Cool track. It's a dense mix (that rhythm guitar takes up a lot of space, competing with your octave strings) but the 8 string effect is there if mild and obscured - you'd be a lot more buried without it. It's most apparent in the into/pre-verse chuggy bit as well as the solo section. Though if you didn't mention it I may not have noticed.
Part of it too is that the violin has a massive crunch tone. Some of the stuff he does, you would never know it was violin. It's a 7 string that goes down to a guitar in drop D tuning.
It is a cool track, but i would like the bass to be a little more forward in the mix, and a little less compressed. But what do I know, I'm just a bass player.
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I was thinking it's kind of a "safe" mix. The bass could definitely be more upfront, but I kinda don't want it to turn into a Chris Squire thing. Pure theory, but I think a mix like this one may subconsciously appeal to more people than if we started highlighting certain instruments. Having said that, we're aiming at a pretty niche audience, so maybe we SHOULD go for a more in-your-face mix. Something to think about...
And thank you for sharing!
