mark skinner Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 (edited) Hello , here is my first mix of a Steel Drivers song. I broke out just about all of my instruments for this one. The electric bass may be replaced with an upright at some point. Used acombination of CbB and Sonar. Weapons - Yairi acoustic , G&L electric , mandolin , banjo , dobro , cello , Ibanez bass , MT Power Drums. Any nits , crits or suggestions for improvement will be appreciated. Thanks .. mark https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=15099496 Edited 2 hours ago by mark skinner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Really beautiful performances and mix and a great song choice. Love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted Sunday at 02:30 AM Share Posted Sunday at 02:30 AM Hi Mark . . . this is a great listen ! Lots of amazing playing on your different instruments . . . weaponized nicely (: Now, I don't know the song at all . . . but a great song you've chosen to cover here . . . only thing I wonder about mix wise is the Ibanez bass you mention, I don't really here it very much filling in the bottom, you've mixed that very subtle. Sounds like you may replace it with an upright bass anyways ?, but thought I would mention the lack of low end I was "expecting" to hear. Great stuff as always ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark skinner Posted Sunday at 11:21 AM Author Share Posted Sunday at 11:21 AM @Kevin Walsh , Thanks Kevin , I've had quite a hard time with this mix. Maybe it well gel a little better soon. Appreciate the listen and comment. @noynekker , Thanks Bruce for the observation. I've been waiting for a friend to do the upright bass part for me and have been listening and working without bass at all. The electric bass was added last last mainly as a place holder. I actually pulled some of the lows out of the bass track. I think I've lost some perspective and will revisit it. The electric should be easier than an upright to fill in the bottom end. Thanks .. mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark skinner Posted Tuesday at 09:28 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 09:28 AM OK , I've done a remix and addressed a few things . The fiddle break was brought way more forward trading reverb for saturation and some EQ work. Vox levels were dropped a little and minor dobro EQ and reverb change. @noynekker , I moved quite a few bass notes to the downbeat , changed the EQ and levels. Bottom end is a lot fuller now. Let me know if I missed the target. Thanks .. mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted Tuesday at 11:32 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:32 PM I just gave your new mix a listen to mark, I think it's improved although I think it was pretty damn good to begin with. I'm struck by just how good the vocals are in this. You should be proud of the work here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted Wednesday at 04:18 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:18 PM Hi Mark I tried to listen to this but for some reason I cannot get past the security at Soundclick - might be because of where I am - I will try later Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted Wednesday at 04:20 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:20 PM Liked , commented, et cetera over at SoundClick; have you? Great performances Mark. As I noted over at SC, IF I was mixing I might roll back the verb a notch... 👍's 👏 t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark skinner Posted Wednesday at 10:28 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 10:28 PM 6 hours ago, DeeringAmps said: IF I was mixing I might roll back the verb a notch... 👍's 👏 t Thanks Tom , I'm using different reverbs on different instruments and vox. Anything in perticular or the overall reverb settings pushing things back a little too much. ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted Thursday at 06:12 AM Share Posted Thursday at 06:12 AM No nits or crits, just wanted to chime in that I always enjoy your music Mark. Beautiful song! -Bjorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted Thursday at 10:01 PM Share Posted Thursday at 10:01 PM 23 hours ago, mark skinner said: overall reverb settings pushing things back a little too much. It’s always “salt to taste”. Certainly not objectionable, but overall it just seems a bit too much to my ears. my nickel98… t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark skinner Posted 2 hours ago Author Share Posted 2 hours ago Thanks @DeeringAmps , Gave a listen on different systems and I agree with you. I went thru the different instruments and made reverb reductions. Link has been adjusted to my last mix. I'm happy with it now and calling it "done" Thanks to everyone for the listen and comments .. mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Boog Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 31 minutes ago, mark skinner said: calling it "done" Cheers Mark. You SHOULD call it done because it sounds great. Your voice sounds awesome and ur mixes always sound clean & wide. Bravo sir 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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