Repost - Head First / mix help PLZ !!!

ahh new underhills rock on!

i found the mix a little to phat.

the bass and kick were mushed togther. and it was really hard to hear the defination between the bass notes.

its sounds like the bass is louder than the vocals in sections too.

the acoustic guitars need to be louder. to IHMO


hope this helps dude.

Hi Dave

it's not very often that we get to comment on an Underhills number, so I'll treasure this moment.
Song: well written, with some great hooks and guitar lines, especially towards the end.
Mix: just a tad too much 80Hz where the bass and kick are meeting. The bass is muddy and needs clearing up a bit. That's the tough part. (I use three compressors and a gate on my bass parts to knock them into shape). It also helps to convert the phrases into groove clips so that you can tighten up the timing easily (oh such simple cheats).

Very much looking forward to hearing the next mix.

David,

This mix is much better. The guitar riff before the verse sits good now.

The bass guitar seems a tad hot in the verse and the acoustic guitar seems distant. Everything sits prettly nicely in the chorus sections.

The song structure is good for a live version, but it might be too long for radio play.

Cool ending. Good song writing skills. Darryl

David,
As noted, too much junk in basement. I remember really liking the bass tone on the first version posted, it had a little less woof and more mid-range grind. Another mix issue is the ride cymbol on the openning and chorus, I'm hearing a pronounced tap and less sizzle, might want to notch out that tap.

This is a really snappy song, it has quality and I think it sounds radio friend. But that means reviewing the arrangement.

Please read the following as imho, and with a sense of humor. From a radio play perspective there are some dead spots:
- The git riff at 0:20 is cool and is definitely the hook, however when it comes back between verses you could reduce it to two passes and thus save 10 secs per.
- Another spot is 2:45 - 3:12, the low key solo should either have more expression or be reduced, the solo that follows cooks nicely.
- At 4:08, another solo? Are you guys a jam band? <g> This part could be truncated, since there's another rip-roaring one at 4:40
- At 5:15 the last note sounds, it then fades for 15 sec. wow.

I realize it's pretty late in the day to work the arrangement, but sometimes you need to hear all of the components to get the perspective. Did I mention that it's a catchy tune?

I like it! The lady does have a fat rump on her! but that's already been mentioned. I'll be queing for the update!

Ok, so the mix is nicely balanced and eq'ed, this is good. You said it is still to be mastered, right?
This is good because it's missing a certain je ne sais quoi: punch, sheen, air ...
Not sure what; just that little something extra to make shine. I wish I knew how to do it myself.