Download and Mix Contest

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I'm downloading the files. Wow, this is gonna be my first mix of another person song :p Still got time? :eek:
 
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This is my updated version: hopefully it's a bit clearer...

lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?fid=10859

It's better, and good overall, but I agree with NYMornngstar, it's still a little cymbal/hat heavy. Of course, each system will produce a different sound. It could be that the gear you are mixing with is heavy on the lows and light on the highs.
 
kk. I dont use excel so if theres another way to rate ppl that'll do.
I just remember Bruce's old system was Excel.

I still have the spreadsheet. Do you have another spreadsheet program? I can send you a .csv file, any program should be able to read that.

Or you can just send me a text file like this:

dude1:5,4,6,5,7,8,6
dude2:7,6,8,8,7,6,6

etc., then I can compile the three judges scores and publish the standings. Just be sure I know what # is for which category!

email me: music at naiant dot com if you need a file or to send your ratings.



The categories are:

Mix Balance/Levels
Low End
Air/Top End
Imaging
Depth/Space/Ambience
Mix Impact/Punch
Mix Quality

Mix Quality is supposed to be totally subjective, an "overall" or "catch-all" rating that you score however you like. The others are supposed to be somewhat objective. Overall rating is a simple average of the categories, so make sure that number reflects the order you think is right.
 
This is the first time I mix more than 6 tracks, lol...
What do you think? :o

Song mix
 
Thanks NYMornngstar and NightFlight, i shall try and sort it out.
 
I'd like to you my post #360 as my entry, thank you.
 
My final version is this one!
Wanted to change a few things, but I had no time :-)



Thanks for the fun !
Dirk
 
My final version is this one!
Wanted to change a few things, but I had no time :-)



Thanks for the fun !
Dirk

Hey, that sounds pretty good, Dirk! Very nice...

I hear ya on no time - I only had about an hour to spare on this, but here's mine:



(I took a creative liberty with the vocal at 1:21... I just couldn't help it - I reallythink it should be there, lol.)

I just listened to it again after I rendered the MP3, and it sounds a bit harsh... perhaps I should've used a higher bitrate - anyway, I had a ton of fun with this song. Give the band my compliments, they've got a pretty cool sound.

Oh yea, great tracking, by the way! Personally, I would've gotten at least two takes of the heavier rhythm parts, and I would've had them use a different guitar or something for the secondary guitar behind that main groove (the part that starts at 0:11) - that tone is just painfully bright, heh... I actually think the song sounds about ten times better without that part at all - but I don't know if that's against the rules or not ;) .
 
Creative guitar tone. It changes the style a lot.

All I can say is gadz!
Vocals are distorting at times, use compression, guitars sound terrible, the mix as a whole is thin and a bit high mids heavy around 1-3K(ish)

Backing vocals have been mixed in nicely to the main vocals.

Sorry to be so harsh I'm just being honest.
Eck
 
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