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Hey, thanks a lot. A lot of those bands are my influences. I actually recently played on a stage where Jonathan Richmond played, and I was blown away that that was happening. He’s one of my all-time favorites along with the Velvet Underground, but I definitely love all those bands you mentioned.

I agree the vocals can come up a bit. Small like .5 or 1 db.

Your input is always great. Thank you for all the thoughts on it. Regarding the opening chords, it’s actually an A minor chord moved up to the 4th fret. So I think that is B/A Minor 11th? But the bass guitar is playing the B. So I’m not really sure. Then that chord slides up two more frets. So...

Thanks, all!

Thanks. Yeah it is brand new, and we practice tomorrow, so the band will work on it for the first time. We will see what they come up with. I was just trying to brainstorm for that session by fielding any/all ideas. Thanks!

Thanks for your thoughts. The lofi vocal idea is good. Yeah, it is kinda in "free time" so no "groove"...I did this because I wanted a free/floaty/unchained feel to match what the lyrics are about. But I think I'm going to ask our drummer to build up something for a crescendo at the end. The...

All good thanks.

Awesome post. Yeah I agree.

Lol. Okay. Something is wrong with your system. This is a professional band from Scottland. Definitely panned hard right. I turned off the right speaker, and there was nothing in the left other than a tambourine.

During the intro, the drums are panned hard right, guitar hard left, but in the left there's also a tambourine...sounds great to me. Is this common? I can't remember ever hearing something like this.

I used to mix on headphones, and the mixes sounded a lot like this one where the low end is thin. Headphones are just not ideal...I'd suggest always adding a bit more bass and body than you hear in them.

The smoother synth definitely sounds better. I'd go with that tone and timbre. I think it sounds good to bring the synth back at the change around the 1 minute mark. I wouldn't use it during the first vocal part. Maybe go with something less busy there so it's still full but so it's not...

This isn't a genre I listen to much at all, so I was hesitant to comment. I'll just say the overall mix sounds balanced to me. But the guitars sound a little harsh to my ears, and I think the vocal could use some more body, and maybe even a .5 to 1db boost to get more above the guitars. But it's...

To me the bass lacks "body" and is making the mix sound thin. I'd like to hear more power in the kick and snare, too. Generally just lacking in the low end, but I guess that is subjective.

Thanks, Jeff. I cut the bass at 90hz about -9db! I use flats, and I find they give a ton of woof in that area. I'm afraid to cut it more, but I'll check the higher range you mention. Is that the 2nd harmonic? Yeah maybe it also has some woof. Thanks for the feedback!