remix: http://soundcloud.com/chimpazilla/vine-valley-ed4
source:
(song begins at 0:30)Hello!
I'll start by admitting the obvious, I am new to remixing. I've only had FL Studio for 3 months. I've been studying, reading (two books on production/mixing), watching tutorials, and lots of practicing with FL.
I set out to copy the song, to use for practice in every aspect of FL Studio. I added some unique elements including a nice drum beat, pad, and extra melodic elements. Please don't bust me for originality, it is still basically a copy! Also I realize it is repetitive. What I would like is a critique based on what I've done so far:
Mixing:
- PEQ2 every instrument separately and gently.
- Mild compression on kicks, snares, and bass.
- Varied velocities for humanization.
- Panned some instruments left, some right, some in the middle.
- Added bass "drop" using slide notes.
- Used stereo enhancer on background groove.
- Used volume automation on background melody, and on strings to create swells.
- Used effects sparingly (one instance of reverb, one instance of flanger).
- One instance of cross-panning using a duplicated portion of melody.
- Carefully positioned volume of each instrument in mixer.
- Main volume fade at the end.
Mastering:
- PEQ2 very gentle curve.
- Fruity Limiter set very gently.
- Created WAV version, normalized in Edison, copied to MP3.
- Listened to MP3 on several different systems including car stereo. Studio monitors are Mackie 5's. (husband has Rokit 8's, I'm stealing those next!)
I really want to get good at remixing. Any helpful advice is appreciated! Is anything missing? Should anything be removed? Does anything sound muddy or tinny? Is anything conflicting? Does it suck? Or does it make you feel like dancing in the jungle?
Thanks in advance!