Download and Mix Contest

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NYMorningstar said:
Just got my stereo system back together. It's an old quad amp with 4 JBL Stadium speaker columns. Each column has a 3 way crossover, so you hear it all. It's set up in a 40' X 50' room with cathedral ceilings and plenty of furniture and has a great sound.

Your mix still comes through with too much bass. I even tried it out with just 2 speakers but it still came through muddy and too strong on the bottom.

I'm hoping you throw up another mix though!
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LEMON TREE my apologies!!! Please see post 297 here for an explanation of the problem I was having. Your mix came through streaming with the windows media player and there is a problem with the player, not your mix. I also tried to edit my post with this review and it was too late, sorry my friend.

I downloaded your mix and it rocks, great job as usual :D

Anyone listening to streaming audio through windows media player (wmplayer.exe) should rethink it.
 
sorry so late...

i just got all the tracks loaded and stuff. This will be the first time i've done one of these contests, so i'm really looking forward to it....

JasonBird
 
NYMorningstar said:
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When you asked me for a time and section, I downloaded the mp3 and played it on another player and I was a bit shocked at the difference. The part at the beginning where I was hearing the guitar getting lost sounded fine and also there was no pumping.

...After listening to your song on the other player I can only say that I hope to be able to do as well. That mix rocks, great job!
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thanks for taking the time to determine this.

I stream from my Site often and have never experienced what you describe. There is a Lo-Fi Stream the site provides but I don't think I have ever listened to it. Maybe I need to disable the Lo-Fi option, if possible. Also, have you checked your player for a minimum quality option.
 
Sonixx said:
thanks for taking the time to determine this.

I stream from my Site often and have never experienced what you describe. There is a Lo-Fi Stream the site provides but I don't think I have ever listened to it. Maybe I need to disable the Lo-Fi option, if possible. Also, have you checked your player for a minimum quality option.
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It's not your site, it's the windows media player that the stream was playing on. I tried listening to a downloaded file with the windows player and it has the same problem.

I checked the options that wmplayer has and you can add plugins and dsp's to it but I have none being used by it. It just handles somes mp3's really bad. It's all pretty interesting because I thought that the players were supposed to be pretty much transparent but obviously not.
 
NYMorningstar said:
It's not your site, it's the windows media player that the stream was playing on. I tried listening to a downloaded file with the windows player and it has the same problem.

I checked the options that wmplayer has and you can add plugins and dsp's to it but I have none being used by it. It just handles somes mp3's really bad. It's all pretty interesting because I thought that the players were supposed to be pretty much transparent but obviously not.
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I checked the Site and no controllable Lo-Fi option. I noticed though that the MP3 Download and Stram URLs say Hi-Fi. Maybe the site tries to determine either Hi-Fi or Lo-Fi based on the user's download speed.

I'm interested if you ever determine the issue.
 
Here is a new Link:

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(up in about 25min)

Dirk
 
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Thanks for the feedback

NYMorningstar said:
Sounds good and well balanced. The reverb on the vocals is a little wet to the point that it sounds like reverb on the vocals.
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Were the vocal reverbs "BAD" noticeable throughout the mix or just at the end?

I purposely add EXTRA verb on that last phrase to keep my mix from just going to virtually dead silence at the end of the song.
 
Fishmed_Returns said:
Were the vocal reverbs "BAD" noticeable throughout the mix or just at the end?

I purposely add EXTRA verb on that last phrase to keep my mix from just going to virtually dead silence at the end of the song.
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I guess that's a matter of opinion but I'm under the opinion that if I can here a processed reverb added then there's too much. I'm pretty sure I heard yours throughout but I'll have to give it another listen tonight. If it's only at the end I'll let you know.
 
NYMorningstar said:
I guess that's a matter of opinion but I'm under the opinion that if I can here a processed reverb added then there's too much. I'm pretty sure I heard yours throughout but I'll have to give it another listen tonight. If it's only at the end I'll let you know.
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Cool. I guess i am of the mind frame that I would rather have a little too much than not enough. If I were to go back and do another mix, along with automating the vocal levels, I would also automate the vocal reverb levels. I guess this is a side effect from growing up in the 80's. :(
 
hey I had some computer problems and lost everything I will have my mix up sometime next week but in the mean time if you want to she somestuff I have done in the past go to www.myspace.com/xerostudioswv and if ya like leave me some rep points
 
Hello everyone, I'm new here.
I have one question, how loud should my mix sound? Do I have to maximize it?
I ask this because some of the posted mixes are louder than mine.
thanks.
 
picadogrueso said:
Hello everyone, I'm new here.
I have one question, how loud should my mix sound? Do I have to maximize it?
I ask this because some of the posted mixes are louder than mine.
thanks.
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It is not supposed to matter, but do try and get it reasonably loud, but do not compromise your dynamics. You don’t have to be Nickleback. :eek:
 
I've been mixing this now for a few hours. I really like the HUGE room tracks. Did you say 1000 sq feet? I agree that there's no reason not to make the drums huge. I think I'm going to do this without any added reverb! No sample replacement either.
 
Daunt said:
My mix:



It was fun to mix this! Thanks NL5!
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WOW!!! :eek: The Techno Version!

The only think that bothered me about this mix is that the vocals sound like they got retuned to a key different to the song. Could just be me though. :confused:

I like the creativity of the mix though.
 
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