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gregchristo
tranceaddict in training
Registered: Oct 2008
Location: New York
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Thank you for your responses. Looking forward to some more feedback.
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Oct-04-2008 00:58
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cryophonik
Boom shanka

Registered: Jan 2008
Location: Elk Grove, CA USA
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Yeah, man - this is a killer track! I like the darkness of it and the energy. Nice vox, too, and I'm a sucker for good female vocals. I have no criticisms of the arrangement, melodies, etc., but I agree that the mix needs some better EQing - it's very midrangey and lacks punch in the bass and clarity/presence/air in the highs. It sounds like maybe your mixing/listening environment is less than ideal. A few solutions:
- treat your room (expensive and, depending on your living situation, maybe not an option?)
- use reference tracks (i.e., add a commercial song that is similar in tone/style to the one you're creating and listen/compare it frequently to match the sound of your track while you're EQing/mixing)
- check out Har-Bal. It lets you see the overall frequency response of your master track, make global changes to it, and even compare/match it up with commercial tracks.
HTH and keep up the good work. Once you get the mix cleaned up, I don't see any reason why this wouldn't get signed. 
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Oct-04-2008 01:27
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gregchristo
tranceaddict in training
Registered: Oct 2008
Location: New York
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Thank you all for the positive feedback. Its very encouraging to read.
I went back and try to apply some of the things you recommended.
- EQ on vocals: opened up a little of 10Khz for air
- EQ on pads: opened up about 4 dbs at 12Khz for air
- EQ on mix: +2dbs at 80Hz, +3db at 7Khz, +2db at 12khz - overall a smiley curve / loudness type curve.
I also looked at some synths that worked in the midrange and scaled those back alittle for more breathing room.
I think the mix sounds a little more open now with less emphasis on the mid range:
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Anyone else have good experience with hal-bar? Sound on sound gave it a good review and it is inexpensive at $95...
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Oct-04-2008 21:24
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