[LAU] Nepalese Song - improving mix?

[James Stone]

Thanks for listening, and thanks for the comments.. I will continue
tweaking :)

What were you thinking I could cut low-mids from?

James

On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Q <lists at quirq.ukfsn.org> wrote:

> On 01/05/13 09:27, James Stone wrote:
>
>> HI Everyone,
>>
>> Here is a song I recorded with a friend of mine who is a Nepalese
>> singer, and one of his friends who played the guitar and bass on the
>> track. It has taken me ages to get round to finishing it, because I was
>> having real troubles coming up with some drums that fitted the song OK.
>>
>> This is the current version, mixed in Mixbus. I would appreciate any
>> thoughts on the song, and also the mix.
>>
>> https://soundcloud.com/**jmstone/roughmix2/download/s-**qgo8P<https://soundcloud.com/jmstone/roughmix2/download/s-qgo8P>
>>
>> James
>>
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> Hi
>
> Just had a listen to this and it sounds pretty nice as it stands.
>
> You could probably clear out the low mids a little to improve clarity, but
> don't overdo it or you'll lose too much warmth.
>
> The vocal drops in and out a bit, especially early on (I think it's
> probably the lower register bits that are most affected). I guess it'd
> probably be better to automate the volume rather than compress, although
> some light compression mightn't go astray. The guitar has a tendency to
> overpower the vocal as well, but it might be okay once the vocal level is
> higher, but if not, maybe EQ the guitar a bit to reduce the clash.
>
> The main guitar solo (from 3.10) needs to be more upfront I'd say, lose a
> lot of the reverb and it'd be a lot better. Perhaps use some delay to make
> it big without pushing it into the background like the reverb's doing. It's
> a bit thin sounding as well and the level a bit inconsistent.
>
> It's a pleasant sounding piece, nice and mellow. Nice playing and the
> singer's got a good voice. However, with not being able to infer any
> emotional intensity from the vocals, it all sounds a bit flat, on the same
> level -- the piece could do with some contour to it, a sense of building
> and releasing in the music.
>
>
> Q
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