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Song Provider: formfish
Song Name and Length: What tomorrow brings, 4:49min
Song Information: 154 bpm / Signature: 6/8, Key of Fm
File Format: WAV, 44kHz, 24bit
GENRE: Singer-Songwriter / Ballad
Preview of the Song:
On KOMPOZ :
https://www.kompoz.com/music/collaborat ... ile/780606
A word from the song provider:
formfish (fese) wrote:Hi all,
This is a ballad in 6/8, which is kind of my thing
My idea is a big spacious sound without being artificial, a lush but natural sound, so rather no effect orgies.
All electric guitars were recorded with a Stratocaster directly into the audio interface and were reamped with Scuffham S-Gear (Wayfarer for the distorted tracks and and The Duke for the clean).
Looking forward to listening to your mixes!
formfisch aka Felix
A few words by the Mix Challenge staff:
Staff (Mister Fox) wrote:For those that don't know what the S-Gear Amps in question are based upon, the following might be of help:
- The Wayfarer = said to be hybrid of Mesa Boogie Mk I and Mk IIC
- The Duke = said to be a Dumble ODS (non HRM mod)
There are both DI and Amped tracks present with this production.
Effect wise, I'd use a warm reverb to "gel" things together. Real rooms, like it was the case in studios back in the 50ies to 70ies, might also do wonders for this production.
The female vocals might need some cleanup. Else, compression on the main vocals can be your friend to create a larger than life, yet lush and natural sound.
Careful panning and panning automation might add some movement to the production as well, which only adds to the "spaciousness".
Personally, I see many possibilities with this ballad. Let yourself inspire by the given production, add your own twist to it. Just don't overdo it.
Please also consult the TXT files that are bundled in the source files package below. There you can find more information about the individual files and changes to the time signature.
Special Add-On Rules:
- try to create a mix that complements this production (in your own style)
- Clean / Alternative versions can be used if you need more flexibility over a certain sound (if present in this production)
- No rearrangement or pitch shifting of the song structure, with the exception of the following add-on rules
- PRODUCTION RELATED: currently no add-on rules
- summing bus processing is allowed, as long as the dynamic range (average signal strength to maximum signal strength) doesn't suffer - use of this method is artistically!
- try to not(!) pre-master the track (please no overuse of mix bus treatment, no loudness adjustments / limiting)
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Source Files:
Main Mix Package - Mirror on the Mix Challenge Homepage (299,93 MB, LZMA compressed)
The provided files were packed as ZIP with LZMA compression.
File size extracted: 852,62 MB, packed 299,93 MB (ZIP, LZMA)
In order to extract the files, we can recommend these programs:
Macintosh:
The Unarchiver -
get it here
Windows:
7zip -
Installation /
Portable
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