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Requesting feedback from the protege fam/re-amping!
Hey heavy engineer cats!
A few weeks ago I asked a question about “re-amping” which was discussed on the mixing forum. I wanted to share the track which inspired my question – which heavily utilizes the arturia mini moog plugin. On several of the instances of the moog (ostinato, pad, arpeggio) I re-amped it thru my princeton reverb (one close mic and one mic further away from the amp) and combined the audio with the midi.
I’ve given my best effort with the mix, but I’m looking for any constructive feedback for ways in which it could improve. Is it loud enough? too loud? does it feel balanced?
Thanks in advance for listening and looking forward to hearing from folks!
Best,
Jesse
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OMG, Jesse, this is so freaking badass! I love it! Just listened on my laptop speakers and can’t wait to hear it on the studio speakers! Will circle back tomorrow once I’ve given this awesome piece a proper “spin” on the ol’ “hi fi”! ⚡️🔥❤️🔥
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My man! Ok, so listening on real speakers now … so amazing, @JLEW – great work! Here a few thoughts:
- the whole first section is so cool – bass synth so deep and the music building in such an intriguing way that makes me excited to hear what comes next!
- once it hits the loud section, mixwise, I feel like the snare is perhaps too loud and the kick not nearly loud or deep enough … me wants more sub-y punchy kick-y-ness!
- there’s a sizzly sound effect in the left speaker occasionally that sounds out of phase. Try inverting the polarity of the L or R side of that stereo sound effect and see if it feels more in focus (in phase)
- the acoustic guitar on the right side during the softer section feels very compressed. Might be fine as-is but caught my ear. Maybe turn down the ratio and/or increase the threshold for a more breathable natural sound, if you want
I just love hearing what you’re cooking up in your studio, homey!! Keep it comin, and keep up the incredible work — musically and technically/engineering-ly! 🤩
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Thanks so much for this feedback man! I will address all of your suggestions. Thanks for taking the time to listen and give such thoughtful suggestions.
Just listening to the snare again now hahaha wow that is very loud 😂. I must have listened to this too many times because I swear that snare sounded normal to me at the time:)
Back to it!
thanks so much❤ ❤❤
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Heck yeah homey! You are crushing it. 💪 And … nuthin wrong with a loud-ass snare if you’re feelin it. If it were to stay as loud as it is now, I might just try taming the top end on it a bit and making sure the kick has equal impact and power as the snare so that it doesn’t feel overly represented in the snare department and “wah-waaaah” in the kick department [insert sad clown face here]
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Dude, this sounds great. I love the arrangement, the space, and the tension as it progresses.
Very creative approach as well. 🙌-
Thanks so much, Jon! I really appreciate you checking it out and all your support! I’m glad you dug the song, too! Wishing you all the best!
Jesse
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