Noel's advice is good. My following advice will be better!



Really? By who's standard?

Just kidding Noel, I'm illustrating how subjective and evasive satisfaction can be. Your advice is good...

Hi Alan and welcome. What do others who hear your mixes say about them to you? Is anyone else faulting the mixes? What elements are not up to par?

What you are describing is something that happens daily. It is very hard to get the sound that's in your head all the way to a CD intact. Mixes can be overmixed or undermixed and you can get both opinions from listeners about the same song.

I would be interested in knowing what is lacking in the mixes you've had professionally done. It would also be helpful in knowing a bit about your tracking process. Mixing is just one stage of many processes to get a professional quality recording. There are many small things that can happen during these processes that mixing can't fix. Even professionally.

You're asking a good question worthy of discussion and I hope you will continue the thread and provide us with more details.

If your work is original and a PGMusic product was used in tracking your song, maybe you post one in the User Forum and get a few opinions from members here on the forum.

You may want to browse some of the User Forum songs. There are instances where members post tweaks and changes in mixes that they feel will improve the overall mix. It happens because we are all affected by different musical influences and our opinions are based on those influences.

The phenomenon happens at every level. Jimmy Page re-mixed some of his early recordings a few years back, taking advantage of new technologies. The Eagles did not like Glen John's mixes. It is not uncommon at all to hear an artist in an interview talk about what he/she sees as flaws in a mix and what they would do differently if a remake of a song.

It's a fascinating subject.

Charlie

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