are to much guitar going on in second chorus. Have u added the extra stereo el. guitar from the original tracks...? maybe drop that,or...? Dont hear exactly whats wrong, it just feels like there are to much sound going on.....
I used all the tracks that you provided. I love the extra guitar track, it gives it that extra dynamics the cries for.
I now realize that it was quite a bit i wanted to be change, but i see a potential to get this song as close to my hope as possible, with your version...
-einar-