Haste makes waste.... this mix sounds quite balanced and good on my system and headphones.
Thanks for posting this melancholic tune, good job.

Some nice guitar sounds going on here .

Thanks for listening you two.
I was happy to read your favored replies.

Over the next week or two, I'm going to learn about "Macro Controls" and "Impact", then it's onto crafting another song.

I like this, it has some really nice harmonies coming in and out and the sound is very clear and crisp. I think the title fits nicely too

I'm listening on headphones and a couple of things bothered me a little. The two main guitars are spread very wide and with their counter-melodies it sometimes sounds like two competing tunes. If it were me I'd bring them closer together. The piece as a whole also seemed to be very 'loud' .. the kick/bass were really thumping in my ears (that can be good or bad )

Personal opinions though .. thanks for sharing!

jpsbuk wroteI like this, it has some really nice harmonies coming in and out and the sound is very clear and crisp. I think the title fits nicely too

I'm listening on headphones and a couple of things bothered me a little. The two main guitars are spread very wide and with their counter-melodies it sometimes sounds like two competing tunes. If it were me I'd bring them closer together. The piece as a whole also seemed to be very 'loud' .. the kick/bass were really thumping in my ears (that can be good or bad )

Personal opinions though .. thanks for sharing!

You're not alone on that one jpsbuk. For first 2/3 of the mix process, I had them about 50% from center. But with everything else going on, I chose to spread them to 90% and vary the choir, synths and strings from 30-60% of which there are 2 tracks each.
I agree it can sound 'uncomplimentary' at times but in the end I went with the sporadic dissonance and decided to be a bit different.

Also at the beginning, I had a subdued ambient kit but as the song morphed and grew, so did it's energy, so I changed to a standard 'rock' kit.

I like this a lot. There's so much going on, in a good way. I hear so many different elements, this is what crafting a song is all about. The song drew me in quite nicely. I had a pretty rough day today, and as I was listening, at around 2:14, it felt like a marching band came in and was leading me on to a better day. Great job.

Thank you commonchild.
That always means a lot to me (and I'm sure any musician) when my music makes other feels something.
You also craft some tasty items. I liked your recently posted "Reach The Peak".

thanks, I appreciate that a lot.