MIX CHALLENGE - MC099 August 2024 - Winners announced

[jaThum]

Still very much learning obviously - tried for dimension somewhat.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/59j22297 ... 1bg2x&dl=0

[VolTheProducer]

Another really interesting song to mix! Thaniks @Isa for the opportunity:

Mixes ITB using Pro Tools

Guitar - EQ
Piano - EQ & Send to FX Chain with Novatech CHarachter, SPL TwinTube Saturation, EQ & MC 77 Compression mixed in behind the original to add some colour
Trumpets - EQ & Stereo widening
Marimba - mixed all tracks except for the room track. combined and used EQ & Compression

Did some parallel comp on these tracks together (with EQ)

Sent to all to bus where I added more EQ, some saturation and comp

FX wise, sent individually to Reverb (various amounts)


Vocals
I was struggling to find the balance I wanted with the vocals so I sent the track to 5 aux tracks, and created band-passes on each track where I used saturation of various levels. Blended the tracks back together into 1.

Then applied regular EQ, and BF-76, bx_opto & RVox comp in series. Outputed to Autotune where I applied a small amount (trying to keep it sounding semi-natural).
Sent to another aux where applied much heavier autotune, distortion, saturatuions, talkbox, more comp & EQ to blend in behind the main vox.
Sent to a 2nd track for parallel comp with the combination of tracks to give the vox more body


FX wise, sent to 3 reverbs (short, long and somewhere in between) combined those and removed the mid signal. Sent to another aux and used Unfiltered audio AG8 to diminish the attack from the signal. Fed that into a delay

Sent to another delay which I used for Vocal "fills" using automation

Bass:

EQ, Bass Rider and sent to an aux where I used Gallien Krueger amp & EQ.

Blended the 2 together and EQ'd + Comp. Alos sent to a delay with Unfiltered Audio Sandman Pro.

Drums:

Blended the tracks. used EQ & Comp. Also some saturation on them combined

Kick & Snare added parallel comp

Added Some reverb

Percussion:

EQ and some comp and saturation on them combined




Here's the track!

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/bz8yhon5 ... bbs64&dl=0

[GersonArdilaVerjel]

Hello, thank you very much for the opportunity to mix such a vibrant song. I’ve attached the link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q8Q49S ... sp=sharing

[Mister Fox]

It is the 22nd June 2024, 00:10 UTC+2/CEST - the first Mix Round has officially ended

We have an influx of new users yet again. A very warm welcome to all new participants, nice meeting you and I hope you'll enjoy your stay. And an extended thank you to everyone that is spreading the word about the Mix Challenge.

Please also help get the Songwriting Competition as popular (SWC084 is still in full swing - 4 participants so far, 3 days left).


STATISTICS:

• If I didn't miscount, we have 82 submissions this month (81 prior to the deadline, plus 00 after the deadline, not counting re-submissions)
• the multi-tracks have been downloaded 145 times (38x the LZMA compressed ZIP, 107x the regular compressed ZIP)
• We have 0 submissions after the deadline (as of 22-AUG-2024 07:00 UTC+2/CEST)
• We have 2 submissions that could not be downloaded by the time of this post and are therefore disqualified (re-checked 22-AUG-2024 07:00 UTC+2/CEST)
• We have 0 submission not submitted properly or not submitted in public (e.g. submitted via SoundCloud or via PM - see Rule Book, post #6, Upload and Submission Guidelines)
• We have 0 submissions that has been withdrawn (entry counts as "submission within the deadline")
• Overview of Submissions - is your entry within given parameters? (PDF - updated: 30-AUG-2024 15:40 UTC+2/CEST)
• Overview of Submissions (disqualifications only) PDF - updated: 30-AUG-2024 15:40 UTC+2/CEST)

INFORMATION:
The submitted entries will be checked again for accessibility and time stamps over the course of the next 48 hours (collection check)
Statistic Sheets are not available yet, please wait for the official announcement post -- sheets will arrive by mid 26-AUG-2024 latest
Statistic Sheets have been updated (on 28-JUN-2024 05:00 UTC+2/CEST)
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⚠	Moderation Message from Mister Fox
	Our Song Provider for this month, @Isa, decided to go the "(Feedback for) Top 15" route. There might be additional feedback, but this is not a guarantee. We will keep you updated.

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I now open the field for everyone to give each other feedback (highly encouraged). This will be independent to the client feedback however.


Please watch this spot for the statistics sheet, client feedback and Mix Round 2 participant announcement.

Good luck to all participants.





The Songwriting Competition 084 (SWC084) is still in full swing.
So far, there are 4 entries, 3 days left -- this month's theme: "A late evening walk" (Picture Theme), genre: free to select

Please spread the word, get involved, and just make music!




EDIT: 22-AUG-2024 00:15 UTC+2/CEST - initial post
EDIT: 22-AUG-2024 07:10 UTC+2/CEST - Statistics Correction, all files triple checked by 22-AUG-2024 7:00 UTC+2/CEST
EDIT: 24-AUG-2024 04:00 UTC+2/CEST - files checked again after influx of "links made available", done by 24-AUG-2024 3:55 UTC+2/CEST
EDIT: 27-AUG-2024 09:15 UTC+2/CEST - added Statistic Sheets (created 26-AUG-2024 9:10 UTC+2/CEST)
EDIT: 28-AUG-2024 07:45 UTC+2/CEST - added Statistic Sheets (created 28-AUG-2024 7:40 UTC+2/CEST)
EDIT: 30-AUG-2024 16:00 UTC+2/CEST - added Statistic Sheets (created 30-AUG-2024 15:40 UTC+2/CEST)

[Denge]

Hi all!

**Edit** Forgot that everything runs in to a very modest Frontier compressor just to glue it back together.

Thanks and sorry

Can't access

Fixed! Sorry for that.

/D

[JeroenZuiderwijk]

Still very much learning obviously - tried for dimension somewhat.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/59j22297 ... 1bg2x&dl=0

Hi jaThum,
Could you please give some info about how your mix came be? Detailed about choices you made to get to the sound you wanted...etc.
Cheers, Jeroen

[MilkMonster]

Sorry it was not open
here's my link again for the entry
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hibym0 ... sp=sharing

[_StillBorn]

Didn't the song provider provide the top 19 yesterday? Mine wasn't amongst them, so I removed the mix from my onedrive. Now the post is removed? Whats going on?

[Mister Fox]

I am not even remotely done with the Statistic Sheet, which is a manual process.

The Song Provider ignored how the game is handled, and posted before anything was properly checked. So I removed the post.


Apologies for the inconvenience.
An update will arrive in due time.

[elements]

Oh. Missed the reveal. There’s an Internet time machine in here somewhere……or I can just wait…