Mixing again. this time was a little more enjoyable because u could be more creative with the sounds. I haven't overdone the effects because the song doesn't allow for it, the song has a more natural feel.
The vocals really needed compression, there were times where it got out of control, for example when he said 'in bed.' The bass guitar also needed compression. With the vocal track i made a stereo auxiliary with all three vocal tracks and just compressed that track.
This is a photo of the stereo auxiliary setup.
http://www.mydatabus.com/public/loudman/Picture147.png
Note, the compression on one of the vocal tracks i bypassed when i bounced the file.
This file only contains compression
http://www.mydatabus.com/public/loudman/comp.mp3
The only effects i have added is reverb to the vocals and the piano, i was considering putting this effect on the acoustic guitars, but the reverberant nature of the instrument was enough. Once again i did this reverb using the stereo auxiliary.
This file is compression and reverb.
http://www.mydatabus.com/public/loudman/Revcomp.mp3
The final step was mastering the tracks, i added the bombfactory plugin on the master track and played around with the input output setting till i was satisfied with the result.
This file is Mastered, compressed and reverbed.
http://www.mydatabus.com/public/loudman/CompRevMas.mp3
Here is the protools session file if you have the audio files at home.
http://www.mydatabus.com/public/loudman/EJNewYork_Doug.ptf
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I only listened to the final mix. but it sounds lovely in headphones :)
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