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GRAND – Mix feedback
Hi guys would love to hear your thoughts about the depth of the mix, the vocals, and what I can do to improve.
I usually mix into my master chain, that’s why it’s pretty loud. But I can adjust anything
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Yo Roy,
Another bangerrrrrr!
Doesn’t need much to my airpods, the track is banging. A few potential tweaks…
Thoughts for depth: put some verb or delay or slapback on the intro synth bass. This is a great underlick, could use a lil’ more vibe.
Lead Vocal feels a hair quiet (hard to understand), especially in the chorus. (Verse 2 is fine). The new Eminem has low vocal volume and it’s a bummer not being able to understand him. So I project that here; I want to hear more of your words more clearly! Maybe just a db or so.
Verse 2 vocal = there’s so much mix space here you could add a fun/subtle-or-not echo that modulates or gives us a different sonic space for the vocal vibe to compliment the change in arrangement.
Primary Hi Hat – feels loud mostly in my left ear which makes me feel weird for some reason, I don’t know why. My brain says ‘make more centered’ perhaps because it’s so instrumental to the energy. But, hey, The Beatles panned the lead and the kick drum so whatever. ha.
On 3rd listen I noticed you have some many dope adlibs and low doubles, I might go with Dana’s “go bold” mix mantra and give us a few in-your-face vocal stack moments – like, turn them up, or turn something else down to let them shine a few times.
Bravo bruv!
J
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YO I actually just figured out today I didn’t even finish with the production lol. It was a demo, I wanted to make it a bit more Syncable so here is a version, @shimmerisland let me know if this is a good direction in your opinion
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Roy! Wudup, man! Can’t wait to listen to this in the studio tomorrow!
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Here’s the latest version
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Roy,
I reckon I missed your latest while I was out west in July. This is so strong and so well crafted. It’s almost orchestral in its arrangement. There’s layered density yet easy to listen through to the nuance. …Yea, the hats are a bit aggro but I love it overall.
As they say here in NY, “I know a guy!” He’s (was) a whistler looking for a band. Perhaps your high hat player should meet him. 🙂
PT
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Homey! So good! And so sync-able (naturally, you sync gem!)
My only thoughts are:
• More kick in intro. I know you’re kinda waiting to reveal the kick when the whole beat drops, but maybe try letting the full kick be in the intro but low-pass it or band-pass it? So it feels loud enough and knock-y enough on small speakers while still letting the listener know “this is just the intro beat … just you wait .. this track about to knock your head off when the REAL beat drops!” (which it DOES! 👏)
• Intro lead Vocal feels a bit loud against the track and also a bit “spitty” on the tippy top end. “Spitty” has nothing to do with literal spit in my learned lingo FYI, it just means sibilant and/or a bit too hype-y or shrill on the top end.
• The level and tone of the chorus vocal when the whole beat comes in at :30 is GREAT. I would use that as a guide to level/tone the intro vocal.
• Hi hats throughout the song – I would tuck these in a bit. They feel too out in front of the track to me.
• 1:07 I’d try a bone dry vocal here till 1:30
• 1:50 Vocals here starting to feel spitty again – not sure if u boosted the top end here for these chorus vocals or if it’s just that there are more harmonies stacking up compounding their top end, but I might try dialing it back a touch. U could even try leaving the lead voc alone but dialing back the top end boost on the backgrounds to see if that does the trick.
• Final lyric “the top is like wuh” could be boosted so u can really hear it and it doesn’t get too swallowed up by the cool swoosh fx. (also, sorry, I’m sure I don’t have your lyrics correct haha – just typing fast)
BRAVO dude! What a super banger! I can hear this track with all it’s sections and drops and twists and turns being a commercial AND sync hit! ⚡️
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@dana thank you for this! I’m not gonna change the composition but I’ll give the vocal mix more love for sure! thank you so much again!
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Heck yeah, homey, my pleasure!
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