nah. i could only get the acoustic out clean. the other files had components that weren't saved. like, the big buildup was pasted over top of itself at least twice, but i only saved the final version, so i can't possibly get it out. i can turn the bass down but i can't take it out. the classical part seems to have been cut up, which is leaving ugly relics. and neither synth part wants to come out at all...

i also tested it with the reverb i wanted to use and realized that the sound i wanted to reverberate was a mix of the effect pattern i'm trying to isolate and the bottom end of the acoustic guitar. i think i'm better off playing with the plugin...

takeaway: i'm not *actually* close to being done this, and it's almost the end of the day...

i need to go back to the start and do it slowly, one section at a time. at least i know now that i have a few options that i didn't think were available to me.

the key thing is that i need to mix it for high volumes. that's what's wrong; that's what needs to be focused on.

it's actually not in a bad state. tomorrow. maybe.