[Nathaniel Earl]

I tucked the drums back into the soundstage, and brought out the choir. I’m vibing with it! Also added some high frequency back into the mix @-PT

Would love to hear yall’s thoughts!

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[Nathaniel Earl]

HA this is amazing. We just gotta superimpose your face now.

[Nathaniel Earl]

Can’t get enough of the image of you sprinting through the woods to battle a sandworm. Gotta get some photoshop guru to create that (or midjourney?)

And thank you for the kind words! Appreciated the adjustments you recommended, they added some extra intention which really propelled the final moment. Those glissando things are a bunch of slide guitars and some Oberheim.🤘

[Nathaniel Earl]

nitrous-oxide…..love it. Thanks for the kind words man! I love getting these narrative replies from you, they are a film-like journey in and of themselves! Very much appreciate your feedback and encouragement. I think giving the vocals a bit more sparkle could be a great idea. 🙂

[Nathaniel Earl]

🤣

[Nathaniel Earl]

ooo I like the decapitator suggestion. gonna roll with that

[Nathaniel Earl]

haha I already do that point at the screen and say “I know him” thing every time you pop up.

Thank you for your kind words and encouragement! After sharing this with some other mix folk, everyone seems to agree that the drums are poking out a bit on the dry side. I definitely wanted them to hit you in the face, but I like the suggestion of trying to fit them a bit more into the overall soundstage. Will experiment with approach on this and report back.

And heard on the choir! I’ll get them to stand out a bit more. 🙂

Thanks again for taking the time to listen and provide such great feedback.encouragement!

[Nathaniel Earl]

Hey @-PT thank for this feedback, and charming narrative! haha. Not pompous at all! I hear you on it may be leaning a bit to the darker side of things – will see what can be done to bring a bit of air back into the fold.

[Nathaniel Earl]

this is awesome Dana! Love seeing the 1am upload timestamp….haha.

You are the man. SO informative. Love utilizing Trigger to expedite and blend samples. Implementing into my workflow pronto.

[Nathaniel Earl]

🙏 Gonna hit that Mix Prep School!

[Nathaniel Earl]

Wow thanks @Gage ! So appreciate your words! I’m humbled. Mixing the rest of the record this week!

[Nathaniel Earl]

Thank you sir!

[Nathaniel Earl]

Thank you Charissa! Really appreciate you taking the time to listen and give such encouraging feedback! Love that you went on a journey – that’s my main goal! Will definitely be listening for a bit more vocal level on the next few tracks.

[Nathaniel Earl]

Thanks Dana! So glad you vibed with the clarinet haha – we decided for this ensemble we wanted a flute and clarinet for wind voices, and it was my first time writing for clarinet. Absolutely loved it! Loved it so much that I actually wrote a clarinet intro for the whole record haha.

Great insight too! Definitely played around a lot with vocal level….felt impossible to decide if we preferred the more out front sound, or one sitting in the mix a bit more. Appreciate the common note from everyone and will definitely see what a little bit more vocal forward mix could sound like on the next batch!

[Nathaniel Earl]

Thank you David! I really appreciate you taking the time to listen! Nice to virtually meet you, and hope to see you more in the forums!