Entourage Jeremy Roye
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Vibey track! Real tasty.
Man, I can’t add much of anything to this thread that hasn’t already been said. I enjoy Alex’s phatter kick though I miss a little bit of the energy of the original mix/master – the rest of the instrumental felt perhaps quieter.
Happy to hear more vocals.
The Rhodes pan does make me seasick in headphones so would ask to tame that per Dana’s notes.
Can’t wait to hear the next iteration!
Thanks for sharing!
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Yeah! love hearing this new cut, Stu!
I enjoyed all the stank you put on the variety of sounds. :0
Curious if the kick could slap a smidge more though really like the thudiness of it.
:49 – this transition felt a bit off to me, like maybe not everything hit right on the 1 beat. Might nudge something in there.
Snare felt a little hot (maybe the 3k-10k range) in my Sony 7508’s headies.
Otherwise, mix levels are sounding nice to me!
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Sorry I’m so late to the party!
Very beautiful track. And, as Dana said, very unique… I think generally speaking too.
Everything sounds great to my ears. The only note I had was the voice felt a little hot and crispy in my headphones. Not sure if it’s just a volume thing or a 5k-10k shelf thing. I might throw reverb on the vocal in the last section just to differentiate. Just a production thought.
I’d ship it from there and make a whole album of this stuff for us if you don’t mind. 🙂
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Dope track and video, Jesse! Definitely a trip as Paul said. Sounds really sync-friendly to me alongside Dana’s Paul Rudd remark.
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Thanks for the solution and video, Dana!
Looks legit.
Seems like the free version is only mono so bueno there though I will definitely subscribe if I don’t find a free alternative in the meantime.
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Thanks everyone @dana @detective @JLEW for the feedback and kind words. Really appreciate you listening and your notes. All great tips and validation about many of my feelings.
We feel like it’s an impactful song too and therefore super anxious about the mix – wanting to do it justice. @Nate is my co-producer so gotta shout him out for his incredible work!
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Wow, Dana!
Amazing. How generous of you to share your thoughts and further mentor us all in the process on a video! What an honor.
Thank you so much for the kind words, means the world. 🤯 Gotta shout out my co-producer @nate in the group as well! I would love to hear the mastered version SW-DN! And a blog post sounds rad.
It’s super helpful to learn more about mastering for mix listening and makes all the sense to line up and exclusive solo back and forth for proper listening. Love it!
Your producer notes were spot on for me and I was totally picking up what you threw down. I think that’s a great pop instinct and I’ll give it a whirl, especially if I can overcome my mixer anxieties! ha. Especially the A-part chorus-3 fly over after the drop. Curious to hear the A-melody under the C-melody as well! Might be giving too much to the listener <i style=”background-color: var(–bb-content-background-color); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: var(–bb-body-text-color);”>and I bet it’s sweet as candy.
I totally agree with all of the mix notes and am wanting to pull bits from C to SW (more bass, vocals, a bit of clarity). I’ll ask for vocal up/down (1.5-2db) revisions. My biggest question with the SW mix, which I definitely *feel* more, is that it sounds a bit washy, I believe from SW using (or over-using?) mix bus processing and some widener. Which my mastering guy says one shouldn’t really do as it makes it harder to master, reduces dynamic, and makes everything sound upfront or lacking depth. 🧐
Do you hear that at all or have thoughts about that process?
Ps: Nice lightning-fast Dad-retort to your daughter in the video. ha! Gotta be ready!
Many many thanks,
Jeremy
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Hi Jesse, thanks for sharing,
Note, I’m not the residential mix expert here! ha.
So…
Love the babbling brook!
The horn sounds really lovely (including the delay).
As for the guitar, it sounds very nice, crisp, and clean to me; maybe wouldn’t mind hearing more warmth (a smidge of low-mid) – yet I feel like some of the lower end was just a smidge strong near the end.
Halfway through listening and I wouldn’t mind hearing a little less babbling brook, like some modest filtering or just slightly quieter and then bring it back up for the beginning and the end.
All together, sounds 99% there to me!
Lovely vibe and performance. Beautiful track, sincerely.
Thanks,
Jeremy
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Right?! I’m a sucker for the stars-aligning woo-woo stuff.
Epic… thanks for the feedback and kind words.
I’m trying the sidechain on another track I’m producing today after reading this. will also give it a go next mix session. I think I get it… whether it be Saturn saturation nastiness or sidechain super pump, I’m starting to really absorb your point about going super over the top with the effect and then dialing it in to taste. I guess we want bold ingredients and then just putting in a touch for the right flavor pop.
Will see about making that snare crackalack!
Huge thank YOU, Dana!
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PS: That’s a fun reference and totally in the vibe!
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Noted: Mixes may sound cleaner if monitors are dusted. 🤣
What kind of setting is “in” or “out” for surround sound anyway? haha.🤔
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Thanks so much, Dana! gives me confidence and helps tame my mix anxieties. haha.
If you have a good side eye gif I can text next time I hear “headphones are the devil” that would be great! haha.
Hugely appreciated as always!
Jeremy
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Ah, thanks Alex! Appreciate that, man. Nice to hang today on the call and looking forward to hearing your work.
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Jesse, many many thanks for the listens, thoughtful notes, and words of encouragement. Means a lot.
I agree with everything you said. You nailed it, and it sounds aligned with Dana’s video notes as well.
Really appreciate it and hope to get it out soon and bring some feel-good to the world. (shooting the video now!)
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Thanks so much for listening and the kind words, Paul!