The Sadness of the Beauty Queen

I just about finished the mix and then redid this in X2.  A reel rocker.
 
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I really like people who think outside the box, and you gave me something that I like very much.  It was arranged in a way that each element of the mix had its own place, which makes the choice of sounds stand out all the more.  I like that it was unpredictable which made me accept the arrangement for what it is.  I suspect that the vocals aren't necessarily the centerpiece of this song, so not understanding the lyrics was less important than the feelings they convey.  The levels were OK here, in fact, I liked the sense of dynamics in this piece.  This song is outside the norm, so whether it's finished or not is entirely up to you.  I like it as is.

The middle seems to be missing for me, needs a little tweaking as suggested above.

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks all.  I was struggling w/ the vocals vol before the upgrade to X2, then tried to mix it w/ different tools.  Finally got all my old mixing favs up and authorized.  And tracked down a missing reverb on the organ, which smoothed it out some tho it still fights w/ the vocal.  It is only roughly mastered now, which also changed the level relationships.

The other thing about the vocals is the singer kept (keeps) saving to make it more robotic or mechanical.  I can't just do what I want since she is my better half ;-)

Anyway, I'll give it another pass (or two!).  Thanks for the listen.

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cool.. nice composition with strong rhythm  and interesting soundscape.. sounds nice 

Thanks Clarry, Makke and Warrren,

for the listen and comments.  I should be making some changes to the vocal level.  I pushed it up another dB or so but need to sleep on it.

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Chad,

thanks.  I've got a bit of high end lift, but I have to be careful w/ her voice or the sibilance jumps out.  But yea, I wish it would cut some more.

The whistle is probably the organ sound.  It really cuts on certain chords.l  On certain systems.

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