2024-MAR-01 Info: Check out Songwriting Competition 079 if you're into "Synthwave" music making.

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by FixInTheMix
Sun Dec 17, 2017 03:20 CET
Forum: Mix Challenge
Topic: MIX CHALLENGE - MC39 December 2017 - Winners announced
Replies: 57
Views: 49393

Re: MIX CHALLENGE - MC39 December 2017 - Submissions until 21-12-2017 11:59pm GMT+1/CET

Well first of all Alan I´m sorry for your loss, at least you were able to find a way to finish what Quincy started and you did beautifully. I actually searched and found his music on bandcamp, very talented musician with a sweet voice, it is a pleasure to mix a song with a singer that can actually s...
by FixInTheMix
Thu Dec 07, 2017 01:18 CET
Forum: Mastering Challenge
Topic: MASTERING CHALLENGE - MastC001 December 2017 - in evaluation
Replies: 67
Views: 71563

Re: MASTERING CHALLENGE - MastC001 December 2017 - Submissions until 14-12-2017 11:59pm GMT+1/CET

I don´t know much about mastering but I tried my best to be subtle and make the track sound a little bit better (and louder) than the original mix so here it is. First I raised the level of the track by 3.90dB with the item gain in reaper so the song would be peaking around -1dB. On the fx chain I p...
by FixInTheMix
Sun Dec 03, 2017 04:13 CET
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC03 November 2017 - Winners announced
Replies: 52
Views: 50722

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC03 November 2017 - Results, Winners announced

Hey, just wanted to say that I´ll take the Super Audio Cart from Impact Soundworks, see you all in the next challenge :tu:
by FixInTheMix
Sat Dec 02, 2017 05:30 CET
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC03 November 2017 - Winners announced
Replies: 52
Views: 50722

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC03 November 2017 - Results, Winners announced

But this particular thing worked fine so far! I really don't get the fuzz this time around. Mostly yes! you are right, but in the specific case of kc23 vote there was no clear insight in which things worked and which didn´t by his criteria, it seems as he voted the tracks he enjoyed the most and di...
by FixInTheMix
Sat Dec 02, 2017 03:09 CET
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC03 November 2017 - Winners announced
Replies: 52
Views: 50722

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC03 November 2017 - Results, Winners announced

I think establishing a set of rules or guidelines for the critique of the tracks is a good idea, I know music is subjective but it would make for a more consistent approach and less personal taste/randomness influencing the final decision. It´s hard to separate music taste from objective analisis bu...
by FixInTheMix
Fri Dec 01, 2017 01:52 CET
Forum: Mastering Challenge
Topic: MASTERING CHALLENGE - MastC001 December 2017 - in evaluation
Replies: 67
Views: 71563

Re: MASTERING CHALLENGE - MastC001 December 2017 - Submissions until 14-12-2017 11:59pm GMT+1/CET

So just to be clear, the target loudness of the final master is -14LUFS integrated right? (is that what ILk stands for?) If that´s the case it sounds kind of low but I assume it has to be that way in order to work in vinyl I guess.
by FixInTheMix
Wed Nov 29, 2017 17:14 CET
Forum: Gear Talk
Topic: What is your current setup?
Replies: 6
Views: 7230

Re: What is your current setup?

Hi Jorge! Thanks for the reply, as for the NT1A it is pretty much made for vocals, not harsh at all, it sounds very natural from the start so little to no eq is needed after recording :tu: but it also works great with acoustic instruments so in a way it is like the condenser version of the sm57 as i...
by FixInTheMix
Wed Nov 29, 2017 00:34 CET
Forum: Gear Talk
Topic: What is your current setup?
Replies: 6
Views: 7230

What is your current setup?

Hey! I wanted to make a thread so we can all share the equipment we are currently using for mixing/recording, what we got and how much we like it, maybe add instrument collection too but mainly focusing on audio gear: speakers, headphones and mics. It could be interesting to know how it affects your...
by FixInTheMix
Mon Nov 27, 2017 01:59 CET
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC03 November 2017 - Winners announced
Replies: 52
Views: 50722

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC03 November 2017 - Voting until 01-12-2017 11:59pm GMT+1/CET

10 - World Is Hell - erictracks You got me with the staccato 80´s synth bass, also the synth-like arpeggiated guitar works great, I think this song is the one that got closer to the cyberpunk aesthetic feel than the rest, kind of nostalgic IMO.I specially enjoyed the general phsing at 2:16 anf the a...
by FixInTheMix
Sat Nov 25, 2017 00:11 CET
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC03 November 2017 - Winners announced
Replies: 52
Views: 50722

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC03 November 2017 - Submissions until 24-11-2017 11:59pm GMT+1/CET

Thanks for the feedback Tbase, I totally get what you said, I don´t have much problems with making the melody itself, as you said just humming while playing on a instrument usually does it but my main problem goes with the structure of the song, like in this song I don´t really know where is the cho...