Mix Challenge

Wizzo wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 16, 2017 22:33 CEST

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

Mister Fox wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 31, 2017 20:27 CEST

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)

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 wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 18, 2017 09:28 CEST

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 wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 18, 2017 23:37 CEST

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