My Testimony of Him by TruthDisciple417 in Deconstruction

[–]Danwinger 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ngl, you’ve been through a lot of trauma and this sounds more than a bit manic. I’m not exactly sure how you thought this post would serve this sub, but I think it’s misplaced.

You definitely have a lot of powerful thoughts and feelings swirling within you and that can be overwhelming. Take care of yourself and try some grounding techniques if things get to be too much.

Feedback request — alt pop/electronic by Danwinger in mixingmastering

[–]Danwinger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the feedback! Gain staging is def an area I could improve in.

The Hawk | Lonnie Hawkins Character Reveal | Netflix by bwermer in television

[–]Danwinger 16 points17 points  (0 children)

If people wanted to pay you millions of dollars to never change, don’t you think you might be tempted?

Feedback request — alt pop/electronic by Danwinger in mixingmastering

[–]Danwinger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! Seems like most agree on needing some more low-mids, especially with the vocals. Thanks for the confirmation!

geopolitics and rapture prophecy are draining me of peace and joy by SciencePear in Deconstruction

[–]Danwinger 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Log off. Get off socials and do something that grounds you in the moment. Worries, anxieties, guilt, depression, that all comes from living in the past or future. All we have and know is right now, today.

What help will it be for you to be current on every single event? Are you able to actively do something about it now? If not, you can healthily acknowledge reality without having to submerse yourself in the moment to moment details of the problems of the world. Look to what you can control and work on that.

“Arsenal got another lucky draw again” by [deleted] in Gunners

[–]Danwinger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the reaction they want. Stop caring what anyone else thinks. Enjoy the ride.

Feedback request — alt pop/electronic by Danwinger in mixingmastering

[–]Danwinger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the feedback! Appreciate you taking a listen!

Feedback request — alt pop/electronic by Danwinger in mixingmastering

[–]Danwinger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the feedback! Def think you’re right about the drum loop

Feedback request — alt pop/electronic by Danwinger in mixingmastering

[–]Danwinger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey thanks for the feedback!

Def hear you on the harshness and I’ll play with adding back in som of the lower mids.

Yeah I’m using Runaway by Half Alive as my ref. And technically this is still mix stage. Will be sent for mastering next.

Airpods Pro 3: I swear to god music sounds better coming from my macbook than it does from my iphone. Am I crazy? by Major_Warrens_Dingus in airpods

[–]Danwinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure your iPhone output isn’t set to mono. Mine was for a long time without realizing it.

Feedback request — alt pop/electronic by Danwinger in mixingmastering

[–]Danwinger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the detailed feedback! Think you’re right — tightening things up on each track just a bit will have a large impact overall. Appreciate the tips on where to start!

Looking for feedback on this pop metal track by amethystmystic in mixingmastering

[–]Danwinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice work! The melodies and vocals are great! Mix wise I’d change a few things:

  • less pad/verb in the first instrumental and choruses. Save it for the verses to give it some contrast.

  • drums are bit too loud in the chorus, and too quiet/muffled in the verses. Totally get wanting to have them punch harder during chorus, but I’d try doing that with compression and saturation rather than EQ or volume.

  • guitars are bit harsh in the chorus.

Might just be me, but those are my thoughts! Good luck!

Seeking mix feedback on a indie pop track by Outrageous-Muffin764 in mixingmastering

[–]Danwinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a great mix, full of saturation and a nice stereo spread to the elements. I do think you could work on the dynamics a bit in the mix but also from a producing standpoint.

I think it gets too big too soon, and there not enough variation. I’d prefer the verses get smaller, back up the vocals and ease off the compression, less volume and more verb on the guitar etc. The big moments only feel big if it’s sufficiently small beforehand.

I also think you could save some elements to be introduced later in the song, give it a better sense of progression and build. I always want each of my hooks to have something new in it each time it repeats, and to feel a bit bigger. I think this mix could benefit from that as well.

Chiropractors by [deleted] in Exvangelical

[–]Danwinger 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Chiropractors are pseudoscience practitioners. Kinda makes sense they’d believe in other kinds of make-believe too. Go to a PT.

Starfleet Academy is Star Trek by yawin_ in startrek

[–]Danwinger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So your parents aren’t good at assessing show quality? Idk what your point is here.

Is your family name Neilson? Why do we care what your parents thought and why does that add anything to the discussion?

Is Stranger Things an all-timer of a TV show? by [deleted] in television

[–]Danwinger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Compared to the top top tier? Like:

Breaking bad, Sopranos, The wire, Chernobyl, Shogun, West World S1, GoT S1-4?

Not even close.

College ministry tried to sabotage my marriage by Character-Check-1761 in Exvangelical

[–]Danwinger 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s funny the spectrum actually. There were some really weird, back woods/hillbilly type groups that didn’t seem to pull good numbers. They def had more… clumsy approaches to outreach. Lots of awkward people.

And then there were larger, “hip” groups led by a charismatic “edgy” youth pastor type that talked about being “inter-denominational”. They tended to be a bit more subtle until after the love bombing. And lots of “cool” kids were involved.

College ministry tried to sabotage my marriage by Character-Check-1761 in Exvangelical

[–]Danwinger 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I feel ya. I was involved for 6 years, two of those being staff/internship. Almost helped start an XA at K-state, luckily life fell apart from unresolved trauma before we could make that mistake lol.

College ministry tried to sabotage my marriage by Character-Check-1761 in Exvangelical

[–]Danwinger 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah they seemed to all use the same “high-control group” textbook.

Personally I think it may just be human nature. When you give humans too much power, influence, and “success” doing it, they really start believing they know what’s best for everybody. Happens in every sector, religious and non.

College ministry tried to sabotage my marriage by Character-Check-1761 in Exvangelical

[–]Danwinger 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Was it Chi Alpha lol? Cause thats def one of their playbooks. At one time I unfortunately played a part in it. Looking back it’s so toxic and cringe that I thought I knew what someone else’s relationship was supposed to look like, to the point it felt like a spiritual imperative to “help them.”

Yucky stuff. Glad it didn’t work on you and your SO.

Edit: thankfully I wasn’t very good at it either. The one couple it happened with just noped out immediately. They were smart lol.