EDIT: Now you can listen to (almost) finished song, with vocals.
There are still few synths missing here and there and I will probably add some more vocal harmonies later, but
this is roughly it.
Enjoy.
Great track. Exceptional instrumentation and I like the way each theme moves. Smooth transitions. Everything works well here, and I hesitate to say anything, but…the drums, and I’m no expert, I’m struggling, and, oh well, I’m sure someone will offer some assistance…
Loved the opening and endings – very beautiful. My problem at this point is that we get this nice big piano/string intro and then… we happens next is a bit sonically underwhelming in comparison. So the first then I’d do is think about the overall balance between these sections.
I know you’re still working on this, but IMO the drums simply need to come up some. For me, the compression on them is okay, it’s just the sound is kinda wimpy. Brother, I’ve been saying for years that Metal is BY FAR the hardest music to mix simply because everything needs to be big and loud and it’s tough to get the balances just right.
I look forward to hearing the finished piece, with guitar solo and big rock vocal
(Maybe you do this, but check your mixes against similar material like Dream Theater or Opeth, etc. That always helps to enhance your sound)
Great tune, a la Queensryche, Opeth, etc. I have just two mix issues:
in the intro, although the vocal IS intelligible, I think it could come up just a bit
in the louder sections, the snare is getting lost just a bit – I’d push it just a bit more, or maybe try some EQ here or there to help it peek through, or even both
Much better on the contrast between sections, drums sound pretty good