Forum Replies Created
-
AuthorPosts
-
Thank you for your positive comments and for the feedback too. I wonder if what you’re hearing in “thinness” was a mastering decision. I did use Insight and Tonal Balance Control as well from iZotope, and I was trying to use a – I think it was – “modern country” reference graph in Tonal Balance Control to help me out, since I have never mixed in the country genre and honestly don’t listen to much country music at all. I actually enjoy a lot of rock, heavier rock, and several (but not all) subgenera of metal, all of which tend to be a little low-end heavy. So, I was afraid of mixing this with too much bass. My references graphs in iZotope in fact were telling me that my initial low-end was too much for the genre, so I toned it down a little in mastering, and possible a little in the mix too.
For my reference track(s) when mixing, I was using some songs from Gabrielle Aplin, who is a UK pop singer/songwriter with a similar vibe to Lianne, but definitively more “poppy.” Still, the closest I could get of songs in my library that I thought would match the sound Lianne might be going for. I noticed listening back to it that Gabrielle’s voice is really prominent in the mixes she has, and I think that’s what caused me to push Lianne’s voice as I did here. I do agree with you though that if I were to do it again, I might pull her voice back by about 0.5 – 1 dB just to keep the rest of the mix a bit denser-sounding.
I think the orchestrations on this sound great. I love them. Really cool mix, and what you did supported a lot of what she already did in her original. The staccato sounds during the CHORUS were a tiny bit loud in the mix, to my ears, and hid Lianne’s voice a bit, but that’s just a minor thing. Great work over all. I actually listened to the whole song, and wanted to keep listening!
in reply to: Lianne Kaye – Glow Contest 2023 by Arto Hiltunen #13291I like this version, and liked that you kept the original elements. Good work. My only comment is that I think the guitars are a tiny bit too loud. Lianne’s voice gets hidden a bit behind the mix, and she sings so well, I would want it to stand out a bit more.
in reply to: Ville Ritola – Dead To The World Mix #6935Took a listen to the ones you recommended and I hear what you mean now. It’s an interesting effect, making already-hard-to-understand lyrics even harder to catch…lol. But having heard it now I can see how it makes sense in your mix too. It almost adds a “shouting from the pits of hell” feel. =) In the samples I listened to (e.g.. Voidspawn by Chthe’ilist), I liked it better for the non-lyrical growls than where there was lyrical content. I think it will be something I keep in my tool belt from now on though.
Anyway, thanks for paying it back by listening to mine as well. Appreciate the feedback!
in reply to: Jason Steadman – Dead to the World Mix #6928Thanks for the feedback! =)
in reply to: Gustavo Gonsebat – Dead To The World Mix #6911Sounds excellent to me. Very clean. You did a great job of cleaning out the mud on those kicks, and they punch through like a bullet. Perfect for this genre. I’m listening on tiny little (Apple) ear buds (they kind they ship with phones), and the mix translates great there. On these, I can’t hear anything I would change. Great work.
in reply to: Ville Ritola – Dead To The World Mix #6907a nice mix that I thought was relatively will balanced. To my ears, it sounded a tad too dark, and the vocals were washed out in too much reverb for this genre. Kudos for your work though!
-
AuthorPosts