Dig the tempo. It gives the combo this kind of Wild West feel. Not like, shootout at high noon… but coming home after a long day. Really enjoyed it

Dig the tempo. It gives the combo this kind of Wild West feel. Not like, shootout at high noon… but coming home after a long day. Really enjoyed it

This is beautiful! Great creative choices and what chops on the melodica!!! fav!!

This is beautiful! Great creative choices and what chops on the melodica!!! fav!!

Beautiful! The instrumentation is great. I really love melodica when it's done well, and it's definitely done very well here.

Beautiful! The instrumentation is great. I really love melodica when it's done well, and it's definitely done very well here. [spoiler=headphone mixing tips]I also mix in headphones and have been trying to improve my mixes for translation. One thing that's has helped me get final mixes I'm happier with on different headphones and speakers is adding EQ and crossfeed emulation to my monitoring bus. You could also just add it to the end of your master channel, but you need to remember to disable it before bouncing the track. Some people also like to add room emulation but I find it's not helpful for me personally. EQ is used to account for a particular headphone's frequency response curve and trying to normalize it. I use autoeq.app, which is free, to to get an EQ setting to adjust my headphones to harman curve. You could also use a paid VST like SoundID Reference for Headphones which does this for you if your headphones are supported. I use Goodhertz CanOpener VST for crossfeed emulation which I find helps with speaker translation. It does a really good job of giving you the speaker crossfeed effect without any of the room emulation a lot of other VSTs do in addition which I personally don't like. I run it on the Mixing Engineer preset and set bass to -1db. There are other all-in-one solutions for this same idea, but so far I prefer a simpler setup that has fewer options to tweak. dSONIQ Realphones is a good plugin that does EQ correction and crossfeed/room and speaker emulation in one plugin if you have supported headphones. I've also heard good things about Slate VSX which is a similar plugin that is specifically tuned for use with headphones that it comes with. And again, no matter what you use here, don't forget to disable these and make sure none of this is printed to your final bounce. All this stuff is for use during monitoring/mixing only.[/spoiler]

loved this. great feel, very chillout after a long day. A bit longing and haunting, while also just trying to find a place to rest.

I am not an experienced mixer, but my only real goals when mixing are to make sure each voice can be appreciated, while when multiple parts are going to make sure that the main musical idea is being supported and not drowned out. I think you achieved this on this track personally, at least while listening through headphones. I'd also be interested in understanding if people have other mixing tips/things they are listening for when mixing.

loved this. great feel, very chillout after a long day. A bit longing and haunting, while also just trying to find a place to rest. I am not an experienced mixer, but my only real goals when mixing are to make sure each voice can be appreciated, while when multiple parts are going to make sure that the main musical idea is being supported and not drowned out. I think you achieved this on this track personally, at least while listening through headphones. I'd also be interested in understanding if people have other mixing tips/things they are listening for when mixing.

Thank you! Always interesting to hear what pictures comes to mind when other people listen.

Thank you!!!

Thank you!!! Very generous of you to leave all of that valuable information here! Will definitely try to compensate for my headphones on the next mix, and look into the solutions that you’ve suggested. Maybe it will do something good. Never would have thought to do that on my own.

Thank you! I think your way of thinking of mixing is probably healthy. Keep the goal simple i like that. I feel like sometimes i want things that are simply not in the sounds, maybe i should consult with this mindset then. Though sometimes when you’re in it, it can be a bit like staring at the same thing for too long, things start to distort.

[quote=jbarket]Dig the tempo. It gives the combo this kind of Wild West feel. Not like, shootout at high noon… but coming home after a long day. Really enjoyed it[/quote] Thank you! Always interesting to hear what pictures comes to mind when other people listen. [quote=fetalface]This is beautiful! Great creative choices and what chops on the melodica!!! fav!! [/quote] Thank you!!! [quote=v0]Beautiful! The instrumentation is great. I really love melodica when it's done well, and it's definitely done very well here. [spoiler=headphone mixing tips]I also mix in headphones and have been trying to improve my mixes for translation. One thing that's has helped me get final mixes I'm happier with on different headphones and speakers is adding EQ and crossfeed emulation to my monitoring bus. You could also just add it to the end of your master channel, but you need to remember to disable it before bouncing the track. Some people also like to add room emulation but I find it's not helpful for me personally. EQ is used to account for a particular headphone's frequency response curve and trying to normalize it. I use autoeq.app, which is free, to to get an EQ setting to adjust my headphones to harman curve. You could also use a paid VST like SoundID Reference for Headphones which does this for you if your headphones are supported. I use Goodhertz CanOpener VST for crossfeed emulation which I find helps with speaker translation. It does a really good job of giving you the speaker crossfeed effect without any of the room emulation a lot of other VSTs do in addition which I personally don't like. I run it on the Mixing Engineer preset and set bass to -1db. There are other all-in-one solutions for this same idea, but so far I prefer a simpler setup that has fewer options to tweak. dSONIQ Realphones is a good plugin that does EQ correction and crossfeed/room and speaker emulation in one plugin if you have supported headphones. I've also heard good things about Slate VSX which is a similar plugin that is specifically tuned for use with headphones that it comes with. And again, no matter what you use here, don't forget to disable these and make sure none of this is printed to your final bounce. All this stuff is for use during monitoring/mixing only.[/spoiler][/quote] Thank you!!! Very generous of you to leave all of that valuable information here! Will definitely try to compensate for my headphones on the next mix, and look into the solutions that you’ve suggested. Maybe it will do something good. Never would have thought to do that on my own. [quote=drab]loved this. great feel, very chillout after a long day. A bit longing and haunting, while also just trying to find a place to rest. I am not an experienced mixer, but my only real goals when mixing are to make sure each voice can be appreciated, while when multiple parts are going to make sure that the main musical idea is being supported and not drowned out. I think you achieved this on this track personally, at least while listening through headphones. I'd also be interested in understanding if people have other mixing tips/things they are listening for when mixing.[/quote] Thank you! I think your way of thinking of mixing is probably healthy. Keep the goal simple i like that. I feel like sometimes i want things that are simply not in the sounds, maybe i should consult with this mindset then. Though sometimes when you’re in it, it can be a bit like staring at the same thing for too long, things start to distort.

I LOVE this! It has a sound that puts it in a place, tells a story. I think the reverb and choice of instruments achieves this. Actually taking down the pitch gives it the sombre feel.  Only thing that could be better is to have a recognizable melody, saw what you wrote tho and it’s a good way around lack of time.

I like the melodica a lot! Guess that’s why they call it a melodica, great for melodies! Super nice impactful moment around 2:00 when the horn thing is mourning and the melody goes high.

I think the mix was good, listened on phone and then again on mono speaker that is v bassy. I don’t know how to fix a mix, usually I find the problem is from the recording itself and anything I do to try to fix it is just making it worse. I could imagine recording ukulele is not a straightforward process because of the way mics work, when u put it closer you get more bass usually. My trick was to invest in nice speakers so I can really hear the music well, the quality of my output skyrocketed after I got them, can recommend if you have the means. Once I know I can trust the speakers I try to use my ears but when tired it can also be a good trick to spot some issues in the visual eq thingy in logic… its dangerous tho, you might make it worse if you work visually. So yea not much useful tips, but the track is good so you’re already on a good track (I think I’m tired)

I LOVE this! It has a sound that puts it in a place, tells a story. I think the reverb and choice of instruments achieves this. Actually taking down the pitch gives it the sombre feel. Only thing that could be better is to have a recognizable melody, saw what you wrote tho and it’s a good way around lack of time. I like the melodica a lot! Guess that’s why they call it a melodica, great for melodies! Super nice impactful moment around 2:00 when the horn thing is mourning and the melody goes high. I think the mix was good, listened on phone and then again on mono speaker that is v bassy. I don’t know how to fix a mix, usually I find the problem is from the recording itself and anything I do to try to fix it is just making it worse. I could imagine recording ukulele is not a straightforward process because of the way mics work, when u put it closer you get more bass usually. My trick was to invest in nice speakers so I can really hear the music well, the quality of my output skyrocketed after I got them, can recommend if you have the means. Once I know I can trust the speakers I try to use my ears but when tired it can also be a good trick to spot some issues in the visual eq thingy in logic… its dangerous tho, you might make it worse if you work visually. So yea not much useful tips, but the track is good so you’re already on a good track (I think I’m tired)

Thank you for your thourough reply, this is very appreciated. I think maybe you are right that it could have been nice to with some kind of a theme here. Though that’s really not my strongest skill, to be honest.

The part around 2:00 was really an artefact of laying down each track after another while kind of improvising, to the previous stuff. Slowly the things reinforced themselves somehow.

Thank you for the mixing tips, probably should have done some kind of spot eq as it was a specific frequency really that was the problem. I did record very closely mainly because it was the middle of the night when i was recording it haha. Probably didn’t help when I slowed it down….
Actually I’m mixing in both speakers and headphones… just need to improve my skills i guess…

[quote=horatiuromantic]I LOVE this! It has a sound that puts it in a place, tells a story. I think the reverb and choice of instruments achieves this. Actually taking down the pitch gives it the sombre feel. Only thing that could be better is to have a recognizable melody, saw what you wrote tho and it’s a good way around lack of time. I like the melodica a lot! Guess that’s why they call it a melodica, great for melodies! Super nice impactful moment around 2:00 when the horn thing is mourning and the melody goes high. I think the mix was good, listened on phone and then again on mono speaker that is v bassy. I don’t know how to fix a mix, usually I find the problem is from the recording itself and anything I do to try to fix it is just making it worse. I could imagine recording ukulele is not a straightforward process because of the way mics work, when u put it closer you get more bass usually. My trick was to invest in nice speakers so I can really hear the music well, the quality of my output skyrocketed after I got them, can recommend if you have the means. Once I know I can trust the speakers I try to use my ears but when tired it can also be a good trick to spot some issues in the visual eq thingy in logic… its dangerous tho, you might make it worse if you work visually. So yea not much useful tips, but the track is good so you’re already on a good track (I think I’m tired)[/quote] Thank you for your thourough reply, this is very appreciated. I think maybe you are right that it could have been nice to with some kind of a theme here. Though that’s really not my strongest skill, to be honest. The part around 2:00 was really an artefact of laying down each track after another while kind of improvising, to the previous stuff. Slowly the things reinforced themselves somehow. Thank you for the mixing tips, probably should have done some kind of spot eq as it was a specific frequency really that was the problem. I did record very closely mainly because it was the middle of the night when i was recording it haha. Probably didn’t help when I slowed it down…. Actually I’m mixing in both speakers and headphones… just need to improve my skills i guess…

just beautiful

[img]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia1.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2F1k0v2eBHmcxYk%2Fgiphy.gif&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=531d08c0d3bdda98557ef5e91c7222f1fed138de8f0a3804c0ba7ec35509f007&ipo=images[/img] just beautiful

Pretty crazy that's a ukulele, it sounds so deep and grand. Kudos to the melodica as well, always good.
- Raioh

Pretty crazy that's a ukulele, it sounds so deep and grand. Kudos to the melodica as well, always good. - Raioh