Rimshot
Much thanks Walt!  How was the low end/high end balance?

Perfect.  The bottom is a little thick for rock, but for a dance ballad :) it works well.

Thanks for that Walt!  I am using my Equator D5's and my ATM M50's phones and my car.  It really helps to get this feedback.  Thanks.
 
Jimmy
 
 

Hey, Jimmy,
 
Cool dance style 80's pop-rock fusion with a nice fun vibe and strong punchy rhythm!
 
Sort of reminds me of Human League, only with nice power guitars and (IMO) better vocals.
 
Nice clean mix, too, great stuff, Jimmy!
Bob

Rimshot
Thanks for that Walt!  I am using my Equator D5's and my ATM M50's phones and my car.  It really helps to get this feedback.  Thanks.
 
Jimmy
 

The Equator D5s are supposed to be really great monitors.  Do you find you miss some low end sometimes, mixing with 5" speakers?  Do you have a concern about the faithfulness of your D5s?
 
I listen through Tannoy 501a monitors, with a KRK V12s subwoofer, and they're run via a dbx DriveRack Studio management unit, which serves as a crossover, as well as a "room EQ compensator".  At setup, I used the DriveRack to "pink the room", so (theoretically) at my listening position (i.e. where I placed the DriveRack RTA mic) the sound output is exactly what the sound input was, since the DriveRack cycled through each frequency range (and there are 28 of them!) and dynamically adjusted each one until the room was deemed "flat".  It looks pretty slick on paper, but it's hard to know what you're actually hearing too much or too little of, until someone in a different listening environment tells you.  So far I've not been made aware of any problems in my listening setup.
 
Anyway, I think your mix sounded great here. :)

Very cool tune.  It's amazing what happens when you use a new synth and try something a bit out of your normal area.
 
On the mix, I hear lots of mids, not in a bad way but there is not as much low end as I would expect in a "dance tune" with 4 on the floor. Also, the vox IMHO could stand a bit of sparkle and shine.
 
This is one of the better tunes I have heard you do. Good job on the writing too. This genre seems to be a good fit for you.... well I mean.... you pulled it off nicely.

bapu
Good one Jimmy.
 
80s vibe is def there.

Much thanks Ed!  What is funny is I wasn't trying to write an '80's vibe song.  Oh well, it's hard to work outside of our past!  As long as the song touches others in some way I am happy.  

Bob Oister
Hey, Jimmy,
 
Cool dance style 80's pop-rock fusion with a nice fun vibe and strong punchy rhythm!
 
Sort of reminds me of Human League, only with nice power guitars and (IMO) better vocals.
 
Nice clean mix, too, great stuff, Jimmy!
Bob

Hi Bob, 
 
I appreciate your good comments and that the mix is holding up!  I like "pop-rock fusion".  I am going to add that to my thread title!
 
Thanks,
 
Jimmy
 

Waltenstein Studios

Rimshot
Thanks for that Walt!  I am using my Equator D5's and my ATM M50's phones and my car.  It really helps to get this feedback.  Thanks.
 
Jimmy
 

The Equator D5s are supposed to be really great monitors.  Do you find you miss some low end sometimes, mixing with 5" speakers?  Do you have a concern about the faithfulness of your D5s?
 
I listen through Tannoy 501a monitors, with a KRK V12s subwoofer, and they're run via a dbx DriveRack Studio management unit, which serves as a crossover, as well as a "room EQ compensator".  At setup, I used the DriveRack to "pink the room", so (theoretically) at my listening position (i.e. where I placed the DriveRack RTA mic) the sound output is exactly what the sound input was, since the DriveRack cycled through each frequency range (and there are 28 of them!) and dynamically adjusted each one until the room was deemed "flat".  It looks pretty slick on paper, but it's hard to know what you're actually hearing too much or too little of, until someone in a different listening environment tells you.  So far I've not been made aware of any problems in my listening setup.
 
Anyway, I think your mix sounded great here. :)

Thanks again.  I need a subwoofer to add to my D5's.  They are truly awesome monitors but for very low frequencies, they need some help.  They are far better than the NS10's I used for decades.  One thing I love about this forum is that we can give good feedback on our mixes, effects and EQ.  I need that because being a lone gun, it can be hard to stay objective after listening to a song a hundred and one times!  I am sure everyone knows what I mean.
 
 

Guitarhacker
Very cool tune.  It's amazing what happens when you use a new synth and try something a bit out of your normal area.
 
On the mix, I hear lots of mids, not in a bad way but there is not as much low end as I would expect in a "dance tune" with 4 on the floor. Also, the vox IMHO could stand a bit of sparkle and shine.
 
This is one of the better tunes I have heard you do. Good job on the writing too. This genre seems to be a good fit for you.... well I mean.... you pulled it off nicely.

Hi Herb, 
 
Thanks for the listen and good comments.  I agree with the vox could use some sparkle and shine.  I went back to my SM58 and though it is smoother than my cheap B1 condenser, I lost some mids that I was used to.  I was boosting mids and some highs and then had to edit the sibilance manually in Melodyne to tame those peaks.  Next time, I may go back to my Shure SH55 which I used a lot on my blues stuff.  
 
Thanks also for the writing.  I may write another in this genre.  I used a different vocal approach and it is growing on me.  
 
Life is good.
 
 
 

OMD, Depeche Mode etc vibe.  Nice to play with newish toys
 
Thanks for sharing.