Thanks Apoxode, refreshing writing music to a pella, rather than the other wsy around

Thanks Speck :) I’ll post the stems when I’m back in the studio tomorrow.
The first mix sounded ok to me in headphones too, but I was shocked when I heard in the car (which has a really nice system). Proves the point that a mix needs to be tested across many mediums, cant always rely on headphones and the studio monitors.

I saw an interview once with some famous musician (was it Jack White?) who said he had set up a radio transmitter in his studio so he could go out into the parking lot and listen to a mix in his car before finalizing the master.

Thanks Sub, the first sounded ok in headphones at first to me too, but on a single bluetooth boom box and the car it sounded really crowded low down.
I think its easy to get ear fatigue with headphones. I remember Colab saying years ago that the best way to judge eq is at a much lower volume and on the cheapest speaker you can get your hands on.