Description : ShortBusMusic
Mixing And Mastering Competition
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It is a clean mix, solid low end from most of the other entries and clarity overall. With my setup the bass can get very loud but still holds together. The level differences between the piano and guitar are close enough to greet each other yet stand apart, been having trouble with that on my take of the project. Thanks for sharing, Peace.
Very very cool mix you've done here! I am loving the tone and detail of the bass in this, sounds great! Nice stereo field! Sounds like you EQ'd some things in a similar way to me, but that bass is just so cool! You've done really well!
Thats some awesome low end you got going with the mix. Like the panning of the FX and guitars as well. Takes some of the stress off the high ends of the mix.
Thanks Psych!! Once you take out all the frequencies dealing with cancellation, the mix will open up.. Then figure out what frequencies are important to each instrument and panning same like frequencies away from each other. I'm always finding that between 150hz and say 300hz to be a problem cuz most instruments use those. Then figure out the feel, groove and energy of the music piece.. Well that was my approach to the mix... The mastering was done on the master output of the session, waves renn. comp. then waves L1 and the power dither on shaping 3.. and that hole processes took about 2 1/2 hrs.. My take on bad notes?? I was suppose to mix and master, there are no such thing as bad notes just poor decisions, but is that my place to say which is what, in most cases I would ask the writer but this was a contest and maybe a trick in the piece so I'm mixing and mastering not doing production.. Anyways thats my take on this.. Again thanks to all who enjoyed it and commented on the mix.. Was really cool to hear all the different mixes, and to be involved in this event..
My own version sounds a bit diffrent but thats just because i am a stupid beginner in mastering at all. I can hear here that you know what you do and i just done and listen and think then about good or not :) ......
I love the groove you give to the track. Good work!
Thanks joe!! cool pic you have.. I listened to some of your stuff, I like your raps.. sounds cool.. :) dont kno what your sayin but I can feel your energy..
Well, I think there just may be a new sheriff in town :) Beautiful mix, with a wonderful sound field. Everything is sitting nicely in the mix, exactly where it should be. And you did a great job working with stems that had reverb/delay/compression beforehand. It shows you have some major production skills.
Seriously Joking was able to point out another flaw in the original stems...the guitar that comes in at the 2:25 mark is playing a minor chord when the rest of the instruments are playing a major. That guitar needs to have the 3rd note pitched to mesh with the rest of the instruments or eliminate that note entirely (just another little challenge I tossed in).
As far as the mix and master goes, yours is definitely at the top of the food chaine. Well done. You know your stuff. Thanks for entering and good luck. I hope all is well.
Thanks short bus... yeah about that gtr, didn't know if I was to fix it?? well I just kinda did it quick, I spent 2 1/2 on it. I think I spent more time trying to get it up on the site.. lol.. :) but it was fun... the people on here really seem like great peeps and been listening to some really nice music.. glad I joined..
I listened to some of the other entries and this would be the winner in my book so far.
(But one thing though, some of the guitar chords sound a little out of key at some points - don't know if that is suppose to be or not.)
well alright.. thanks.. yeah there is a lil bangin going on but I didn't think I was suppose to adjust that, what if they wrote it like that?? My biggest problem was working with the eq, to much reverb then it was heavily compressed. Its very difficult to get the detail out of the instrument. If the tracks were dry, (comp. eq verb ect) I would have had alot more fun designing the verbs and DDL for some really cool imaging, but was all good, like the track too. :) thanks for checking it out.
wow after listening to the other entrys this is by far the best,mix is really clean nothing is to over powering it all renders really well together,you have real talent,not many people put much effort into their mixes,im liking this keep it up
Out of the 4 I've heard (including mine) - this is the best one so far :) .. really impressed with how much boom you have in the kick. I wasn't brave enough with the EQ I don't think lol..
I really like how wide this sounds.. really panoramic. Great job :)
all i can say is wow...... all the detail... so clear... amazing! you are very talented Mr. Scott. I hope to reach this level of mixing/mastering some day.
Description : NOTICE: this song is made ONLY FOR NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. Contains an emulation of a TM legendary song (send to the original authors, i add them on Fb time ago).
This is a surprise, for those was young in 1999, for the beloved Patricia (and the gift of her voice) and my brothers Nous2 and Jamid, kind people i met here. Let's go crying guys, hope you enjoy.
Description : There were two separate tracks in work, but who knows why I got tired with them and then decided to merge them (or at least what left from them) into one piece hence they originate out of same musical purpose. No worries...no world war was ment here, except my recent personal one...haha...and you don't want to know about it.:) It's not real etude by any means, yet it's quite alot about practicing...practicing...
Description : Remastered March 2023. Recorded live on two mics. For my wee daughter Tui; I wrote it sitting on the bathroom floor, keeping her company while she was in the bath....
Description : This track contains several loops from various Looperman artists, listed below. Merry Xmas! UPDATE 2015.10.24.: improved audio quality - lower lows, higher highs. Now in 256kbps!
Applied loops:
THEHUMPS: 0308224-0052308 (C Mando Blues Acoustic Guitar Fill 1- 100 bpm),
0308224-0052216 (Mando 1 Strum C-D 100 bpm),
0308224-0052215 (Mando 1 Notes C-D 100 bpm),
PSYCHOTROPIC_CIRCLE: 0071878-0006824 (Triangle 116), 0071878-0004044 (Fragment), 0071878-0003099 (Lion Perc and Orc 01),
BILLYENGLAND: 0133538-0005877 (Sparkle Piano), 0133538-0005879 (Dream Vibe),
DEVODALE: 0134239-0044149 (Devodale - AmGFx2 - Pt4 Wah 030511),
RAYKOEDFOE: 0146059-0015988 (Dusty Steel Guitar),
ACIDPARADOX: 0152969-0011344 (Medieval guitar loop),
REALSTRINGS: 0175741-0009205 (Real Strings - 8),
CHRISTPSPAROGLOU: 0128032-0023631 (Akoustic machine loop),
CHIEFJUSTICE: 0138351-000600 (Cow Bell Loop),
BIGFORTUNE1: 0090927-0002582 (Basic Jambeau),
ENTER_THE_RETURN: 0096555-0014434 (Am F C G Chord Progression),
ANCHOR: 0072432-0001988 (Hungarian Piano 01),
ALIVIDLIFE: 0158799-0017887 (Our Voices Never Touched Guitar Riff),
CENTRIST: 0079105-0003788 (Acoustic Guitar Picking 1),
INNSTRUMENTALZ: 0265235-0019477 (Piano Loop 1),
TZA1800: 0239374-0052187 (Woodwind and Mallet Percussion Melody),
ICZAR13: 0190625-0012289 (Acoustic GTar loop),
BENRUDGE: 0303073-0021908 (Melancholic Piano Loop in A minor).
Description : Again, another early production from like two years ago. I had a cheap little Yamaha acoustic guitar that I borrowed and mic'd and some congas that were given to me as a birthday present. I used my iPad GarageBand app to record the strings and the big bass drum thingy at the interlude and little electric guitar parts in there too haha. All the vocals were done by myself and my brother throws in some little things here and there with his voice :P Enjoy!
Description : A rhythm guitar track I made and sent to my cousin on the East Coast. Made with Tape-A-Talk app. from the Google Play Store. Download and collaborate with it.
Description : My very first acoustic piece in quite a while..
I hope someone grabs this and puts some vocals to it.
The software I used is Reaper, Addictive Drums and Gearbox.
Hardware is a Jackson RR3 plugged into a Line 6 Pod X3..
Description : Thats my newest Track all made out of free vst of the dsk series. Its a kind of chill out acoustic string thing that makes me thinking. Its very calm,inspirational and gives me power...
Description : I started composing this tune with an excellent loop of MINOR2GO.
This is the result so far, hope you'll like it.
Guitar: Daniel Hirschi, Hanspeter Dubach
Dobro: William Endres
Bass: Alex Richard
Hammond & Keys: Claude Barbotte (R.I.P.)
Strings & Pads: Costa R. Zbinden
Drums: Laurent Wirz
loops: MINOR2GO, Megapaul, Loneninjah
Composed & arranged by: Laurent Wirz, Alex Richard, Costa R. Zbinden
Love to hear more like this. :-)
Love to hear more like this. :-)
Compliments_____Orlando
My own version sounds a bit diffrent but thats just because i am a stupid beginner in mastering at all. I can hear here that you know what you do and i just done and listen and think then about good or not :) ......
I love the groove you give to the track. Good work!
stay tuned
joe
Seriously Joking was able to point out another flaw in the original stems...the guitar that comes in at the 2:25 mark is playing a minor chord when the rest of the instruments are playing a major. That guitar needs to have the 3rd note pitched to mesh with the rest of the instruments or eliminate that note entirely (just another little challenge I tossed in).
As far as the mix and master goes, yours is definitely at the top of the food chaine. Well done. You know your stuff. Thanks for entering and good luck. I hope all is well.
Bear
That simple.
I listened to some of the other entries and this would be the winner in my book so far.
(But one thing though, some of the guitar chords sound a little out of key at some points - don't know if that is suppose to be or not.)
Out of the 4 I've heard (including mine) - this is the best one so far :) .. really impressed with how much boom you have in the kick. I wasn't brave enough with the EQ I don't think lol..
I really like how wide this sounds.. really panoramic. Great job :)