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