New monitor speakers - mix

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2018/04/21 07:22:08 (permalink)

New monitor speakers - mix

HI folks.
I have a new set of Focal monitors and I have mixed one of the cake walk demo tracks.
If some of you have time could you give some feedback on this mix.
http://www.cakewalkowners.com/gary_mix.wav
Just wondered how it translates on other systems.
 
Thanks in advance.

Gary

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    Wookiee
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    Re: New monitor speakers - mix 2018/04/21 18:05:31 (permalink)
    Are you enjoying the new monitors Gary? I think you did quite a good job on this having a go at mixed this myself.

    Mix translates well here Gary.

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    Re: New monitor speakers - mix 2018/04/21 18:40:06 (permalink)
    Sounds totally pro here. I listening through regular medium sized speakers.

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    Re: New monitor speakers - mix 2018/04/22 11:06:27 (permalink)
    Thank you for your replies...  :-)

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    Re: New monitor speakers - mix 2018/04/22 14:04:02 (permalink)
    Wookiee
    Are you enjoying the new monitors Gary? I think you did quite a good job on this having a go at mixed this myself.

    Mix translates well here Gary.


    Thanks Wookie.
    I have the Focal Trio B6 monitors and SE Egg 150.
    I mixed this without the subwoofer (Presonus)


    The Trio Monitors are a large upgrade from the Eggs.
    The more you get into this mixing stuff...  I think the better your ears get!!
    I am 54 and think I am loosing a bit of the speech range and learning to compensate for that...   but it takes time.  :-)
     
    I have been experimenting with Adaptiiverb and added it to the Acoustic guitar...  gives a little synth effect to it.
    Also using Altiverb to add that little extra on the final mix.

    I find reverb the hardest part to get right...  its so easy to over do!

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    Re: New monitor speakers - mix 2018/04/22 16:08:58 (permalink)
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    Thanks Wookie.
     
    I find reverb the hardest part to get right...  its so easy to over do!


    Reverb can be a real <very naughty word>

    A great piece of advice I read somewhere is to add reverb in solo until you can hear it then back it off a touch.  Unless of course you are after that sound of lots of reverb.  Then make minute balance tweaks to the individual reverb sends within the mix to achieve a final balance.

    I tend to use a global reverb for this to create a single space for each voice/instrument to sit within.

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    Re: New monitor speakers - mix 2018/04/23 15:03:08 (permalink)
    sounds great here - tight in all the right areas
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    Re: New monitor speakers - mix 2018/04/23 16:08:25 (permalink)
    The song is pure bliss, though, the attack/compression on the rhythm guitar sounds a bit squished.
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    Re: New monitor speakers - mix 2018/04/24 15:06:56 (permalink)
    The mix and sounds are good on my Yamaha monitors.
    Enjoyable song too.


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    Re: New monitor speakers - mix 2018/04/24 15:10:06 (permalink)
    Sounds good to me too. I think you're good to go mate.
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    Re: New monitor speakers - mix 2018/04/24 17:18:27 (permalink)
    Thank you for the comments.
     

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    Re: New monitor speakers - mix 2018/04/25 02:09:17 (permalink)
    Sounds superb Gary. The singer has a wonderful voice and the whole thing sounds beautifully recorded and performed. The mix does it every bit of justice. 
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    Re: New monitor speakers - mix 2018/04/25 03:13:14 (permalink)
    Sounds fine on my Genelecs. Even sounds fine on Apple earbuds with the iPad eq off (which is how I keep it). A little different of course, but fine. Though the bass level may be a bit much if any of the bass-boosting or “smile” eqs that plague phones and tablets is in use.

    I wouldn’t alter the mix though, people in the habit of always cranking the bass expect everything to be wallowing in low frequencies, so as far as they’re concerned it’ll still sound “normal”.

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