Public Mix Contest #11 !!!!!!

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giraffe said:
here's mine.


i really had fun with this, thanks. :)

(back to listening to other entries)

ah crap, i just realized it's like 10 megs.
if thats too big a problem for anyone just let me know and i'll put up a smaller one!!!!
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Dude, that is sweet.
 
xfinsterx said:
Youd be suprised to know im actually from Kansas.
Witchita.
Thanks Ben.
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really?? huh..."from" as in originally from, right? you're in Portland now right? oh well, no wonder you're just as cool as me ;) :D

although, is there any good BBQ in Wichita? hmmmm, might be...i think that's one of our many cow towns in this state

Dogman said:
And, if benny is buying, I just may drive to KC. :eek:
Ed
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eh, why the hell not. i'm in the mood for some good BBQ! But none of that wussy KC Masterpiece stuff. Give me some good Arthur Bryants or Jake Edwards! mmmmmmmmmmmmhmmmmmm
 
Hey XFIN I want you to update my link from your PMC11 website. Its not working coz yahoo briefcase sucks, Here's the new link for my mix and still the same mix that I had

its my FINAL ENTREE



and by the way
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! :D
 
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vanbas - it's heavy on the drums. I like the I-Threes style backing vocal.

giraffe - very good mix. I could nitpick, but there's not much point. Ah, what the heck. I'd like some warmth on the lead vocal--he has a very rich voice, but that seems elusive for many of the contestants. Toms seem a little bright, and I guess you didn't like the backing vocals much :o I like the outro, but a bit less acoustic guitar there please :)

tenkas - nicely improved

Kainz - sorry, I liked the earlier version. Got a couple dB louder without much benefit.
 
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mshilarious said:
giraffe - very good mix. I could nitpick, but there's not much point. Ah, what the heck. I'd like some warmth on the lead vocal--he has a very rich voice, but that seems elusive for many of the contestants. Toms seem a little bright, and I guess you didn't like the backing vocals much :o I like the outro, but a bit less acoustic guitar there please :)
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in my defence
solo the vox, they are not dry, it's the room that you hear, combined with a mic that probably has a slight bump a about 700-1K (once again i guess) and you have a very slight but unavoidable telephone effect.

toms-maby :)

backing vox- i deffinately was treating them more as harmonies for what that distinction is worth.

acu on end- i agree.

but that can be my entry, i'm going for second place.
(mmmmmmmm tubes :D )
 
giraffe said:
in my defence
solo the vox, they are not dry, it's the room that you hear, combined with a mic that probably has a slight bump a about 700-1K (once again i guess) and you have a very slight but unavoidable telephone effect
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Yeah I agree. The vox indeed have a bit too much stuff at 750-1050 and it isn't as warm as the vocalist's "natural" sound seems to be. Infact in this song/dry tracks have almost all of them a bit boost in that frequency range (might be a bit bad/annoying room?). Unless you pay attention to it and take care of it the mix as a whole soon starts to sound very "hollow" and annoying in that freq. range.

Quite nice mix there btw :)
 
GIRAFFEE loved the fade out near the end of your mix. Was well cool, but thought it would have sounded perfect ending the song before the drums kicked in again. Good creativity.

If i had a say in the contest i would have to say that Jebersson should take it( not becasue it was soo loud). The vox were lovely and up front as they so suit this style. The acoustic guitar had great tone and the mix just sounded professional and tight. I did notice however a little volume thingy at the start though (35 seconds).
 
listen close to the kit on the end (esp the kick)
and check the transision from chorous 1-verse2
 
My Beta Mix

I'm sorry I am so late with this entry. Life sometimes takes precedent ;)

This is my Beta. I would love to hear your thoughts.

Be harsh. I'm a newbie trying to learn as much as possible.

Thanks,

 
I listened my last mix after a night sleep... Man it sucks! :eek:

So back to tweaking... I decided to take a bit more "softer" approach this time. I think it is at least better than my last one :D.

What do you think? Gimme some opinions guys! :p

I'm also starting to feel that I have "mixed myself into a hole". Too much this song for me at least heh....

Anyway, check this out. I think I can't really get it much better anymore.. Or at least until I take a week off from it or something..

The song

EDIT: Hmh.. Wonder why I did I throw the snare into a sahara.. It is sooooo dry :p
 
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luapleba said:
I'm sorry I am so late with this entry. Life sometimes takes precedent ;)
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Late?! You still have three weeks!

I'll listen to new mixes in a few more days.
 
Heres my first mix not final...

This is really a challenge for me because I've never mixed this genre....

I think it's turning out ok...

I think I may have to much reverb on this let me know... :o

 
giraffe said:
listen close to the kit on the end (esp the kick)
and check the transision from chorous 1-verse2
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What is that after the first chorus? some sort of time strech or reverb thingy?
Still loving that fade out man. Cant remember what song it reminds me of that does that. The drums sound too loud at the end for this style. They dont seem to sit well. Suppose you are trying something different, but it would maybe have worked if the whole song was just drums (loud), acoustic guitar n vox with some strange unnatural sound effects added in with some extra sampled drums to make it more kinda Uncle or DJ Shadow. (mmm could be cool)
 
Giraffe yours sounds kinda like mine before I changed it :D

I was in fear that it was sounding too much like a rap song so I switched it up :o .
 
bigwillz24 said:
Giraffe yours sounds kinda like mine before I changed it :D
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correction, your's sounded kinda like mine before you changed it ;)

i took about 4 bars out of the song between crs1 and vrs2, but most people wont notice, so i'm gonna point it out.
i added kicks because i wanted the kit in the outro to sound more hip-hoppy
also, the end is only room sound-no overheads. had someone ever been going for the effect i was going for they would have tracked it differently, but thats they wern't.

ecktronic, i'm afaraid we dissagree about which direction to take the song in, but that's the fun of this.

your just lucky i didn't want to put in the time to do the disco remix
(I really did consider it)
i really like to see someone take it out to left field somewhare.
it can be done if someone wants to put in the time.
 
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giraffe said:
ecktronic, i'm afaraid we dissagree about which direction to take the song in, but that's the fun of this.

your just lucky i didn't want to put in the time to do the disco remix
(I really did consider it)
i really like to see someone take it out to left field somewhare.
it can be done if someone wants to put in the time.
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LOL, yes the disco mix would have been cool man. Kinda bee gess style would work. NIIIICCCCCEEE. I can see where you are coming from GIRAFFE, by trying to take mixes to different places by pushing boundaries. Its good to experiment.
You know what i think, XFINSTERX or someone should set up the PMC #12 to be judged on creativity and originality. but not being aloud to use any samples as that could mean that someone could theoretically take one kik drum out of the song to be mixed and then use a totally diferent song!
I think that would be alot of fun, just wish i had the equipment to do mixes.
 
Hmh.. I wonder if it is ok if I (as a competitor) review other's mixes? :rolleyes:

I'm kinda bored and wouldn't mind to make a quick reviews of mixes. How do you guys feel? :)
 
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