MIX CHALLENGE - MC37 October 2017 - Winners announced

[Waleed Morris]

Hello everyone ,
Thank you for opportunity , really wonderful song .
-I spent some time editing the BG Vocal tracks.
-Lead vocal track actually is a pretty good one not need as much editing or pitch. the performance is fit to the song pretty well.
-I don't like editing when i mixing so i have finished all my editing 1st , and all stems now ready to mix.

Plugins :
- Softube: TLA 100 , TSAR-1
- Slate Digital :VTM
- Plugin Alliance: bx_control v2
- PSP: 85
- Fabfilter Q2 , C2
- Lexicon hall
- Kush Audio: Clariphonic
- Eventide : Equivocate
- Waves: Puig tec , S1 Imager
- Mcdsp :CB101 ,CB 202
-Valhalla:VintageVerb
My Daw is Sonar , and also i used sonar dealy plugin.

Wav : Wave file download link here
Mp3 : Mp3 file download link here

Edit : have aopportunity to listen to my mix in yamaha NS10 today , I removed already lots of Lead vocal room frequencies , but needs little more ..reupload the files again ..

I hope you like it and good luck to all ..

Cheers !

[Tbase2000]

Guilty of real name vs username in the file name. Changed

Wave: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1Rlpg ... sp=sharing

MP3: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1Rlpg ... sp=sharing

This was a fun song. I tried to go with a dynamic mix. I thought the guitar parts fit nicely together. I eq'd them mostly and tried to find their place spatially. I liked the background vocals but I didn't push them to hard. For me the main vocal stayed center of attention. See if I hit the mark.

Stock Cubase9 plugins. Nothing fancy here.

[Mister Fox]

but needs little more ..reupload the files again ..

No you're not!

Please re-read the rules
http://mix-challenge.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2

Rule set for mix participants

• We do recommend to not send in your mix within the first 24 hours of the Challenge. Take a day off, give your ears time to relax, take another listen the next day. Your entry is final - no re-submissions with changes allowed unless you're selected for Mix Round 2 (also see FAQ section Q1 and Q2)

[erictracks]

WAV:

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http://erictracks.com/wp-content/upload ... tracks.wav

MP3:

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http://erictracks.com/wp-content/upload ... tracks.mp3

This is a beautifully composed and performed song. I loved that the performer played the tracks, it gives this song a lot of soul.

That said, I made minor nudges to the bass.

I did a lot of editing on the background vocals. No pitch correction, I really liked them as is, just making sure phrases and syllables all started on time etc.

I went through and noted the plugins and their general settings. Hopefully this provides context to someone. At the very least it tells me I have too many damn plugins.

In addition to various automation, I used the following:

Mix Bus -
StudioOne console shaper
VUMTdeluxe VU
Boz Mongoose @ 200
Sie-Q subtle smile as a start, this may have been a step too crispy in hindsight.
Vertigo VSC very light bus compression
Slate VTM with the low end and input backed off

Instrument busses: StudioOne console shaper, very low drive

Bass -
Puigchild: medium compression, i like what it does with bass on non-sampled stuff, but my room is always lying to me about bass so…
FFProQ2: HP to 20, dipped 2-3db from about 100 - 400, LP from 5k.
Scheps 73: hitting the preamp pretty hard using input and drive knob, slight bump at 110

Acoustic -
Went with the crowd and panned left…
Slate FG-Stress: barely touching the peaks
Sonimus TuCo: leveling setting with some tweaks
VUMTdeluxe: dynamic eq at 230 wide bandpass high threshold
FF ProQ2: HP, dip around 500
Sends: Subtle Delay for width, and Room verb

Acoustic Lead -
FFProQ2: automated out breath noises at 6k
Puigchild: fairly light, quick-ish compression, just liked how it sounded
Boz Hoser XT: boost at 500, cut at 11k
Sends: Room, Plate

Electrics: waves API-550 to roll of highs and lows, fairly heavy RenComp
Sends: Room, Plate, Delay

Piano -
I wanted to give it some depth and grittiness, so:
Redd.51 bass cut, high boost, hitting the amp pretty hard
FFProQ2: HP at 100, dip in the low mids
J37: output boosted, slight wow and flutter
Sends: Room

Vocals:
Bus: TB Sibilance, TuCo slow attack and release, light compression
Lead Vocals: Eiosis de-esser, FG-Stress quick attack and release parallel, MJUC slow attack medium release Mk3, Hoser XT boost at 200, cut at 500, boost at 5k, boost at 10k
Sends: Room on the bus, delay for thickening, Plate
I separated the chorus vocals and added a subtle delay effect, and a bit more thickening.

BG Vocals:
Was it me or were these pretty saturated and low-mid heavy to start with? Like, “warm”, but really warm.
FFProQ2: low mids cut, hi boost, MJUC fast attack slow release MK3
Sends: Room, also L8R on the extra ooohs in the last chorus

Percussion: FFProQ2, RComp, L8R on the Shakers, Plate on Tambourine for effect

Sends:
Room: Valhalla Room, Studio Alpha preset with tweaks
Plate: Valhalla Plate, Smooth Steel Vocal with lots of tweaks
Widening Delay: EchoBoy Jr
Chorus Vocal Delay: Echoboy Binsonette with long-ish delay times

[Pussylover]

https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code ... XLWFPSR82V MP3
https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code ... nWBBmQNdmV WAVS

Hey less is better. Mixed using mixture of SSL and Neve 88 UAD plugins only. Reverb bricasti IR and delay waves h- delay. See ya

Like I said less is more. It is just a channel strip that I used in this mix. And took me 2 hours to mix it.

I forgot to use tape and if I'm allowed to upload I will be honoured to add some of tape goodies and Upload again.

[Tbase2000]

So...I'm still so confused about giving feedback to people's mixes. Where does that forum exist?

[EchoOread]

Awesome song to do. Worked mostly with Renaissance EQ and compressors. Nothing fancy. Good luck everyone!

MP3: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByS4M ... HY4Qmh1YlU
WAV: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByS4M ... 0NnYkk3cFE

[Mister Fox]

A friendly reminder:
Including today, 3 days left to submit your mix

[Mister Fox]

I forgot to use tape and if I'm allowed to upload I will be honoured to add some of tape goodies and Upload again.

Please re-read the "Rules and Guidelines" - you still had 4 days, your submission is final.
Please wait for Round 2 to maybe get a chance to fix your mistakes.

So...I'm still so confused about giving feedback to people's mixes.

Answered in Gossip Thread - that's why it's existing

[SRMix]

Mix full ITB 3-4hrs to complete.

I only used 2 compressors in combination 1176 and la2a from t-racks
spring reverb on main acoustic guitars
room reverb and a delay for others element.

Nothing Fancy Bruhs!

mp3: https://mega.nz/#!d3YS2K5a!5d2oVaWdxRDR ... Pjko0IRtDw

wav: https://mega.nz/#!BygxDSIQ!NQzFYC_NxZ1k ... lLsffcKjX0