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lcressy · 2nd August 2009

From your other post on this, I think there was a lot of good advice, and it's not right to re-post a quick master and say, "What do you think?". In the other post, somone, can't remember who right now, commented that you are overmixing it, and I have to agree. I think you are SO close to the project, that now you are starting to suck the life out of it. There is that "Law of diminishing Returns" thing......Actually, from the other post, you posted a second song, that wasn't "worked on"so much, and I thought it sounded better, it had more bottom and mids. You can work on this one song until you die, and still find things you don't like about it, but get it to where it sounds good and then, "Release" it. If you get it sounding right to you, then it won't matter what anyone on this board thinks, you'll know it's right. In my opinion, your working on it too much. I would take about a month away from it. Then remix it from scratch with a fresh perspective, and then let it go and make some more music, while you have someone else master it. Your'e too close to it!

Honestly, the song, production, musicianship is really good. Trust that and move on.

2nd August 2009	#5
lcressy Gear maniac Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 245	Trying too hard.... From your other post on this, I think there was a lot of good advice, and it's not right to re-post a quick master and say, "What do you think?". In the other post, somone, can't remember who right now, commented that you are overmixing it, and I have to agree. I think you are SO close to the project, that now you are starting to suck the life out of it. There is that "Law of diminishing Returns" thing......Actually, from the other post, you posted a second song, that wasn't "worked on"so much, and I thought it sounded better, it had more bottom and mids. You can work on this one song until you die, and still find things you don't like about it, but get it to where it sounds good and then, "Release" it. If you get it sounding right to you, then it won't matter what anyone on this board thinks, you'll know it's right. In my opinion, your working on it too much. I would take about a month away from it. Then remix it from scratch with a fresh perspective, and then let it go and make some more music, while you have someone else master it. Your'e too close to it! Honestly, the song, production, musicianship is really good. Trust that and move on.