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DavieB · 29th September 2010

I'm loving the song but I have a few suggestions:

Drums are a bit intimate sounding, maybe more room ambiance and lower the hats and cymbals on the ending bit, also get some "resonance" on those toms on the verses; at this tempo you could get away with some ambiance to thicken up the fundamental drums, kick, toms and snare ...

The toms should be working with the bass ...

I think the guitar on the left might be a bit loud, or maybe the guitar on the right isn't loud enough ...

@1:26 consider muting the lead guitar until @1:30 cos it sucks; after that it's good and it will sound great with the harmonies coming in. It's too central in the mix ...

The guitars "pan" balance is off overall I think ...

@2:54 the vocal panning and reverb is a bit off putting, I like the idea, the call and answer thing but maybe too extreme, maybe move them slightly inside the left and right guitars ...

The vocal on the track needs to be more intimate, lay off the reverb a bit or kill the high end of the reverb...

The oooo wahhh oooo bits sound spot on...

Hats, cymbals, ride and crash are wayyy too loud and they ruin the mix... Is the shaker a touch too loud...?

29th September 2010	#14
DavieB Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2007 Location: North West, England, UK Posts: 851	Love it I'm loving the song but I have a few suggestions: Drums are a bit intimate sounding, maybe more room ambiance and lower the hats and cymbals on the ending bit, also get some "resonance" on those toms on the verses; at this tempo you could get away with some ambiance to thicken up the fundamental drums, kick, toms and snare ... The toms should be working with the bass ... I think the guitar on the left might be a bit loud, or maybe the guitar on the right isn't loud enough ... @1:26 consider muting the lead guitar until @1:30 cos it sucks; after that it's good and it will sound great with the harmonies coming in. It's too central in the mix ... The guitars "pan" balance is off overall I think ... @2:54 the vocal panning and reverb is a bit off putting, I like the idea, the call and answer thing but maybe too extreme, maybe move them slightly inside the left and right guitars ... The vocal on the track needs to be more intimate, lay off the reverb a bit or kill the high end of the reverb... The oooo wahhh oooo bits sound spot on... Hats, cymbals, ride and crash are wayyy too loud and they ruin the mix... Is the shaker a touch too loud...?