Mix critiques & advices - reach your mixing goals!

Ruud Reiher

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Michael Haley
Nov 12, 2023
Hi all! Man from the 1900s again.
Please have a listen this toe-tapper from 1982. Dating a teacher can be inspiring and fun.
Mastering is next so if I've missed anything at all in the mix at all sock it to me.
Thanks much!!
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Szymon Wylandowski
Nov 12, 2023
Hi! Cool song! And much work done allready. What I feel is guitars too much on your face. They are competting with vocals. Try to cut some 2-5kHz on them (or decrease their volume) a couple dBs. Cheers!
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Christian Piller
Nov 12, 2023
Hey Michael!
Cool song! Great energy. It seems the band had fun playing!!

I like the effect of the acoustic guitar panned hard left/right in the beginning but when the rest of the band comes in the guitar sounds a little bit disconnected.

Maybe automate the panning and make it less wide when the whole band is playing or put the piano or the second voice a little more to the outside of the stereo field.

All in all a great song and well done mix!
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Michael Haley
Nov 12, 2023
@Christian Piller - thanks for the tips - I like it and will try tomorrow AM. Funny thing though... it's not a band at all. It's just cranky old me playing with himself on the internet one last time. Same for all my stuff.
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Michael Haley
Nov 12, 2023
@Szymon Wylandowski - it's so funny about the guitar 1.5db too loud. I somehow felt they needed a bit more so... yeah, I'm putting it back the way it was. Thanks Buddy.