I'd say it's very close to right. There's a bit of a bass buildup at about 50Hz. I found that a 5dB 1 octave cut there helped on my system. The vocal could come up just a touch. A high shelf boost wouldn't hurt, from about 4k. Perhaps that acoustic guitar could be a bit brighter and have a little less body, but I'm not completely set on that.

Thanks a lot for your reply. I agree with you. I expanded my low cuts a bit, and took a bit out of 50 Hz overall. A slight high shelf boost, a bit more vocal as well. The acoustic guitar is recorded from it's pickup as well as an Aston Origin mic. I have altered the balance a bit, making it a bit more bright.

I have uploaded the new version here. Criticism is welcome :-)

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I think it's better. There's still a hint of LF happening that you might not be hearing in your space. I recommend moving around the room when you mix. There's a corner of my room where I check LF where I can hear things that aren't apparent elsewhere. On your song the kick jumps out at about 45Hz.

I think the vocal could still come up a bit. It's sitting just behind the snare.

Thanks a lot for your help so far. My cat ended up slightly confused but highly entertained, but I crawled around my room until I found the bass buildup you were hearing. Time to figure out some changes to my room treatment, I think.

Anyway, here is a new version. I did a couple of other tweaks as well. Looking forward to your opinion :-)

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That's a solid mix. You could adjust it to taste from there or just leave it as it is.

Hopefully some other members will join the conversation and add their opinions. I'm sure others here have ideas that are different from mine.

Thanks a lot for your help. I do not think I would have found that bass bump without it.

Sorry I'm late for the party..
I like the energy of the song, but I feel it sounds small. it might be because the instruments sound each in a different environment.. A shared reverb could help but it might just be what a good mastering would do to the song, thighting up instruments and push them foward...
Good job !!

Thanks,
There is a shared reverb, but it is very subtle. How far to turn it up is one of the things I am most unsure about.

oynaz, post: 459840, member: 46189 wrote: Thanks,
There is a shared reverb, but it is very subtle. How far to turn it up is one of the things I am most unsure about.

As I said it's a question of taste.. and also it depends how hard it will be compressed at the mastering stage.. Make it sound like you want should be your ultimate goal ;)

So, even though I already liked it, after leaving the song for a while and working on other projects, I gave it some tweaks. Mostly the snare. I hope you guys are up for another round of critique :)

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