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This is my first try at digital recording and mixing. I realized it most likely has many things wrong but hearing various comments can better help me understand what I should and should not be doing and what to listen for. . It was recorded and mixed using a KORG d1600.
 

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You'll do better to post this in the 'MP3 Clinic' section of this forum.
 
I thought it was ok. Only thing that bothered me was the cymbal stroke / overhead. It was either too loud or too compressed.
Also there was too much reverb, or the reverb was too bright. You could eq your reverb settings.
Nice work,
 
It's a pretty good mix overall, especially for a first try. Simple things to fix: the snare could be a little more forward/loud. I would either bring down the reverb on it or bring up the level. The backing vocals are too high in the mix, bring those down and then see where you are with the lead. You may need to bring the lead up, but it may be fixed by bringing the backups down.

The more difficult things for you to work on are going to be the toms and piano. The toms sounds very thin and the piano sounds artificial. Depending on how you recorded the drums, you may be able to eq the close mics better or use more tom mic/less OH. The piano is another deal. I'm not sure if that's a midi piano or just a line out signal from a keyboard, but try to figure something out to make it sound more natural. If its a keyboard with a midi out try using that with a plugin if you haven't already. If that's the most natural sounding signal you can record, try to get creative with the mix. Play the piano part through your monitors and record the signal with a condenser mic. This will give you a "room mic" signal that you can blend with the original. If you're not getting enough reverb on it, try pointing the mic at the wall opposite your monitors instead.

Please don't think I'm saying its a bad mix! It's very good for a first try. But it sounds like your looking for ways to improve it, so here you go. Remember, the best mixes are never done. Best of luck!
 
Hey, that's Ronnie. Ha. I recorded and mixed an EP for her a couple years ago. Your mix sounds better than the original if you ask me! Never was into the Phil Spector thing though.

If you want something more traditional sounding, a little more reverb on Ronnie. Turn down the bell, yikes! Clap is a little clean - sounds programmed. Dirty it up a bit (little distortion/saturation). Gang vocals sound right. Some of those cymbals cut through a bit much. The "oh-oh-oh" backups are a touch low - usually they're louder in the call and response.

Otherwise, I digs it.
 
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