Five in Five: 4/5

Yesterday was the last day before mixing. Being so, I had to do all of the last minute overdubs, background vocals, and edits. I finished with all of these things around 2 p.m. and I had until 4 p.m. to work. So, I began mixing.

I opted to begin mixing the densest of the five songs, "Jenny's in Love." I have mixed feelings about this song for a number of reasons. My biggest beef with it is that it doesn't break any new musical ground. Lyrically, it's steeped in irony...that's the only reason I finished it. If you're a fan of songs like "Superhero" from the Collapsis record or "Walk Away" from the Hourglass record, I think you'll like this song. It does, however, dwell on the dark side of things. All of these songs do.

What I noticed about my mix down is that I need to thin out some of the low and low mid EQ. For all you home-recordists out there, if your mixes sound muddy and unclear, try cutting out the low frequencies of non-bass instruments. This always helps.