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Jan 9 2011, 02:31 PM
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Hi Ramiro, nice songs by the way - enjoyed them a lot
  .A couple of suggestions on the mixes. In general the mixes are good. Mixes are pretty much in line with the genre so just a few things to possibly consider... 1/levels overall are fine though there is one drum hit on Quedate towards the end that pops out a bit so a little gentle compression just to keep it in line may help. 2/I like your vocals though to me I think a different mic might work better for you on Quedate. At the moment to me it makes you sound a little congested and I think over-emphases the vocal too much around 150-600Hz but without sufficient emphasis in the higher mid at 1-4kHz for your particular voice. To me this wasn´t an issue on Como Fue only on Quedate perhaps as you may have changed your singing position relative to the mic between the two? If you can´t experiment with different mics perhaps look at the mic position. I´d also look at possibly clearing some space between the vocals and the instruments in this low-mid midband as it sounds a little busy to me. 3/Perhaps because of this there seems to be some low ´plosives on ´b´ and ´p´ type consonants on the vocals that could possibly be looked at by side chaining an EQ and compressor? Nothing major though. 4/On Quedate it sounds to me like there is a level change on the vocals when you move from the lyrics to scat. It may be that you want the scat vocals to sit back in the mix relative to the lyrics though if not you might want to just check the levels on the vocal bus. 5/Personally I´d like the vocals on both to stand out a little more. I´d look at bringing it up about 1dB in level relative to the mix. 6/The bass is nicely recorded though I think the level is a touch high compared for both mixes overall. I´d suggest taking it down a few dB and seeing if it sits ok in the mix. Also maybe look at how it works with the other instruments as the bass at times takes a little away from the kick drum and low end on the piano. 7/ Horns - particularly trumpet. A little like the vocal I´d up the level a little relative to the mix as to me they sound a little to recessed. If you do careful of how hey interact with the vocal particularly in the high mid. 8/The stereo image left-right and front to back depth is, to me, a little narrow/flat. L/R width might benefit a little from some more gentle room ambience, though be careful that it doesn´t make the mix sound muddy and ill defined. You could add front to back depth by stereo micing the vocal, guitar and the piano for close and distance. If you do watch phase and definition still though. Sorry if this looks like quite a bit. The mixes are good and these are only just meant to be some ideas on how to maybe take them on a little bit more.
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Jan 9 2011, 04:39 PM
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Cool Sounding Tunes Ramiro
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Jan 9 2011, 05:58 PM
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Great tracks Ramiro! Also mix sounds very good here on my speakers. Very relaxing music
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