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@email-addr-hidden
> <mailto:lists@email-addr-hidden>> 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
>
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