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Tiny Stonehenge Moment
That happens to everyone. You got to trust your ears, mixed with the ears of the small handful of people who's ears you also trust. I often get 3 people saying the snare is too loud (for example) before 3 others come in saying the snare should be louder, etc...Same with vocals, etc....Sometimes there's total consensus on something, but rarely. I have 3 or 4 people I always hope will comment on my song because they're usually right on. To me, Greg's word is #1 for me, not to blow smoke up his ass. Actually, I hope he doesn't even read this. I don't mean I disregard what anyone else says, because many others have very valid opinions too, but his ears are gold to me.
I think your third mix sounded great. I think they all sounded good, but #3 was the one for me.
Thanks RAMI. You've hit the nail on the head with your comment. I think Greg's assessment of the balance of the instruments was spot on, but I think my interpretation of how to achieve that wasn't quite right because I boosted too many of the high frequencies. In the end, I think I like my last mix best for the reason that Rob Green gave, In that the mix still has the warmth I wanted, still has the dominant bass I wanted, still has the meaty kick I was going for and the rest of the instruments are there in a reasonable balance and clarity to make the song listenable.
In the end I think it would take a more talented recordist than me to make sense of this track, which is irritating because it seems so simple.