"Raining Light" (Rock) Mix #2 Up! 5-18-16

"Raining Light" (Rock)
 
Hi, It's me again, guys, back with another new test mix!
 
I just uploaded a song called "Raining Light", If you can spare a few minutes to check it out, as always, any and all helpful comments, suggestions, constructive criticism, input and ideas are very welcome, and also greatly appreciated!

Big thanks in advance for any observations, suggestions, comments and ideas!
 
Bob
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NOTE: Mix #2 Up! 5-18-16
 
"Raining Light"
 
This one was a little bit over SoundClick's file size limit, so,
Please Check Out the 320kbps MP3 at the top of the Player at:
http://www.boboister.com/test-mixes.html
 

Hi Bob, this sure rocks ; ) The guitar solo sounds a bit buried in the mix, imho, turn it up to 11 ; )
 
Rik

Starise:
 
Hey, Tim,
 
Thank you so much, buddy, I really appreciate your input and encouraging comments!  I will definitely check out the soloed kick during the remix to see if something's amiss spatially.
 
Greatly appreciate you giving this a listen and providing good input, Tim, have a super week!
Bob
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Rikkie:
 
Hi, Rik,
 
How are you, my friend?  Hope you're doing well!
 
Sincere thanks for checking out this mix for me, and for your input and very kind words!
 
 LOL, I'm always a bit paranoid about the old saying "sounds like it was mixed by the guitar player" where the guitar solos just crush everything else in a mix, so I think lately I've been gun shy and lowered most of the solos way too much.  I will definitely bump it up for the remix, and I'm grateful for your good input and friendship!
 
Thanks again, Rik, and have a great week!
Bob
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wow...great bite on these guitars!! killer chorus....I think that whole section is really mixed well. As I was going back I kinda got caught up on the next tune in line here...so I'll just comment here.
 
Thin Line is a powerhouse for sure. I really like the lil guitar stop and pop at 1:27ish and 2:10ish...I am a firm believer in letting tunes breath so I enjoy using silence to break things up...and the harder the tune the better it seems to work so on this tune...the ****ing lead is killer...wow. This tune really shows a hell of a lot of maturity in your tunes...this could be on radio...no question. great job brudda!!!

Hey, Tom,
 
WOW! Looks like we were posting on this at literally the exact same minute!
 
It's really great to hear from you, I hope you're doing great!
 
Thank you so much for checking this out for me, and for your always good input and your encouraging comments!  I just posted the remix a few minutes ago, so it's probably what you listened to.
 
I just want to mention that your new Distant Towers song is absolutely PHENOMENAL!  Spectacular job all around by all three of you, and the video was way cool, too! 
 
That's also great about Tony getting married, I truly wish him the best, and hope he has a great honeymoon trip!  Please send him my congratulations and best wishes.
 
Major thanks, Tom, I always look forward to and greatly appreciate the great input, support and friendship from the Distant Towers boys here on the forum!
 
Have a good one, brother!
Bob
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Awesome musical performances. And melodies were very good too. I am not sure but vox and bass could be a bit louder, but my speakers aren't top notch so maybe they are just fine mix wise. I tend to put a lot of bass volume on my mixes so I might not be the best guy to help with mix.

Rikkie:
 
Hi, Rik,
 
Major thanks for coming back to check out the remix, greatly appreciated!
 
For this one, I used my PRS Paul Allender Signature Model on all of the rhythm and lead guitar tracks.  I really love how the EMG 81-TW and EMG 89 split-coil active pickups combination sounds on heavier stuff, very versatile.
 

 
Thanks again, Rik, and excellent job on your new instrumental cover, great stuff!
Bob
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kakku:
 
Hey, Kakku,
 
Thank you very much for taking time to give this a listen, and for your very good observations and kind words!
 
Yes, Sir, since being away from mixing for a few months, unfortunately, I've been having a bit of a hard time getting the individual bus volume levels fine tuned.  I'm always afraid I'm mixing things too loud, and I usually end up with a few instruments too low in the mix instead.  Hopefully, as I've finally been able to get a little  more time mixing again, it'll come back to me soon,
 
Thanks, Kakku, much appreciated, my friend!
Bob
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Wookiee:
 
Hey, there's my good buddy, Wookiee back for a second helping on the remix!
 
Thanks so much, Wook, I'm always thrilled to see that you actually took the time to come back to check out the remix to help make sure that I'm moving in the right direction!  That truly means a lot to me, and always helps me get things buttoned down and tightened up in a working mix.
 
Much appreciated, Wook, and your latest post, "At The Edge" is pure instrumental dynamite, really good stuff!
 
Best Wishes,
Bob
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Wow, you sure are banging 'em out!    Big, wide mix as usual, rockin' guitars and vocals, with a catchy chorus to boot. 
 
However, in those spots when the guitar on the right drops out it really pulls the mix to the left in a weird way, as though my right ear "popped", if you know what I mean.