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As much as I do this, I have to CONSTANTLY remind myself to multi-reference mixes. It is amazing the difference in perspective between monitoring sources. I changed procedure on this dense mix. This is the band I put together in 2016. We recorded an album during Covid. I had mixed it and then...

Mine is a new Hyundai Plug in Hybrid - 2024 - w/ a Bose system. I noticed it's a bit heavy in the low end at default settings - as commercial mixes lean into a low bump as well when I listen. Originally, my mix of this exceeded comparable low end mixes heard on radio stations. I attributed it...

It's funny, Dave. I actually was listening to this in the car - and it may be the system there, but I consciously pulled the areas you mentioned back because I thought it a little too thumpy in the rumpy. I personally like adding a lot of cream (my euphemism for lows) into mixes, but I know I've...

Kind of. I went back into things and swapped everything around for different voicings. For all intent and purpose, the "sounds" are brand new. Great thoughts on the drums, K. I'd wondered if they got a little to "disjointed" and busy during parts of the song - almost like the drummer is just...

I listened and hear the resemblance as well. Good take. I kind of lean towards agreeing w/ you about the fake harmonies. I think it would sound better w/ real harmonies - but I don't want to have to sing them. Too much "sameness". It "suits" as a placeholder, I suppose, but could be improved...

Although likely wrong, that points to some subtle process change that is introducing it. 250ms is huge. Something in the signal path is slowing it down. Just a guess, of course - but Occum's Razor and all that.

Great thoughts, bud - and thank you! Since the female parts are "angels", I wanted to convey that in a ghostly sort of manner - and I added such effects to the female parts that smudge the sound of the vocal. They're slightly odd sounding anyways - being vocaloid synths. The effect is...

That's a curious thought, P. I'll have to chew on how I would make that work. I've got the bongo and percussion up in that section. Mostly it's keys/bass in that segment.

Check your latency settings in your soundcard - sounds like you've got a built in delay occurring. Increased latency is great for stability, but can get really annoying when it lags.

Although I'm unused to hearing vox in your works, Keir - you have a good voice. Let's hear a smidge more of it. Think like a producer, though - and when there's a desired elevation in energy of the vocal? Add some production interest - like additional voices (dupes etc ...) that boost the part...

I'm not religious in the least - but I do believe angels walk among us. Following a comment in another thread, I was wondering about the percussion parts in this one. Are they too prominent as well? I'm seeking whether I'm just rather fond of them and perhaps bringing them a tad too forward...

It's all just an opinion. It's not negative. It's helpful - so thank you!

Got it bud - and thanks for chipping in your two. I'm going to have to quick post some of the other tracks for vocal level check now. :D

That's three for pulling back the lead vocal. This is why I post. The input from additional ears is invaluable. My judgement is pretty good, but I'm human and my ears fatigue like anyone. Unsurprised the percussion might have wandered slightly. We were pretty sauced when we recorded it. :D

Great mention - and thanks bud! I left them really dry and intimate intentionally - but questioned the decision. I got the doubled vocal idea after listening to a Beatles recording. It's a technique Martin used frequently.

Oh - and all the hand percussion was a separate drunken night w/ the drummer sometime later after we did the original bed. We drank a bunch of whiskey and just pulled shit out of his percussion bag. He'd ask "How about this?" and I'd tell him, "Fine - do it. I'll track it and we'll make mix...

The drummers vocals btw ... were added probably 6 months later here in Maine - when he popped up for a visit. He's got a higher range than I do and his voice is well suited for harmonizing with female vocals. I'd have stuck out like a sore thumb w/ my lower register male timber. Again, using the...

Drums were originally done live w/ a Mapex kit - as we tracked drums/bass/keys live to a click track. Two overheads (sm condensers), E200 on the snare, Sennheisers on the toms, Audix on the kick, SM57 on the hi hat. I then converted all the drums to midi and run a blend of live w/ augmented...

It's unusual for me to give up singing my own material, but this song I wrote for my high school girlfriend about her abusive relationship could not be delivered authentically by a man. My drummer said he knew of a woman who would be able to do a good job on it. I think she did a really good...

This is an all acoustic rock album - remixed and reassembled into a cohesive acoustic instrument singer-songwriter collection. There's ONE song on this album not yet finished. "Summer" needs a better bass part than I originally tracked myself. This is nothing more than a share. I'm pretty much...