"Iain Fraser" wrote in message
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It really isnt that bad - the drums are clear enough and as for the kick,
that's jazz for ya, it's normal. The bass seems defined enough, but i
would try to balance out the piano a little louder. As for the bottom of
it, if you can get some out of track then fine, but if it messes with
other intruments (as live micing can do) then its cool too. The vocal
needs some help. Try rolling off some lower mids and see if you can get
her to fit in the room with everyone else. She's too upfront and needs
some verb help, preferrably something that is small like the club it was
performed in. Since we're talking about a live jazz performance I would
use VERY little compression. But over all its not too shabby.


Chris, thanks for posting the recording. It's a good idea and think I'll do
the same with stuff im working on. Looks like tyou've got some great
responses too! I am pretty new at this stuff so disclaimer done:
I too am listening at work on some dinky little computer speakers (which is
possibly better than at home-see my recent post on monitoring). The
recording sounds nice to me, like that live sound but agree with above post
that the voice is just a little up front and sounds a little like in a booth
and not on the stage with the other players. I think the vocal should be
somewhat up front for the song but maybe blend just a bit more.

-alan