whoa, the thread nearly slipped off the edge of the earth! I mean, page!
(brings out my "pity" gene every time
Wonder why you got just one bro (Evildick)? Maybe the title of your thread sounds selfish??
When I post my first toon, the thread title will be
GIMME!!! LISTEN!!!
Okay... the tune...
Sounds like some late 80's metal power ballad... yet, with more of a progressive rock feel. Now, it's starting to sound like fusion.
Hmmm.... on the one hand, you say your mix needs help. On the other, I hear a
ton of reverb. Reverb scares me to death! I'm afraid to even get near it in my mixes, and this track has that "Journey - Separate Ways" echoes from outer space!
(probably gives it that 80's feel; the lead with all the 'verb on it, 'pecially).
The song has that lazy, easy listening drum feel to it... moreso even than soft rock. You know what this song would be good for? After that Bob Ross painter guy (who's now dead, sadly) finishes his painting and says "good bye my friend", they roll the credits over the painting. THAT is what this music is
MIX: Instinct (and this is just instinct) says some of the mids are gone (between 500 - 1kHz) ... have to rely on instinct, since these are computer MM speakers....
...okay, I'll fire up the MAC and we'll go hear it in the monitor room:
on monitors:
1) Song abruptly starts, and there is a click. Usually that means the wave wasn't cut at a "zero crossing" (zero volume).
2) Wow, wasn't kidding about the verb! It's on everything
3) Not hearing many low-mids at all. From about 250Hz-800Hz, the mix seems gutted. If you've boosted the highs and lows in your mix at all, this would happen (since I can't imagine guitars and bass not providing a ton of energy there). If this is the case, flatten the EQ and begin again
If you haven't boosted the lows and upper-mids/highs, then you've probably scooped way too many low mids out. If you're using parametric EQ, try tightening the width (Q) to something like 8, and look for mud. 300-400 is a good place to start. Also, if it's a deep cut you've made, try halving it.
This is the main critique I have so far. The performance seems good.
Chad
EDIT: Looking at the file in a spectral analyzer program, it seems the mix is boosted from 1.7kHz up to about 14Khz, where upon it drops way off. If no boost occured, the dip I described above (and there
is an EQ dip) seems to be from 230Hz - 1.7kHz, though there is a spike at 350Hz, and it's harmonic (700Hz)... So, it's actually a wider dip, with a few spikes in the road
Could be several EQ cuts, or a boost at 350. If this is a bunch of EQ scoops, try removing them... or just starting over with a raw mix... and post that. Removing some reverb would likely help