I played a bunch of songs when I first joined the site and this was my favourite, so when Dave lent his talents to one of my tracks I asked him if I could have a go at doing my own mix of it.
I think Nick did a great job on the original, but no-one had taken me up on any mixing offers at that time and I just wanted to see if it could get more of a 'in ya face' radio friendly sound with what had been laid down already...as much for my own practice and amusement as anything......It turned out to be tougher than I'd bargained for !
What I wanted was a more powerful drum sound, the vocals a bit more upfront and for it to sound larger than life - kind of like everything turned up to eleven, wall of sound kinda thing.
Did I succeed
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Well partly, and partly not....I'll let others be the judge of what worked and what didn't......It didn't quite come out how I heard it in my head but maybe 75% of the way there.....and it took a lot longer than I normally take to mix a track - which I guess is testament to Nick because he didn't have anything to refer back to. Have a listen for yourselves and let me know what you think...I've gone past the point of hearing it properly myself now I think.
I was in two minds about whether to post it or not , and when the thread came back to life I thought 'what the Heck ' it might spark a debate on mixing and mastering and how different the same song can turn out when mixed by different people. I'll post a list of changes if anyone wants to know.
Thanks to Dave for kindly let me have a play around with this great song, and it was a learning experience.
CosmicDolphin
We never finish a mix... we simply abandon them.
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