I tried to write the feel good hit of the summer. Too bad it's fall.

iluvstrats · December 24, 2017, 2:45pm

PeppaPig:

Lovely timing and feel across the board. I would add a parallel room reverb to the vocals just to gel them more into the mix (perhaps a “mix-glue” room reverb ++ with most tracks sending to it slightly) also I’d add a bit more cab sound to the bass (parallel version of the track with a bass amp VST), it cuts through lovely on small speakers but lacks weight and warmth on bigger systems. But all these things could be personal taste - I’m certainly not criticising as it’s a cracking track mixed well. Love the drum sound which shows you don’t have to go too mad with mics if you do the basics right.

++ what I often do for a mix-glue reverb (FX send) is pick a short convulsion reverb with a bit of pre-delay (30ms) and hi/lo filter BEFORE the reverb cutting everything below ~300K and above ~10K. I then mix it in until you miss it when you mute it - but before it becomes obvious. This can really gel a mix making everything sound like it’s in the same space. I usually send everything except kick drum and bass, unless I have a copy of the bass track hi-passed and saturated to add attack - this would go to the mix-glue too.

Thanks for the mixing tips. I’ll give them a try.