My version was 2983 (also called 2933 by someone
).
First up, thanks again for sharing the material and allowing us to put our grubby paws on it.
I think it was a good mix except for a general lack of low-end and the sharpness in that hihat. This caused me the most problems!
I found that the vocals were a bit dull in the mix. This isn't always a problem but in this case, that hihat was in the way!
I went for a loud master within the constraints of my abilities to do this well without distorting things too much.
PSP MasterQ+3.4 dB @ 55 Hz peak to give the kick oomph.
+2.5 dB @ 120 Hz low-sheld to add more low-end to bass and kick.
Hipass @ 32 Hz 24 dB/Oct
-1.2 dB @ 232 Hz Q 0.75 to remove a touch of mud.
+1 dB @ 835 Hz Q 0.4 to add a bit of errr .. something.
PSP MasterCompAbout 0.5 dB max GR. This is mainly to glue things together a bit.
Attack 32ms, release 100ms , Link off, mix 50%, no sidechain filter, RMS detection.
PSP MasterQ30Hz hipass to remove some low rumble caused by MasterComp.
-0.74 dB @ 4Khz Q 0.4 to remove some extra harshness cause by MasterComp.
Voxengo SoniformerSet to MID. Only used as an EQ to boost the center (vocal) a bit arround 2.5Khz. I think this might have been what caused the loss of stereo width. The "Q" was quite wide so it must have affected the cetner quite a bit.
Voxengo Warmifier6550 emulation, high-quality, Filters/EQ off.
I boosted ALOT with this to thicken things up and increase density and "warmth".
Voxengo ElephantSet to clip, Stereo link off, 4X oversample, DC filter 6Hz, type Bessel.
1.8dB max limiting at the loudest peak in the right channel. This is my version of clipping the AD converters.
Voxengo Elephant+3dB on the input giving 4.5dB of limting on the loudest peaks.
EL-3, Fast, St linking off, 4X oversampling, 8HZ Bessel DC filter.
Overall, I think my version still had a bit too much lower mid mud that could have been removed and I am wondering if the vocal really was a bit too dull. It was probably just the way my ears/brain where masking due to the loud/sharp hihat.
Alistair