MIX CHALLENGE - MC101 December 2024 - Mix Round 2 in evaluation

[White Punk OD]

Hello @Mellow Browne, Mr. Fox, and fellows.

Thanks to Patrick for the sensitive, detailed comment.
Here is my R2, basically I followed the suggestions.

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


Refined the kick, added AirWindows Point! which is some kind of compressor and exciter.
Some tweaks in the 808 bass. Lowered sustain with a transient designer.
Hihat was too loud, reduced level and HF band.

Piano track got doubled, the new one is panned left, and has some different EQ.
Just a nuance, but plays into the stereo reverbs.

Bells got refined with a transient designer and some hi shelf EQ,
then the whole melody and instrumental track got a FET EQ that colors it up a bit and makes the sounds longer.

Vocals beefed up with Blackbox HG-2 for presence.
Additional vocals, levels corrected, some were too loud.

Autotune Track, the tuner now has softer settings, so it does not make that much of a "Cher" effect but improves the pitch.
A very subtle track with multiple voices was laid under this, for some thickening.
Basically, that vocal and the gun shot have the same 3-dimensional settings, "cineastic" scene outside in a narrow lane or perhaps parking lot.

Did a little beat mute (includes 808) at the suggested place. Goal for this was, that intensity with the riser sound is smoothly integrating in the flow.

Thanks, have fun, let us see what happens.

[Alex Van mixland]

Hello,
Thank you for the feedback and choosing my mix!
Here is my mix for round 2:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vb1vSu ... sp=sharing

It has now better balance and overall more colors.

Cheers!

[Mister Fox]

It's the 10th January 2025, 00:10 (UTC+1) - the 2nd Mix Round has officially ended.


STATISTICS

• Unfortunately, not everyone has sent in an edit (I count 13 out of 15), we therefore have 2 disqualifications (@Drannob and @Mitchellpmusic didn't submit anything)
• We have 1 Wild Card use to advance into the next round (@Shubhashish)
• We have 1 participants that decided on not to advance through the use of a Wild Card (02 were available this month, @Drannob didn't use a Wild Card)
• We have 0 submissions after the deadline
• We have 0 submission that could not be downloaded by the time of this post and are therefore disqualified (re-checked 10-JAN-2025 0:05 UTC+1/CET)

I will reach out to @Mellow Browne and forward all entries/statistics by sometime tomorrow (Saturday, 11-JAN-2025). Please have an eye on this thread for more feedback and a possible Mix Round 3, or an announcement of the final results.



I'm now opening up the room (again) for Q&A's and giving each other feedback (which is highly encouraged)

Please check out all other games on the community. Most notably our Songwriting Competition - which is currently still in the submission and "work in progress" feedback period.

Please also consider becoming a Song Provider. Our Song Pool is running dry! No more material means no more Mix(ing) Challenges. The genre is not important -- but it must be a finished production.


See you on the flipside.

[Mellow Browne]

Hello all,

thank you so much for participating in Round 2, I'll evaluate your mixes in the next few days.

Also, thanks so much for the nice and detailed chats in the background I had with some of you guys, you did me a huge favour with this and I obtained really interesting informations. This will help me a lot and I'll put some of that into my personal notes for this mix challenge!

Cul8a,
Patrick

[Mitchellpmusic]

Hello everyone,

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/o0hyv74x ... 0ow8b&dl=0

I apologize for my late response and I know it can't be accepted but I still wanted to upload since I did go through all of my feedback, made adjustments and was extremely excited to get a shot at Round 2. I am currently out of town and having multiple delays with my flights back home due to severe weather conditions and I’ve now gotten sick from a stomach bug or food poisoning This was my first mix challenge and I did go through all the rules, regulations, and past posts but l'm still learning the ropes so again, my apologies.

Thank you so much Mellow Browne for all of your in depth feedback! I think your notes greatly improved the mix and I know that Focal sound you are talking about haha! I was excited to hear that you loved the extra beat mutes that I added as well! I know the rules said we didn't need to but it felt so right after adding them hahaha.

Overall for my mixing technique, I take my time carving things out and making room for each element. I'll make each group (drums, bass, vocals, music, etc) sound great on its own and then slowly put things in to make them fit together. After I get everything to a good spot and essentially mixed I'll go through with effects and create moments and scene changes to give the song movement and feel. I try to separate editing, mixing, and creating effects into different days or at least different sections of the day because I can easily get burnt out sitting for hours at my desk. I've found that splitting things up also helps me to stay creative without risking losing the vision for the song.

Again, I'm really sorry for my late submission and even though it can't be accepted I hope you and the other forum users are able to get some value from my post. Thank you again and a huge thank you to Mister Fox. This platform and community is exactly what I was looking for when I found it and it is a fantastic opportunity for us engineers! Like I said in my first submission, this was my first mix challenge, and it definitely won't be my last. I'm beyond excited to be a part of this community and can't wait for what is to come!