[LAU] Nepalese Song - improving mix?

[Q]

Probably a bit of everything -- might be as easy to do it on the master bus.

Q

On 01/05/13 22:32, James Stone wrote:
> 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
> <mailto: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
>
>
>     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
>