Very different Jeff.

well, I think there might be 3 versions of this song now?  I'm not certain from the posts.  I'm listening to "The Heights of Zaphon - Remix with Jeff Evans Unmastered"
 
I really like this!  love the soundscape you've produced here, very dramatic.  it definitely has an 80's hint in it with that analog synth sound.
 
nice job

That was the biggest and hardest thing I've seen since I looked in the mirror this morning? "Both" are impressive. I like the analog synth. It would have been better with vocals.
 
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I love the big drums in this most recent mix Jeff! 
 
This has all been extremely educational for me in seeing all the different ways one can treat a mix and get different personalities from it. Jeff is a good engineer/mixer and can pull a lot of rabbits out of the hat. I'm hoping that maybe a few of the new tracks add to it a little.

Why people climb mountains like that, I'll never understand...
 
What's in it? "I did it?" Or perhaps "I died trying?" I just don't get it. I would find a way through a pass...
 
I know there are people who live for that shiz. I'm just not one of them. 
 
I would take your lead synth? And double the speed, at least in portions. But it's only at a neg 90? So "as you were."
 
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Excellent job to you both.  Sound great with lots of depth and you nailed the entire frequency spectrum on my system.  Nice!

Thanks all for the comments.  Don't forget too that this link is still active:
 

https://www.hightail.com/download/UlRRblRpOC9UWURsZThUQw
 
This is a link to my Hightail Account and this is the full higher res wave file mix.  It sounds quite better than the SoundCloud stream.  It just looses the edge here and there compared to the original print.
 
It is still unmastered at this stage I must point out.  It has only reached a very high level of Pre Mastered state. I am not sweating mastering as yet as I am still changing the mix on this in parts but I must admit it has settled down to what it is now though.

This sounded even better now.
kakku

I just listened to this..... very nice..
 
So there's 3 versions?  That's cool.  This might be worth trying to place with a film/tv library since you do have 3 versions, that makes it more usable. I could picture this as underscore in a movie..... opening or closing credits.
 
Well done.
 
edit: I think you have found your niche in music.

Here is a very new mix of 'Zaphon' the cinematic version:
 
https://www.hightail.com/...UlRRblRpOC9UWURsZThUQw
 
After going to a live Tangerine Dream concert and also listening to their latest CD I started comparing my previous mix to the Tangerine sound and I could hear problems in my previopus mix as well.  There were things about their mix I wanted to achive in this. Although yes they are quite different, what is similar is the number of layers and the density of things going on.
 
I feel this is a good thing, listening to quality reference material while you are mixing and mastering.  It can make a very big difference.  This is mix is much closer to what I have been hearing in my head for a while now and I feel I have nailed this one a bit more.  This is the best mix for me.
 
Lots of changes in this, pushing the drums a little harder too!  Dynamics changes,  EQ changes,  reverb changes etc..  Balance of things in general.  Dropped a few things out here and there, added a shaker part in too.  It gives it a little more momentum.
 
Hope you are still enjoying it out there
 
And all of them including this one at my SoundCloud site. This is the Cinematic Mix 5 on Soundcloud:
 
https://soundcloud.com/jeff-evans
 

Hi Lynn. Thanks for the kind words but I would not use that mix as a reference mix for most things, perhaps only a big epic instrumental track only though.  It is not a typial mix by any means and most of my mixes are not like that either.  It took 12 attempts to get that one right too!
 
Interesting that I remixed that after seeing Tangerine Dream live and also their latest CD's. The thing that Tangerine Dream seem to get right is the music is layered, complex and deep yet everything is in its place and all the layers are balanced correctly.  Because I was so close to them in the live small theatre gig I could hear they really back off the effects too.  I did the same and pulled some reverbs and delays and things right back.
 
Danny thinks my snare reverb is a bit toppy and he could be right. That could be a bit of ear fatigue creeping in not sure. I might go back and review that.
 
Another great reason why you should listen to reference tracks during the mixing and mastering stages of your productions. It was alomost by accident for me. I had Zaphon on my system and Tangerine Dream playing in my CD player and when I switched between the two I could just hear the differnces and thought man I am going to have one more crack at this mix and see if I can get it more Tangerine Dream like in some areas.
 
Musically what Tim and I have done and Tangerine Dream are quite different but the similarity is in the bigness and depth of the track.
 
Hey through me Tim has also discovered Tangerine Dream. I am pleased for him. The only thing is they have over 135 albums now!!!!

I use Steely Dan a lot too and for a lot of things.  Especially setting up and tuning live PA's into rooms etc.  For me however the best two Steely Dan albums by far are the last two.  'Two Against Nature' and 'Everything Must Go'
 
These are all digital things from start to end and they sound fabulous.  Better than their vinyl recordings in my opinion.  Those mixes are just stellar to say the least.  I love the way they are mastered too.  Perfect balance of dynamics, punch and loudness.  I use that as a master reference as well.

While it's not the sort of thing I sit around listening to in my spare time, still I enjoyed it. I think it has a cinematic feel to it, a soundtrack to accompany the majestic vistas the music suggests

Great tracks Jeff!  Oh.. I'm still listening to Tangerine Dream. I figure I'll be finished with all of their material withing the next few years or so :)