Nick, For better or worse, I tend to often be a "busy" player, I tried to keep things cool on this tune, but the drums/groove called my number once again, just can't help it *smile*. The drummer wrote the tune, and he and I tracked back and fourth to each other for this tune, so I guess it's a drummer/bass player project *smile*. On a side note, the two of us have a long history playing together, in the late 80's we were well known throughout Central California for our over-the-top drum/bass solos, the only problem was we were playing in one of those late 80's style Pop/Rock/Hair bands... a little out of place for that kind of playingLOL. If you like, you or anyone else can check out more music that this drummer and I wrote/played on together (way laid backed fun project) at: http://www.eastofwest.net Well, I guess all of that was a little off topic for this list,thanks again for your observations regarding that mix, I do hear exactly what you were saying. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: Nick Dotson To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 8:32 PM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Feedback On First Mix Needed, Please I don't mind the bass volume so much, I figured it was a bass dominated band! (grin) Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven Jeffrey To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 7:13 PM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Feedback On First Mix Needed, Please Yeh, I have a couple of those in the house right now making plenty of noise, they are coming in loud and clear. I just gave the tune another listen and I completely hear the snare volume/bass volume thing, will back off on both of those for the next mix... can't believe I didn't catch them earlier. Thanks, Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: Nick Dotson To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 7:46 PM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Feedback On First Mix Needed, Please Those of us in the rhythm section are somewhat analogous to children, most often best felt rather than heard. (grin) Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven Jeffrey To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 6:36 PM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Feedback On First Mix Needed, Please Thanks Darran, Omar, and Nick for your suggestions. All of these sound completely reasonable to me, and I'll run them past the person I'm mixing the tune with. Funny how things sometimes work, the two instruments most being commented about are the instruments played by the two guys mixing the tune... he's a drummer, and I'm a bass player, he wanted the bass further up in the mix, and I wanted his snare further up too... I think both of us were purposely not trying to spotlight our own instruments, but we could possibly of somewhat cross-spotlighted each others. Thanks again for the feedback. Steve - ----- Original Message ----- From: Nick Dotson To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 7:05 PM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Feedback On First Mix Needed, Please Basically I loved it, although I've never been one that's too keen on sweaty intense anthemic American Rock'n Roll like Bob Seiger or Bruce Springsteen. However, as a drummer, were it my own set, I'd ask that the snare be brought down a smidge or two to put it in balance with the rest of the set. It has a pitch, miking and probable compression that brings in out front and center in your face, equal to or in front of the lead singer's voice, and I kept finding my attention drifting to that artifact of the piece. I really got off on the bass playing and the choral part, as well as the guitar solo. But it's a very "Radio Friendly" without being squished to death with over compression mix--a true rarity these days and i liked the panning of the cymbals, and the spaces for all of the instruments--the snare though. (grin) Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven Jeffrey To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 4:17 PM Subject: [ddots-l] Feedback On First Mix Needed, Please Hello, I am interested in getting some feedback (possitive, or negative) on a mix I've been working on with a friend. This is the first mix we've done together, and we're both at the point with this mix where we arn't sure what else needs to be done (if anything.) I recorded the bass part for the tune using Sonar/CakeTalking in my homestudio, so hopefully this type of request isn't to far off topic for this list. Any suggestions/observations would be very much appreciated. Here's the link to the tune. "Hold On" Thanks, Steve