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camsr · Post by **camsr** » Sat Mar 26, 2016 7:50 pm

Jorgeelalto wrote:It really sounds like old.

I thought that was a good thing?

Or bad thing?
Effects were needed but I didn't have the time, I wanted to do more, especially with the saw pad and clap/hihat.

Jorgeelalto · Post by **Jorgeelalto** » Sun Mar 27, 2016 8:47 am

camsr wrote:
Jorgeelalto wrote:It really sounds like old.
I thought that was a good thing? Or bad thing?
Effects were needed but I didn't have the time, I wanted to do more, especially with the saw pad and clap/hihat.

That's a good thing

Kolyev · Post by **Kolyev** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:46 am

Thanks for putting me to the second round, I'm glad you like my mix.

Just for clarification, what exactly would you want me to change in the mix? Make the drums more old-school/lo-fi?

I'm actually a bit puzzled what you mean with the reverse kick, as I didn't reverse anything

Maybe it's some effect that makes it sound like it...

photonic · Post by **photonic** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:45 am

Thank you Jorgeelalto!

I am happy to reached second round. But I am not sure what to change. No real hint in your comment, accept makin it sounding a bit different to the original. I will try some changes to my taste. I hope it will not get worse!

Jorgeelalto · Post by **Jorgeelalto** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:43 pm

Kolyev wrote:Thanks for putting me to the second round, I'm glad you like my mix.

Just for clarification, what exactly would you want me to change in the mix? Make the drums more old-school/lo-fi?

I'm actually a bit puzzled what you mean with the reverse kick, as I didn't reverse anything Maybe it's some effect that makes it sound like it...

Yep, that's just what I want. the drums are very punchy and bright (the punchy thing is great, but the brightness sounds like the modern songs).

photonic wrote:Thank you Jorgeelalto!

I am happy to reached second round. But I am not sure what to change. No real hint in your comment, accept makin it sounding a bit different to the original. I will try some changes to my taste. I hope it will not get worse!

Yes, your mix sounds very clear and greatly done, but I thought you could be a bit more creative with it. You can make little changes so it doesn't sound very different from the first mix, if you want. Or maybe there is something you want to correct - it happens to me everytime. Nothing like rendering a mix to listen all the things you didn't as expected

Compyfox · Post by **Compyfox** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 2:44 am

A friendly reminder:
43hours left to submit your overhauled mix for Mix Round 2

Kolyev · Post by **Kolyev** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:10 am

Thanks for the clarification. Here is my overhauled mix:
mp3:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/thqm447x05t8i ... v.mp3?dl=0

wave:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uacqp2kdssb8p ... v.wav?dl=0

I reduced the bitrate of the drums to give it that old school 12 bit sampler sampler feel and added a bit of Klanghelm IVGI to reduce the brightness/add saturation. This led to some tiny volume adjustments. This was done to both the main and the break drums.
I also shelved off some of the highs from the kickdrum (as this is not routed to the drum group), to make it sound less snappy without losing punch.
The rest of the mix is left untouched.

vasdim · Post by **vasdim** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 10:25 am

Hi all,
this is my mix for Round 2:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/700 ... VasDim.mp3
Good luck to all.
VasDim

mwaudioprod · Post by **mwaudioprod** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 3:30 pm

Hi, here my new mix.
MP3
https://www.dropbox.com/s/752vnd1obgewp ... 2.mp3?dl=1
FLAC
https://www.dropbox.com/s/45hj2bb48kr8s ... .flac?dl=1
Good luck to all.

Gamma-UT · Post by **Gamma-UT** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 3:50 pm

Davias · Post by **Davias** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 4:48 pm

Thank you for selecting me for the second round Jorgeelalto ! Since your comments was mostly good, I focused on the kick attack, and then made lots of small adjustments following my feeling. Hope I managed to improve

Here is my mix :

[FLAC]
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4olv2eekwn8qj ... .flac?dl=0

[MP3]
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vrxgr1cruwcku ... 2.mp3?dl=0

What I changed in this version :
- Kick : I tamed a little bit the transient, and I used a Pultech-style EQ to lower the highs and soften the click, also I used it to fix the low end
- Clap : I used a 1176 compression style because I saw that the volume was inconsistent thorough the track, I reduced the bit depth to 11 to add more crunch
- Hi hats : lowered about 1dB
- Percussions loop : upped about 1dB
- Slow kick : I removed some extra low end for clarity
- Beat buss : I put more compression for a little bit more pumping with the hats and the perc loop ^^ Also I forgot to mention that the beat was bit reduced to 12 bit since the first mix
White noise : lowered 2dB
Lead arp : EQ to tame the piercing highs and attenuate slightly a little resonance in the low mids, lowered compression to ensure a more dynamic sound
Saw pad : upped 1dB
Strings : I changed the EQ in the slow part, to match with other contestant mixes that u complimented for the slow part

M1 Piano : some subtle compression and highs EQ to add clarity, volume adjustment
Instruments Buss : upped 1dB
Bass : EQ to add more bite, a small send (-13dB) into the instruments buss to make it less buried, a bit low end removed because it was too much I think
Bass Buss : sidechain compression release upped a bit to add more clarity in the low end.
Mix Buss : I wanted to add alesis compression like Daft Punk in the 90ies but I forgot in 1st mix. So I lowered MJUC parallel compression a bit, and added Alesis compression parallel a bit

I wish a good luck to all who reached second round

g_liou · Post by **g_liou** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 7:32 pm

Hey everyone!
Not a lot have changed in this mix. Some extra reverb which i automated in a couple of places to sound like breathing, some extra bass distortion and some volume automation.

mp3: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/mae ... 3.mp3?dl=0

wav: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/y9u ... u.wav?dl=0

Congratulations to the rest of the guys who made it to 2nd round and good luck!

photonic · Post by **photonic** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 7:57 pm

Hi all,
Here is my second mix version. I did not change much. The most noticeable change is the gating effect on the noise. I changed the gating rhythm and the noise is not allways gated now. All other changes are some more filter automation and some fine tuning in FX, EQ and dynamic processing.

MP3: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/717 ... ic-Rd2.mp3
WAV: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/717 ... ic-Rd2.wav

Compyfox · Post by **Compyfox** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 11:23 pm

Looks like all Mix Round 2 mixes are in, we're now going into the final evaluation.
Thanks for your participation.

Please check once more that your files are properly accessible.
And as usual, please have an eye on this thread for the Winners Podium announcement.

Jorgeelalto · Post by **Jorgeelalto** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:31 am

I don't know why, but I can't download the .wav mix of G_liou. When I download it, it's a zero KB .wav file. I'll work then with the mp3 version.

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