Forward for Y120130CI - Contemplative Instrumental

[Timo Bennett]

I just had my song "There is Grace" forwarded on this listing, which was great to hear! I had one other "Counterfeit Us" which wasn't forwarded. I saw somebody recently posted about wanting to hear what made the cut and what didn't so I thought it'd be helpful.

I feel like I'm struggling to balance the drums in my mixes, in particular, on - "There is Grace". I find I have a tendency to mix the drums too loud, but when I back them off in the mix, I feel like I start to lose some energy. Any feedback on this or suggestions how I can keep some of that energy without overpowering the track with loud drums? Or is it just me? =)

Thanks!
Tim

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[burpo]

There are definitely some level issues on "Counterfeit,"
but I think the drums issue on "Grace" is their dryness.
A short reverb and taking the edgy high EQ down might help.

Congrats on your forward!

By the way, your Silent Night is lovely!

[Timo Bennett]

Thanks for the feedback. That's a good idea with the reverb, I'll give that a try and see if that helps them settle in there a little more.

[thekman]

Hey Tim
"Grace" is a great track. I really dig all the guitar fdbk ambiance!

Good job!

Kyle

[sethlit]

Congrats! Seems that they really wanted that contemporary...almost electronic vibe. Nice work. I agree with burpo on the verb comment, that would seem to help it sit in the mix a bit better, maybe a room verb of sorts. Just my initial thoughts though. Great work man!

Seth

[Timo Bennett]

Hey guys, thanks for all the positive feedback! Now that I'm thinking through it, reverb on the drums is starting to make a lot of sense. Especially on a track with all kinds of guitar ambience and feedback, it seems like the natural thing would be to do something to the drums rather than keep them super dry - Next time!

Tim