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I prefer real, too, but I don't get what I want these days all the time, so this is a case of 'that's some weird shit right there, but each to their own'. It's too sibilant and it ended abruptly. One of those is a nit.

No, this is Tjarko's work, not mine. (We collaborate, but not on this one.) But he and I talk about mixes regularly and have a slightly different approach, so other opinions interest me. But we're converging on this one, because I think it sounds great.

My partner in crime has been at it again. Whatcha think? (It's explicit, but it's in Dutch, so it's safe for work unless you're in Amsterdam.)

Yeah, it was just a scratch track, but the acoustic part was the strongest feature. And the bleak lyrics. ?

I've never found it easier to be myself. Not really. Not when I'm honest. And nobody complains when I'm honest with myself. Which is just as well, cuz it's none of their fucking business.

That's pretty bleak. Here's an idea: now write a song about that same guy that does a similar cross-section of his personality, but in the context of something that makes his life worthwhile. You know how to put words and music together.

And 'reflects' is the right word. It's very reflective - I find I settle into the tune as it unfolds. If a woman has that effect on me, it's dangerous, but if a tune has that effect on me, I'm lost in admiration. Really good work.

It felt a bit 'Frank goes to church' to me. ??❤️

Ooooh - we got us a good season right here in the mp3 forum. 'Ain't got no Pultec EQ' Don't care bout no hard pan. Too busy singing along. You don't need my help.

I want to talk about two things, the most important first, I think. The psychology of recording and mixing deserves its own forum. It's a common psychological pattern that we perceive things and situations in ways that don't match the facts, and when it's art production for an audience, that...

Kind of my impression as well. I find myself focussing on the vocal cuz it's set back relative to the in-your-face guitar, and it's even buried a bit in the section that starts at 2.18, which is a pity, because those are the first words that jumped out at me on the first listen. Might be a...

Earbud listen Engaging. Good drums, good swagger, great lyrics, lovely arrangement that maintains interest. I want to listen to this one through headphones and speakers later. Good work. I love your approach of putting the mix on the shelf for awhile and coming back later. Wisdom, wisdom.

Well, that one started off in a genre and moved out of that genre later. Nice shift. The slide show was really fun too. Exactly the right amount of reverb, too - lots!

Okay, I can't get any further with this one, so here it is - there's a point at which you just have to sign off on it. This thread's got the whole mix evolution of this tune. I'm not going to tweak it anymore, cuz it's done, but I'm still open to mix comments because I can use that for the next...

Click on a Mark Skinner tune and check the skeleton at the mixing desk. Cracks me up every time.

Mix 3 has more body to my ears. By comparison, Mix 2 seems a tad bright/thin.

Like this one. The vocal's really well done and has all those juicy lyrics to throw itself into. Good use of panning. I set and forget always, but this one moves. You know how the bass sort of gets featured during the 'democracy' segment? Well, those drums could feature somewhere too. Dunno...

Two nice surprises on this one - the cello and the vox at the end (I love strings) - but the thing that's winning on this one is the s-o-u-n-d. You do stuff with reverb that is deliciousness. I've got Pro-R2, and love it. The presets are a wonderful way to get up to speed fast, but recently I...

I use iPad Garageband for all my scratchpad work. It takes about twenty seconds to set up, and sounds pretty okay. The playback system's got treble/bass/reverb settings for instant mixing. ? We should do a thread called 'Phone Tracks' to see what we could come up with - everybody do a song on...

I never used to pay attention to recorded breaths either. Then I paid a guy fifty bucks to master a tune and aside from some EQ advice, his main comment was 'do something about mouth and breath sounds'. So, because it cost me fifty dollars, I notice it now lol.