Free offer to Sonar users...

[tubedude]

I don't know how much of a "free offer" this really is, considering some of you may be better mix engineers than I am... but, in an effort to get an outside view, I'd also like to offer a free outside view. I want to practice my mixing skills on stuff I didn't track. If any of you have a WELL recorded song or 2 that you would like to have an outside source listen too and perhaps get a better mix, I'd like to give it a shot. A couple of preference's on my part, though:
I like stuff I can really tamper with. Like fully mic'ed kits with overheads and maybe even an ambiance mic elsewhere in the room.
It needs to be pretty well tracked to begin with. If it already sounds pretty good with a general mix without much spectral sculpting, then thats what I want. All your tracks should be recorded at hottest possible levels.
If possible, have bass tracks direct AND mic'ed for some mixing options.
I prefer rock, but for the sake of learning and improving, I'll mix anything. Well tracked heavy guitars would make me happy.
Include an info page telling whats what and whats where on the Sonar startup. It tells how in the manual.
I can't take 20 projects at once, though. It easily takes me 3 full days to mix 2 songs sometimes.
I guess you just save it to a bunch file and mail it for $2. Keep your originals though, of course! Send a copy of your own mix too, and we'll post MP3 before and after mixes and see if theres any change or improvement, or see if I made it worse!
Anyone interested at all?

 

[darnold]

Hey...

I might be interested in doing somethin like this for you. I might want you to sign some kind of copyright agreement first or something like that. But i understand what you wonna do because i wanted to do this when i first started. ive done about 3 or 4 albums in cakewalk (ive done more but thats all i still have backup to). They were all recorded in Cakewalk 9.x and then i mixed some in Sonar because i think 9 is easier to record in then Sonar. (actually i just switched to Cubase). The last album i did has a max of about 12-14 tracks i think, 7 tracks of drums (kick, snare, 3 toms, 2 stereo overheads). then the bass was recorded direct. 2-3 tracks of guitars, and 1 or 2 tracks of vocals. This is kinda like a weezer type music with a little more punk in it. Then i also have a much bigger project i did a while back. It was recorded good but a little unbalanced because we took several weeks to record it. But it has a max of about 16 tracks (maybe more, i forget). There are four tracks for drums because that was all the inputs i had at the time. the music is an alternative rock type music. has 1 bass track and 3-5 guitar tracks on some songs. he sings 1-3 tracks of vocals on some songs, also had a few guest singers come in. Also theres a part where i recorded the cello. Some of the guitar parts are acoustic guitar recorded with my AT4033. This is probably the biggest project ive done. The project is about 25 songs, i think almost half of them are acoustic with only acoustic guitar and vocals. Ive got another project similiar to the first one but more of a harder alternative rock. I have a project on ADAT of a recording my band did 2 years ago in a pro studio. Its a ska band with 16 tracks, 2 trombones and two trumpets if your interested in doing that kind of music. i could transfer this from the ADAT to cakewalk for yah if i decide to let this one go but im not sure.

Let me know if your interested and ill give it some thought on whether or not im gonna do it. but let me know. Plus i need to get permission with the bands before i just send them to you but one would be for sure on the band permission because i hired them to record with me so i basically own it.

Darnold

e-mail - skalliance@hotmail.com