Download and Mix Contest

[NL5]

Here's the track's. This is meant to be a learning exercise first, contest last. To be considered for the contest, you must use only the tracks provided, and mix the song as if the band was your client.

It's a fairly straight forward rock song, and is copyrighted. You are only authorized to use the tracks for this learning exercise, and nothing else. Don't be a jackass, and cause these fun little projects to come to a halt.

You can use www.lightningmp3.com to upload mp3's to have reviewed and critiqued by other participants. We encourage you to critique others submissions as well.

Mshilarious has offered to judge final submissions. If anyone else would like to judge please PM me. I will probably judge too, but maybe not.......

Lastly, thanks again to XfinsterX for starting the PMC's that inspired this project! You are the man Chris!

http://www.lightningmp3.com/upload/mixcontest.zip

ps - If you are having trouble downloading the files, or importing them, please PM me. Don't keep re-downloading them. Also, if someone wants to mirror the files, that would be cool too.


pps - the tracks are 24 bit/44.1 khz aif files that all start at the same time.......

 

[timboZ]

Its only 17.3 meg.
Downloading now.

 

[NL5]

Its only 17.3 meg.
Downloading now.

Crap. This has been a royal PITA. I'll fix it, but it will take a bit........

 

[NL5]

Should be working now.......sorry, I am a dumbass.

 

[punkin]

Woohoo!

Let the games begin!!!

 

[NL5]

Files all ok? I had a hell of a time getting them to export correctly.

 

[DAS19]

Thanks NL5 I look forward dusting off my mixing console .

 

[BushmasterM4]

Deadline is ?

 

[jaybriggs84]

I got the files and they all imported correctly

 

[jaybriggs84]

http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?fid=10358

Ok, here's my mix. IM FIRST!

 

[Torpid-x]

Ok, here's my mix. IM FIRST!

Awsome mixing, I don't know what could improve it.

it's a great song too, I might give it a go!

 

[NYMorningstar]

Files all ok? I had a hell of a time getting them to export correctly.

Wonderful, thank you soo much!

 

[mshilarious]

DLed OK last night. Tried to upload to my site; didn't go as well I may have to figure out an FTP client to download straight to my site to mirror I have limited skills at this . . .

 

[NL5]

DLed OK last night. Tried to upload to my site; didn't go as well I may have to figure out an FTP client to download straight to my site to mirror I have limited skills at this . . .

Try SmartFtp - great ftp client.........

 

[Torpid-x]

Here's mine, I'm pretty happy with it.

http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?fid=10353

 

[jaybriggs84]

Awsome mixing, I don't know what could improve it.

it's a great song too, I might give it a go!

Thanks. The tracks were recorded well, so that made it a lot easier

 

[jaybriggs84]

Hey, NL5. What mic did you use on his vocals?

 

[NL5]

Hey, NL5. What mic did you use on his vocals?

We tried several, as he has an unusual voice. It was hard to get any "weight" into it. Consequently, we had the best results with him up close on an SM7.

 

[jaybriggs84]

We tried several, as he has an unusual voice. It was hard to get any "weight" into it. Consequently, we had the best results with him up close on an SM7.

that's exactly what I would have guessed!

 

[NL5]

that's exactly what I would have guessed!

My normal "go to" vocal mic is a Gefell UM92 - a truly amazing mic. However, in this case, his voice, while crystal clear, was quite thin sounding. I kept getting him up closer on it to get some prox effect, but that did very little. On the SM7, we got a bit of weight in it, but I still was not thrilled with the sound. Consequently, the vocal tracks are going to be the biggest challenge, followed by the bass........