Hey bud - It's funny you mention the kick. I started w/ a really flabby kick ... all lows, major push of air ... but I think there was a little too much low -- combined w/ Tjarko's bass ... just clouded the space up, and I couldn't get much else through.
So I swapped voicings, and went with something a little more balanced ... maintaining SOME of the low push, but leaving enough room for T's bass to come through.
Tjarko does all the BGV's here too ... and after I got them in, they became 'bout my favorite element to the arrangement.
Thanks for the listen/suggestions!
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Hey Greg,
I hate mixing w/ a stick and snare. I can NEVER seem to get them to sit right and play nice. As is, I've volume enveloped the snare top/bottom tracks to death. I may bring the snare up just a hair, but no more than half a db. I actually came down a bit from an earlier version, as it poked through way too much.
Thanks for the listen!
Best,
Kev-