Pop tune – Avatar

[Juan_M]

Hi all!

Here’s the link to my latest mix. Avatar kit with Nir Z snare all mixed inside SD2. Hope you enjoy it!

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=363188&songID=8967353

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[Scott]

Sounds nice … you got a PM

-Mac Studio (2023)–  Apple M2 Max
-macOS Ventura Version 13.6
-Logic Pro 10.7.9 
-64 GB Ram 
-Universal Audio Apollo 8 (UAD2 DUO) – max sample rate supported: 192
-typical buffer /  typical sample rate:  128 / 44.1
-External drives:
*SanDisk  2TB USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A/Type-C Portable SSD  
*Glyph 3TB HD w/  USB-C/3.0/2.0 Compatibility
*OWC 2TB Aura P12 Pro NVME M.2 SSD housed in OWC Express 4-slot 4M2 M.2 NVME Thunderbolt 3 ports
-Midi Controllers:  M-Audio Keystation 88, Novation 61SL

[Alan Young]

Great tune man, i really like what you did with the timing of the sentence ‘Man of few…..words’ that’s really clever and works.

Good Luck

Alan

OSX Lion 10.7.1, Intel 2.4Ghz Intel i5 Macbook Pro 4G DDR ram 1067. Logic Pro 9.1

[Juan_M]

Thank you guys! Unfortunatelly I can’t take credit for the song, my client wrote it and sang it, I did the rest. It’s a great tune, I agree

[Scott]

On listening to it again – I gotta say that it does sound nice … again!
This is a nice tune.
The only opinions I have are minor – if I may:
the vocals (although very nice) could stand to come down a couple of db’s – and possibly even add some (if not more) reverb.
The other very small thing that I thought was it could stand to have some more highs on the master – but it too sounds nice as is.
These are just a couple of my very humble opinions.
I hope you don’t mind me saying so.
Thanks again for sharing it with us … and for the other thing.
Very kewl.
Take care

Scott

-Mac Studio (2023)–  Apple M2 Max
-macOS Ventura Version 13.6
-Logic Pro 10.7.9 
-64 GB Ram 
-Universal Audio Apollo 8 (UAD2 DUO) – max sample rate supported: 192
-typical buffer /  typical sample rate:  128 / 44.1
-External drives:
*SanDisk  2TB USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A/Type-C Portable SSD  
*Glyph 3TB HD w/  USB-C/3.0/2.0 Compatibility
*OWC 2TB Aura P12 Pro NVME M.2 SSD housed in OWC Express 4-slot 4M2 M.2 NVME Thunderbolt 3 ports
-Midi Controllers:  M-Audio Keystation 88, Novation 61SL

[Juan_M]

Thank you Scott! Truth is I have to agree with you on all that. I personally like drier vocals but I’ll mess with the reverb a little bit… The client was happy with the mix but I may still mess with it a bit more.

[Juicy]

Simple songs are always easier to remember and i think one listen to this refrain you may remember.

I tend to believe that to be a good Country style mix as is.
my only comment is re dynamics/impact.
It tends to sit in one area the whole time,u could break down a section to just acc gtr or piano (no Drums !) and build it back again ,might be worth a try.

[Shane Abbott]

Drums sound GREAT!! Nice pop and really clear

Vocal does seem a little too dry for the room everything is placed into. Im with WATERBOY, Id bring the dB down a few on the lead vocal

Great job BTW

[Juan_M]

Thank you Shanabit! See, I agree with you guys about the vocals but the client likes them like that and the customer’s always right, isn’t he?

[Scott]

ORIGINAL: Juan_M

Thank you Shanabit! See, I agree with you guys about the vocals but the client likes them like that and the customer’s always right, isn’t he?

I think for this genre (pop or country) the vocals sit at a good level. If the client likes them up like that (dry and up front), I would have compressed them alot more for more of a ‘sitting right at the end of your nose’ sound. Sounds great anyways.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
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