Thoughts on this ambient mix?

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First off embed the track on the post, it would be much more easier for the guys to hear what you got at this moment. I took the time to copy and paste your link. I have two complains:

1. The machinery sound starting at 01:46. It needs to be tamed. Now.
2. Sometimes the woman voice goes over the top. Just a tad but I can feel it.

On the positive side, I like the development of your song, starting form a soft ambient tune to a more industrial-esque act.
 
Alright. Tamed as in compressed? Or just turned down? And is the solution to number 2 automation?
 
Hey, tamed as in "please turn down the volume a little". Now that I hear it again, the woman voice "problem" can be solved with a mild compression, just enough to cut the peaks and make the performance more consistent.
 
Cool. Thanks for that. Do you think the kick drum near the end could benefit from some extra bass or do you like the dynamics how they are?
 
Crap, my monitors are not working right now :( so I don't think is a good thing to advice you on the bass frequencies. Maybe some of the the guys around hear can crank up their monitors to see what's gong on on your mix.
 
killthepixelnow said:
First off embed the track on the post, it would be much more easier for the guys to hear what you got at this moment. I took the time to copy and paste your link. I have two complains

1. The machinery sound starting at 01:46. It needs to be tamed. Now.
2. Sometimes the woman voice goes over the top. Just a tad but I can feel it.

On the positive side, I like the development of your song, starting form a soft ambient tune to a more industrial-esque act.
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Just to be clear. When u said mechanical noise did u mean the first thing u hear that sounds like a bass guitar or did you mean the bawahwahWERMP?
 
my two cents and it is a matter of preference, not there is anything wrong. Mixed seemed fine, but the woman's voice and should be at the same perceived level (not a volume thing, but how it actual sounds), that would make the two voices feel they fit. I liked the voice that comes in around 2ish, I think is a good contrast to the woman's voice.

Here is is the nit, love everything about how this song starts, but it feels like the start of a song (yes, even at 2:59 minutes), it is like it is the prelude to a kick song. If you have another driving song that goes with it that can use this as its intro, that would really push the song even better.

Really good start.
 
Looks like you left a few words out of your 2nd sentence. The woman's voice and what?
 
Kerfoot32 said:
Looks like you left a few words out of your 2nd sentence. The woman's voice and what?
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Hum, wonder what I did. "Mixed seemed fine, but the woman's voice and the second voice should be..."

I probably thought it but forgot to type it.
 
Do you mean the distant unintelligible voice that's present the entire song?
 
I think it's a pretty good track. I like the sounds you've got. My only comment on the mix is where the other vocal comes in around 2.00, in combination with that distorted loop, together there's a kind of harshness up there in the upper region that you could a little.
 
What do you guys think of the low end? I did lots of hpf and was a little afraid I might be lacking punch, especially near the end
 
Alright . I was just afraid is was weak and lacking depth. And yeah this song is an intro track for an EP. That's why it sounds like sounds like a prelude.
 
Not my cup of tea musically, but I found the mix was good. Very tight and could not hear any issues with the bottom end.
 
Thanks for all the feedback guys. I'm satisfied with the final product.
 
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