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Holger Dehnhardt
Jul 09, 2023
Here are my versions of Ben Flowers Ecstasy - a late submission from my vacation on the cost of east germany...
I liked the attitude of the song but would have wished, that there is some more movement. I did my best to cope up with that.
Mix: https://cloud.dehnhardt.org/s/Q8L7Ei4diakcm7F
Master: https://cloud.dehnhardt.org/s/aT4kbiPbn45oaXS
Have fun listening!
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Adrián Quiroz
Jul 10, 2023
Woah! You went super crazy on the effects overall, I can say I have never heard something like your vision and style. I think if you work on perfecting it, your sound will be amazingly unique!
Okay, going to the mix, I think it is very important to keep in mind that too much stuff going on in the low end is not always a good idea, especially on dance music like this track.
A quick but efficient technique is to literally sidechain the bass(es) to the kick and it instantly gives a fordward jump and vibe to the low end, as well as instant clarity.

Also, I heard that you wanted to enhance your vocals by harmonizing them. Great!!!! I love it, just make sure to tune the correct note when its needed. I might go a bit off mixing topic and enter a bit more into music theory but - make sure the harmonies always stay on a chord note to re enforce the main vocal (move by 3rds and 4ths from the original), and here you always stayed on 4ths, so yeah make sure to move them as the chord needs them to.

Other than that, very powerful mix that might go bonkers when live. People might go crazy with all that bass!!!! yeahhhhhhhh

I find the harmonizing you did as a very nice touch from you so thank you for the small details, an artist will always appreciate it

Note: I also have to add that i dont hear that much of a difference between the mix and the master versions. Care to explain what you did in the mastering?
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Magghy Ji
Jul 10, 2023
Hey Holger, nice creative approach! The lows are a bit resonant, as Adrián mentioned above.. the repetition on the snare hit is a bit obvious and the synths are less reverberated compared to the other elements they seem to be placed in another room.. ;P
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Holger Dehnhardt
Jul 10, 2023
Hi @Adrián Quiroz and @Magghy Ji : Thanks you for your comments, I appreciate it!
What have I done in the Mastering: I added some Saturation, dynamically remove a bass frequency which was running mad (I know, I should have fixed this in the mix) and used a compressor to glue it a littlebit more together.
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Aart dB
Jul 10, 2023
Hi Holger, your mix is rather gloomy, I miss a bit of sparkle on the synths. The sub bass from the kick is just fine I think, but I would highpass the sub from the bass synths, because they only create rumble.