CURRENT CHALLENGE - GENERAL INFORMATION
Time Frame: Wednesday, 01st June 2016 to Tuesday, 21st June 2016 (21 days)
Challenge submission will end on 21-06-2016, 11:59pm CEST/GMT+1 (Germany) - until further notice. If you want to find out when that is the case at your place, please use the following tool and and select "Berlin (Germany)" as location 1, and your location as location 2:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html
Song Provider: Bjulin (
KVR Profile)
Song Name and Length: Recurring Thoughts, 2:02min
Song Information: 70 bpm, time signature 4/4
File Format: WAV, 44kHz, 24bit
GENRE: Soundtrack
Preview of the Song:
https://soundcloud.com/bjulin/recurring-thoughts
Bjulin wrote:A word from the song provider:
So, what do I want, as your client?
I want to see your creative juices flowing. You don´t need to stick to a special mix style. Also you can add some details into the track, but don´t get carried away. The organizers and myself don´t want this to end up in a “Remix Challenge” for now. The song should stay as it is but if you think the overall mix would profit from some details here and there, then it would be ok.
I already cleared some ugly frequencies from most of the melodic stems. But I didn´t tidy up everything. Watch out for those parts!
The Stems are as loud as possible to prevent noise floor. But there´s still 1 to 2 dB headroom, so we´re save in terms of clipping, too.
If you have any questions, please ask in the KVR thread, so everyone can read it. I don´t want to answer questions through PM or eMail. So, please stick to the official KVR thread. I´ll try to answer as quickly as possible.
A few words by the Mix Challenge staff:
Staff (Compyfox) wrote:If you load up the challenge, you'll notice a loud clicking noise at the beginning of the track, and some reverberation. This is due to a rendering error that happened on STEM creation.
The song provider tried to recover the files, but due to a run out license (subscription) of the instruments in question, it was impossible to him to perform this task. It is still possible to clean up the tracks with a proper fade in however. Consider this a separate challenge.
I can't give any further recommendations for this "Soundtrack" production. Other than maybe let yourself inspire from either hollywood productions (i.e. the soundtrack from "Oblivion" from 2013), or modern day video games (jRPGs especially).
Be creative!
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 (not present in this production)
- No rearrangement of the song structure
- try to not(!) pre-master the track (please no overuse of mix bus treatment)
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Source Files:
Main Mix Package - Mirror on Studio Compyfox (367,47 MB, LZMA compressed)
The provided files were packed as ZIP with LZMA compression.
File size extracted: 805,56 MB, packed 367,47 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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Please
take note of the official rules - they can be found at the following thread:
Mix Challenge - Official Rules and Guidelines
Please address any OT question in the official Gossip thread:
Mix Challenge - Gossip and Discussion
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SPONSORS (Prizes):
Prizes for mix participants:
Note: All licenses are NFR (Not-For-Resale), except where noted.
Changes to available prices on short notice may be possible and will be announced separately.
Bjulin Waves is kind enough to offer bonus license exclusive to this challenge:
3 soundsets of choice to the 1st place, 2 soundsets of choice to the 2nc place and 1 soundset of choice to the third place
More info on Bjulin Waves:
http://bjulin.de
Acon Digital is kind enough give away a single plugin of winner's choice.
License will turn into NFR
More info on Acon Digital:
http://acondigital.de
Ghostwave Audio (KVR User Karten) is kind enough to donate
MixRight (a Reaktor Ensemble) to the winner (until further notice)
License won't turn into NFR, you need Native Instruments Reaktor 5.8+ for this
More info on Ghostwave Audio:
http://ghostwaveaudio.com/

JRR Shop will give away a free copy of
Audiffex/Audified STA Preamp (until further notice)
More info about the plugins on Audiffex (now known as Audified):
http://shop.audified.com/
More info about the sponsor:
http://www.jrrshop.com/
Metric Halo will give away a single plugin of winner's choice.
License will turn into NFR
More info about Metric Halo:
http://mhsecure.com/metric_halo/
Nyrv Systems offers AGENT incl. all currently available NyrvDevices and free update to at least v1.5 of winner's choice (until further notice)
License will turn into NFR
More info about Nyrv Systems:
http://www.nyrvsystems.com/

Sound and Graphic, KVR user and Mix Challenge staff
satYatunes is donating one commercial product of winner's choice (until further notice)
More info on satYatune's page:
http://www.satyatunes.com/
Tone2 is kind enough to donate either a bundle consisting of
AkustiX Enhancer and WarmVerb, or a license of
Ultraspace to the winner (until further notice)
License will turn into NFR
More info on Tone2:
https://tone2.com
Two Notes Audio Engineering is kind enough to donate one license of
Torpedo Wall of Sound III to the winner, loaded with 57 cabinets (equivalent to "Torpedo WoS II") (donation until Q3 2016)
License will not turn into NFR
More info on Two Notes:
http://www.two-notes.com/en/
THANKS FOR THE DONATIONS!
And also a thank you to all former contributors as well.
If you want to sponsor content (please have a focus on mix plugins, bundles and the likes), please get in touch with the Mix Challenge staff.
Did you know that there are even more contests / competitions / challenges here on KVR Audio?
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For example with our dedicated Twitter Account:
https://twitter.com/MixChallenge
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Good luck to all participants.
And most importantly, have fun!