In article , Chris Hermann wrote:

I'm now trying to get a usable mix out of the tracks i have.
Problematic tracks in my opinion are the two Piano tracks:
I'm missing the lower strings, they are hard to hear.

Is the piano important? Were there piano solos, or pieces in which the
piano was the fixture of the arrangement?

The kick drum is nearly not hearable, only when it was hit hard it's
hearable over the OH mikes.

Is the kick drum important? It usually isn't in jazz... in fact, it's
often not used much at all. I wouldn't worry about that.

The double-bass didnt have a pickup, but a big-condenser mike below the
bridge, which was ok. The additional U87 i used perhaps 1 ft away is not
really usable. Since the stage was very small, there is more drums and
piano than Bass on the U87.

Okay, but your mix is lacking drums and piano! If you need to get your
piano sound by bringing up the bass mike and EQing the low end out a
little bit, that's okay.

I did a rough mix of one song and it would be great to get some feedback.
I'm not sure if I already overcompressed the individual tracks?
I had some problems dealing with the dynamics, i used some compression
and some manual gain-riding.

In general, I think people tend to overdo this for jazz. The dynamics
are part of the music and they're supposed to be wide.

The vocal could perhaps also need some more presence?

I don't have any web access this week but I will check it out when I am
back on a machine with graphics and sound.
--scott

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