Foggy Farm Ft Addis Branwell And Holly - SeriouslyJoking

Hi Renja,
i've just listened to this beautiful track and it really touched a nerve making me feel quite emotional ! Hope all is well... regards, Charlie

Hi SJ,
You never disappoint me! This is another beautiful track.
You got a lot of comments/hints on the mix, this is because I think this track *is difficult* to mix, since you have a lot of things going on (as you said, it's so "dense" that it wouldn't almost need a vocal part).
But it's so good that you cannot remove anything!

What could you do to make it more "airy"?
I second Dan and Ed: you could try panning the background synths a bit more to the side, this should already free some space. And I also agree to Ed for the drums: this is a chilly song, so no need to go for explosive drums. Nevertheless adding some cymbals (as somebody else already noted) should make the mix more "extended" on the high frequencies, giving it a more airy touch.

But please let me state it once more: I like this song! In fact I like it a lot!
Ciao, Domenico

Really liking this, such a beautiful flow throughout, Had a listen on both speakers and headphone and both sounded quite wide, but that's fine as it gives the track that airy sound!

nice song it sound pretty good :)

Listened on headphones, I don't think this song is missing anything personally, I like it the way it is, it soothes a tormented soul.

Hi,

I really like your song because he is a bit special for my taste and I like it very much.
You've Painted like a picture, the entire image is created by many individual ingredients.
well done

Greetings Bathers

World drums would be any hand drum. Like a Djembe, Darbuka, Conga, Bongo, Taiko, etc.

Like Maffin suggested, a soft conga line, or even a Djembe to enhance the higher frequencies. I know FL has quite a few presets in the world drum section. I don't remember exactly where to find them, but I've used them before. You'll have to assign them to a mixer track and EQ the hell out of them to bring them up to par, but once you do, they sound pretty good.

Good luck with your progress!

Take care.
V.

You`ve got a good one going here SJ...notice you have had a few suggestions...bass sounds exactly as it should on my system..eq is pretty close, sut I would play around with widening the mix a bit...panning some of the backing quite a bit more...you might try inserting a mid-side processor on some of the tracks too...vocal is really fitting well..drums are a little understated but it is a chillout mix so may not call for anything very drastic..a couple of dBs of gain ..try a compressor set to show 3-5 dBs of reduction and a real fast release time ...Its so close as it is, but you have a really nice listening piece of music going so likely worth doing a bit of tweaking on...good job...keep on...Ed

Hey there SJ - very nice song!

I know you like the bass and it's really good, but I think it's overwhelming the track a touch, and I agree that you should look at the EQ. Less bass actually makes you hear it more clearly sometimes, and the comment about the World Drums is interesting because I can also imagine some soft conga's or more percussion to bring out the top frequencies, especially if you use that percussion pretty wide left and right on the stereo to give some open space and breadth.

On headphones it's ok, but on my monitors the bass is a bit heavy, but it's a lovely song, a great idea and nearly there...!

Very nice listen!

Maff

Hello ....

All the ingredients are assembled here, for that this concept is pleasant to listen to: Your idea, the instrumentation, the voices ....
But it lacks the spices to make it perfect .... I mean here, that your mix needs to be a bit more "airy"... and that the components, a little more distinctive in mix ....
Despite my small "culinary" criticism, you realized a concept ambitious and pleasant to listen to ....

Dan

a considered guitar arpeggio as main texture as designed platform for that vocal line - what an impressive & friendlY charachter had male vocal & what a good execution to express thaT innovative lyriX - , & then + that stop as a designed break in the middle & then the resT ..all were greaT .
if let's ignore some issues ( maybe little mistakes in detail) in miX I think this was superB !
SJ , error & trial in music is the smartest waY for innovative minds & creative tallented brains .
take care ,all the best.___B

Yep - good intro - brilliant coda. Great melodies throughout. Some mixing issues with the vocals but overall very good. Loved from 2:12 on (the brilliant part).
-clindsay

Hi SJ,

beautiful, mellow chill out...vocals rally hit the spot. Not too much up with the drums, maybe a hat or two would add, with a cymbal shake in places (not very technical but that's how I describe it!!) and juts a hint of sax towards the end.. now that is me, there is nothing wrong with this as it stands so great job SJ.

Best wishes,

Mark/Larry!

Hello. You were wondering what the drums were lacking. in my opinion, it's volume and EQ'ing. The sounds and vocals you have chosen are are a good choice, but you need to put them in your mixer and balance them out. Maybe a little variation on the beat as well. A few pauses would be good. You could also try adding another track with World Drums to fill the spaces in what you already have. I'm pretty sure they would sound nice with the melodies and the vocals you already have in motion. Otherwise, it's a very pleasant track.
Again, this is just my opinion.

Take care.
V.

Sounds Great. I love the mysterious vibe to it. Well done.

Wow great job you always make bad ass music!!

Stunning track SJ!

In my opinion nothing serious absent from this wonderful track...your drum choice is excellent and the mood of the whole track is 'lovely'...You gave me good idea for tonight...:-) (closing this hard week...)

LOVE this number, Danke

The tracks very upbeat and the flows fit perfectly together with the beat. The mix sound on point. I enjoyed listening to this. Nice work.