yeah, i’ve been polishing this turd for a while.
but it’s a great learning experience for me.
(2) questions:
i’m really on the fence about the panning scheme of the rock rhythm guitar part.
i like it as is, but it definitely is NOT following the more modern method of balancing tracks.
it’s mixed more like a classic rock track, early-mid 70’s style.
also, i’m trying to stick to a L-C-R mixing scheme these days, but most of my songs have arrangments with multiple tracks evenly spread left and right, this is a single rock rhythm track, more like an old beatles track, or van halen track.
i used 2 classic rock tracks as a touchstone for the way i mixed this.
some zeppelin, and some VHalen.
(i.e.- rhythm guitar hard panned to the left.)
on the hard panning:
i DO have the acoustic to the right, playing along with the rock rhythm on the left, for some balance with the guitars.
and, i have a short hall reverb send on the rock rhythm, reverb only, hard panned to the right, opposite the rhythm track, to fill the sound out, tho it’s pretty low in the mix.
does the hard panning of the rock rhythm bug you?
would it be more effective closer to center?
or leave it the way it is, and bring the reverb up?
or possibly change the reverb to a 8ms delay, and bring it up even in the mix —to balance out the rhythm track?
my general feeling about it is, i like it hard panned, i like the clarity it brings to the mix, it’s really only an issue when listening in headphones, i’d prefer folks listening to it thru big stereo speakers anyway.
on the arrangement:
i used 2 songs as a touchstone for arrangement
(i.e.- acoustic intro length, relevent to when the whole band kicks in, and relevent to the overall length of the song)
zep’s “over the hills and far away”, and VH’s “ice cream man”.
some folks have said the acoustic intro is too long, tho i think it’s perfect ( i would….! )
LOL
my feelings on THIS issue is, i really like how the longer acoustic intro is almost like a song unto itself. it sets the mood of the song perfectly, just like when i landed in vegas…
it was kinda upbeat, a little fast, but a bit laid back, because it was day light. as soon as it got dark, the whole mood changed, and it got very intense, and the song is a living breathing version of what i actually experienced there.
whew
i need a producer.
heheh
