KVR Audio

kevin gobin · Post by **kevin gobin** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 11:23 am

Hi All!

Here we go for Round 2:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/78cqrl5afoh06 ... 2.wav?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/j5hcpgveoieg8 ... 2.mp3?dl=0

Good luck @everybody!

thiagoam88 · Post by **thiagoam88** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 4:08 pm

Hey!

@ThePresent, thanks for the opportunity and feedback!

Here's my second attempt.

Lowered the snare reverb and made it more focused, also balanced vox and synth lead during chorus and brought up the pads. I tried to maintain the same vibe of my first mix.

https://soundcloud.com/smartmix/the-pre ... 88-round-2

WAV: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_g4B ... W5wWk1fRzA
MP3: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_g4B ... UV4QWlSMDg

Good luck, everyone!

davemcisaac · Post by **davemcisaac** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 8:17 pm

ThePresent wrote: davemcisaac

You made a beautiful stereo image, especially when the guitars kick in. I love what you did to the acoustic guitars, don’t touch them! I also like the overall sound image. Make the intro a little less loud, tame the bass guitar a bit, make the vocals just a little less ess-ish and bright and watch the timing of the “whoo-oo-oo” around 1:35, it’s off. Could you take a listen at the kick, it seems somewhat flat compared to other mixes? Not sure how to describe the kick precisely though. I’ll take a listen again.

I lowered the intro and added a bit more dynamic change from Intro to Verse to Chorus, adjusted the bass, got rid of a bit of harshness, fixed the timing on the “whoo-oo-oo”, and re-did the kick (was flying blind without any detail on what bothered you about the kick and just took care of what bothered me about it

) I hope it works for you!
https://soundcloud.com/dr-audio-labs/th ... -2-mix-mp3
https://soundcloud.com/dr-audio-labs/th ... -2-mix-wav

shoma · Post by **shoma** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 8:29 pm

Here's my attempt for round 2...cleaned up the bassy rumble...added more "pleasant sparkle". Yes, it sounds a bit thinner and quieter than the first mix, but I think this might be a better starting point for future mastering attempts

I can send the 32bit/48kHz-wav-file via wetransfer

Good luck to everyone and big thanks @ThePresent!

Edited for 2 reasons...

1. wrong mix uploaded

before rendering the mix, I accidentally disabled one insert-fx

2. I made a Dropbox-Account, so you can easily download my mixes

https://soundcloud.com/sho-lee/kvr-mc25 ... olee-32bit

MP3:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/grf43yn8idnu8 ... c.mp3?dl=0

Wav:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/nt2k2e73lurml ... c.wav?dl=0

Compyfox · Post by **Compyfox** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 12:52 pm

We have October 3rd, around 2pm - the 2nd Mix Round has (already) officially ended.

Please check your links again, update your documentation if you want. Then please watch this spot.

In the meantime, maybe check out the latest post in the Gossip thread:
viewtopic.php?f=62&t=412905&p=6575282#p6575282

Or our new webpage via www.mix-challenge.com - we still look for new audio material to mix.

Also, Mix Challenge 26 is in full swing. Just check the sticky threads in Production Techniques.

ThePresent · Post by **ThePresent** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 6:50 pm

Again, I'm impressed, wow what you all did to my song! Thanks so much.

I'll be listening, will be even harder than first round I'm afraid.

ThePresent · Post by **ThePresent** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 1:05 pm

I've made up my mind, finally.
All mixes sound fine, so I listened for details, like low-end handling, and finally, again, the overall sound image and how the vocals shine in the mix as a whole.

My numbers 1, 2 and 3 are:

1. Aditya.inHim
2. Jim Kennedy
3. kevin gobin

Like I said, everyone made a really fine mix. The winners caught my ear with special qualities that I can or cannot mention specifically.
Aditya.inHim struck me with his perfect balance and treatment of the rhythm section. Jim Kennedy did something really nice with the vocals.
Kevin gobin, the mix just sounds pleasant to me, very natural and clear.

Again, thank you all for your efforts and congratulations to the winners.
Anyone interested in additional feedback, you're welcome.

Compyfox · Post by **Compyfox** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 2:16 pm

A huge thank you to all participants, and congratulations to the winners.
Also, a thank you to our month's client "ThePresent" for offering us this track to mix.

We perform with the usual: you can now select your free license, mention it in the thread and then either contact me (for TwoNotes or NyrvSystems) or satYatunes.

I hope you had fun, you can of course continue to discuss the productions, ask questions, etc.
Otherwise - see you in the next Challenge or the Gossip thread.

And don't forget - if you got a song that gives you headaches, or you want to hear a different spin with it - get in touch! We're always after new audio material to mix.

shoma · Post by **shoma** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 3:30 pm

Congrats to the winners!

And again...a big thank you to "ThePresent" for giving us the opportunity to mix his song!

thiagoam88 · Post by **thiagoam88** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 4:13 pm

Congratulations to all winners!

Also, would love some more feedback on my mix, ThePresent!

See you guys in the next MC!

kevin gobin · Post by **kevin gobin** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 4:39 pm

Hi All!

Thank you very much ThePresent!

I'm glad you liked my work.
Your returns were clear, and i really appreciated the respect you've had for all of us.

Congrats Aditya and Jim, and please do not choose my plugin!

See you soon everybody!

ThePresent · Post by **ThePresent** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 7:25 pm

thiagoam88 wrote:Congratulations to all winners!

Also, would love some more feedback on my mix, ThePresent!

See you guys in the next MC!

I'll PM you soon

shoma · Post by **shoma** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 11:02 pm

ThePresent wrote:
thiagoam88 wrote:Congratulations to all winners!

Also, would love some more feedback on my mix, ThePresent!

See you guys in the next MC!
I'll PM you soon

Yes, I'd love some feedback too ^^

jhkennedy5 · Post by **jhkennedy5** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 11:08 pm

Awesome! I am honored that my mix was among the winners. Thanks to ThePresent for providing the song and the time for this. The detailed feedback is greatly appreciated. I enjoyed getting to know your song.

Congrats to Aditya and Kevin!! Lots of excellent mixes this month.

I hope that Photonic is recovering and able to participate again soon.

Aditya.inHim · Post by **Aditya.inHim** » Thu Oct 06, 2016 4:38 am

ThePresent wrote:I've made up my mind, finally.
All mixes sound fine, so I listened for details, like low-end handling, and finally, again, the overall sound image and how the vocals shine in the mix as a whole.

My numbers 1, 2 and 3 are:

1. Aditya.inHim
2. Jim Kennedy
3. kevin gobin

Like I said, everyone made a really fine mix. The winners caught my ear with special qualities that I can or cannot mention specifically.
Aditya.inHim struck me with his perfect balance and treatment of the rhythm section. Jim Kennedy did something really nice with the vocals.
Kevin gobin, the mix just sounds pleasant to me, very natural and clear.

Again, thank you all for your efforts and congratulations to the winners.
Anyone interested in additional feedback, you're welcome.

WoW! Thank you very much!!! Thank you for choosing my mix

Yes I agree, everyone made a great mix..

Let me thinking before about the prize..

..

I think I will take the Nyrv Agent
@kevin hopefully this one is not the plugin you talking about lol

God bless

MIX CHALLENGE - MC25 September 2016 - Winners announced