Thinking of - new version, need mix direction comments

[gilwe]

"Thinking of" is already completed now,
there are few minor piano fixes to be made and maybe some string added,
although they sound correct to me.

How does the mix sounds to you, particulary the strings ?...
I want them big, just like the ones on "Don't want to miss a thing" (Aerosmith)

Considering I haven't recorded a real orchestra, I'm trying to make these samples as much as possible like that. Any suggestions ?

Does the sound too loud to you ? I wanted louder than the piano so it have more presence... How do you like the mix in gerenal ?

Please feel free to comment.

 

[gilwe]

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[aciddart]

gilwe, that's a very pretty song. You are presenting it as a demo and the sound quality is way better than good enough. The piano and strings sound great. You could pick on little things about the mix, or you could say the vocals could have been tighter here or there, but it's a simple effective arrangement, more than good enough for a demo and I don't see any reason to pick at it.

The only thing I would do differently is add more variety to the lyrics, as I'm a little sensitive to repitition. Keeping what you have and just making little changes in the chorus like,

You're the only one I'm thinking of
As the days drift into nights
You're the only one I'm thinking of
You're the only one I love

Just something real simple like that really opens up the lyrics. I would also change the last sentence in each verse. But that's just me. It's fine the way it is. Quite beautiful actually!

 

[grn]

there is a lot of reverb. everything else sounds good to me. nice levels and everything... strings are good for not being real orchestra.

 

[K-dub]

Try this-

Arrange a predelay on the reverb back a bit--so that the initial vocal has some time to stay dry...but then the reverb kicks in lightly behind just a hair behind the dry vocal.

Do a similar thing on the piano. As is, it's washed out...the edges blurred by a drowning in reverb.

The strings are too loud...they dominate, and in this type of music, they should be an accent, not a feature. I'd cut the levels dramatically.

Good song, good performance but the mix needs attention ... it needs a lot of reverb mopped up. Use, but don't over use, reverb...it makes everything "blurry". It's best effective when it's there, and it's natural...not really noticable.

Best-

K

 

[gilwe]

Thanks for your comments.

Well, I might have wrote "demo" but I actually treat it as the production version.

I agree as for the reverb, may try to adjust that and see how it works.

That can be a bit of a problem with the piano as it was recorded with the reverb on the preset... (the piano has been recorded as a demo but was good enough to be built on).

As for the strings, does anyone else think the same as K-dub ?

I was trying to make them less loud but than I tought they need more presence.

Do you also think there's too much reverb on the vocals ?
(btw, the last statement on my last post was trying to ask if the vocals sounds too loud in the mix to your ears)

Anyone else ?

Thanks