this is oddly specific, but the reverb on your claps sounds pristine. Really adds a nice shine to the track as a whole. This is really good

Gorgeous atmosphere. My only criticisms are on the middle section:

- timing in the lead instrument sounds off, especially in the beginning
- that same instrument is also a bit dull sound-wise, maybe it needs more highs just to stand out as a solo instrument. And to me it sounds like it should be panned to the left for balance.
- clap sounds out of place with no reverb on it

this is great advice, thanks so much for listening and for the feedback! The middle section is pretty weak in my opinion too, I'm glad that now I have some solid things to address from someone else's perspective.

hi guys i have this WIP here that i think has potential, but i feel like it's missing something. maybe it needs a tighter mix (well it definitely needs that), maybe i need to add something a bit more tangible to the progression, i'm not exactly sure.

would love and appreciate it if you guys were to give me some feedback on what you think and what could improve the track as a whole.

thanks so much!

https://soundcloud.com/tatsumiport/flora-masterfinal/s-hl8YF

the track, "Like What" is the single most impressive piece of music to ever come out of electronic music imo

following the "use your ears not your eyes" logic, I would rather hear a clip than see a screenshot. I think if it's not sitting properly in the mix, it's more likely to be an arrangement issue. maybe it's either too quiet or loud, or needs to be pushed further into the background with reverb, lopassing, or compression, or maybe it's just competing too much with the other sounds.

fair

here's a clip - the specific percussion I'm talking about are the bells and tambourine hits at the beginning of each 4 bar loop (the hit on the offbeats of the first measure)

https://soundcloud.com/tatsumiport/wip-clip-poet-and-i-didnt-even-know-it

I actually think they sound pretty ok, I'm just wondering if I'm being over critical based on the spectrum

thanks

You could have a build up in the particular percussion's set of frequency with other elements in your track.

You also might need to remove that sample entirely.

I suggest you come back to it after a few days, when you get enough advice, and discern what actually needs to happen.

Would love to hear your end results and what you did to get the desired effect.

Yeah, I'm gonna give it a few days in order to come back and listen again with fresh ears thanks for the tip!

Hi guys so I have a quick question for anyone who is better and more knowledgable at advanced mixing than I am (which is probably a lot of people).

In a few different wips I start i often find myself being drawn to interesting percussion sounds like bells, tambourines, or more exotic sounding hits. the issue that I seem to be running into is that these types of elements seem to make my spectrum analysis become pretty rough looking. This happens even when I find the element to sit well in the mix and be cohesive with the rest of it all.

Just to give a bit more detail, the issue isn't resolved just by lowering the EQ at the specific frequency because the percussion loses it's flavor with that specific band. The resonance coming from that specific frequency range is what makes the sample interesting.

My question is, should these elements be mixed so that the spectrum looks smoother? Or should it not be too much of an issue if it pops out of the range a bit in a frequency band? I know the ultimate test if whether it sounds good or not, but I'm wondering if there's an issue that I can't pinpoint because my ears aren't trained well enough (I'm no pro at this).

Hopefully that wasn't too hard to follow. Thanks guys!

edit - here's a direct link to the wip I'm trying to mix: https://soundcloud.com/tatsumiport/wip-clip-poet-and-i-didnt-even-know-it

thanks