wookie thanks for kind words....
i worked this mix a half dozen times...
would walk away from it for a day or two, come back, tweak, let it sit....
for probably two weeks.
it's funny how walking away and coming back to a mix, allows you to 'clear the mind'.....
and hear things a bit different than last time. it also seems to help with 'editing' stuff OUT, that doesn't really help.
sometimes, when i'm flying with tracking
( i track really quick ) i put more in than i know i'll need, intending to edit it out later.....
and then i fall in love with the parts, and don't want to let it go!
LOL
but i have to......
cuz it's just clutter.
it's easy for me to clutter.
that's my biggest job, boiling stuff down