aivory - beautiful cymbals...but some of the same flaws in the mix are still showing, as in my version.. the lead instruments are not forward enough. proportionally, i feel a big bottom; a bit constricted feeling compared to the mid-range lead instruments; and a bit processed and overemphasized feeling compared to the other frequency regions. the kick drum sound is not distinguished enough from the bass for me... still better than my effort in many ways, but not balanced as well as viitalahde's.
bleen - very nice... and loud. not unlike viitalahde's in terms of overall dynamic and frequency balance...but not as loud sounding...and doesn't quite go as far to making the track seem as if it had been recorded just this morning. rounder transients, more obvious distortion, it does sound pushed, but like myself and alex, you did not push the lead instruments to "the front" enough. kick is a bit sticky over a weaker bass for me, i strain to hear what the bassist is playing, but the tone is nice.
ged - despite your praise for my top end, i prefer the way you handled the cymbals it did not need to be so "cd era" bright after all. your lead instruments: the guitars and the surrounding flanger effect...so beautiful.. and in the intro, the ambience: very evocative of a past era. overall it sounds very much like what i wanted to achieve...but i could not resist modernity in some ways; it is better for something to be true to itself. i don't mean the mix; the music, i mean. yours has some "authenticity factor" that we all missed. vittalahde did something very current sounding. i like your "classic" approach.. i hear a sense of tape saturation effect that is totally appropriate somehow... a lovely pillow of a noise floor too.
jeff dinces
