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2014/12/21 12:06:03 (permalink)

I challenge you to a mix

Download this mix and mix the song in 30 minutes using only Sonitus FX. Tell me what you learned about yourself.
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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 13:16:47 (permalink)
Why just 30 min? I like to take forever to mix!

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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 14:18:02 (permalink)
Stupid Question...................How do I insert this into Sonar??

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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 14:22:49 (permalink)
Let you know as soon as I can unzip it but the d o w n l o  a  d    i     s   s    l    o       w

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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 14:28:57 (permalink)
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Let you know as soon as I can unzip it but the d o w n l o  a  d    i     s   s    l    o       w


I found it to be s    l      o        w       b      u      t       t    h     e   n  i t  g o t  f a ster.
 
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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 14:57:07 (permalink)
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Let you know as soon as I can unzip it but the d o w n l o  a  d    i     s   s    l    o       w


I found it to be s    l      o        w       b      u      t       t    h     e   n  i t  g o t  f a ster.
 
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T   h  i  s t r ue but then it went and Stal.....
 
Schafe Open a new blank project unzip the file into an audio directory associated with the project. from the file menu select import audio go to the folder with the audio in it select all the files and click OK.

Go make a drink.

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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 14:57:41 (permalink)
This will happen tomorrow now.
 

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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 15:46:48 (permalink)
I've done it:
1) I've learnt that I don't really have an affinity with a piece of music unless I made it (or wish that I had made it).
2) I can't mix a track in 1/2 an hour. I can spend days (weeks?) mixing a track.
3) The Sonitus FX have been so ignored by me that I have no fun in using them - it wasn't like meeting an old buddy and reminiscing over old times.
4) I like using the ProChannel strips and feel lost without them.
5) The bass gets lost in the mix and the different drums suck!
 
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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 16:11:32 (permalink)
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Let you know as soon as I can unzip it but the d o w n l o  a  d    i     s   s    l    o       w


I found it to be s    l      o        w       b      u      t       t    h     e   n  i t  g o t  f a ster.
 
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T   h  i  s t r ue but then it went and Stal.....
 
Schafe Open a new blank project unzip the file into an audio directory associated with the project. from the file menu select import audio go to the folder with the audio in it select all the files and click OK.

Go make a drink.


Thanks for the help Wookiee......I think I'll mix that drink first.

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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 16:18:58 (permalink)
I like the song. I found it fairly easy to mix. By no means can I do a good job in 30 min. The first thing I did was bring all the faders down to -5.7 dB and then raised the lead vocal. The Rhodes sounds like a weird synth and is annoying so I put a delay on it and lowered it a lot and panned it to the far left. 
 
I panned the hi-hats to the right the kick in the middle and the snare to the left. Solo gt was compressed and panned to the right the rhythm gt was panned left. I did nothing to the background vocals. I put reverb directly on the Lead vocal and a send for the lead gt for reverb. All effects were Sonitus. I wish I could use the PC and other FX.
 
The real trouble is not being able to really solo every track and get to know each one on its own. This was a very quick and dirty mix at best.
 
However, it was fun because there were rules. Neat!!! 

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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 16:45:32 (permalink)
Does the 30 mins include downloading?
 

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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 17:18:37 (permalink)
That was fun... the 30 mins went really quick though.. so I exported what I had and put my pencil down. 
BTW, I'm fairly new to Sonar X3, in that I just upgraded last month from MC4. 
 
Note: for quick import I started a new project with 1 audio track and did an import and selected all the tracks. They all imported fairly quickly this way with the track names from the waves intact.
 
I started by adjusting track levels in sections, went back and adjusted eq' for a number of the tracks ... noticed the funky Rhodes and changed the timbre with the sonitus modulator and choose a setting that worked. I continued by panning a number of tracks which needed separation and that filled my 30 mins. I put a quick mild reverb on the master - no compression and exported.  
 
And ..... It's not uploading to Soundclick. What the heck???? 
 
 
 
 

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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 17:21:07 (permalink)
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Does the 30 mins include downloading?
 


Of course. As everyone's internet is identical so everyone will have the same amount of time at the end of the download to mix the track. Well, within half an hour or so.

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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 17:56:26 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby gswitz 2014/12/22 09:22:39
I downloaded it in 10 seconds....
 
Result here:
http://youtu.be/TnYOn1Xy8fs

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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 18:22:21 (permalink)
30 minutes? Hah haaaa ha chuckle.. It may as well be already mixed. Can we have categories next time like beginner, intermediate, semi-pro, and pro with different time limits. It would take me 30 minutes to listen to it, lol!
I know, it really don't matter. I am downloading it and will give it a spin but am not going to consider the time limit. I will however time myself and try to not take extra time. I'll post the results sometime in 2016.
 
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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 18:31:03 (permalink)
Hey Ryan!
 
Thanks for the Sunday afternoon diversion!  I like the tune, and here's what I learned about myself:
  1. I needed to spend way more than a half hour mixing this one but I stuck by your rule.  After a half hour I quit and have to admit that I was not happy with the mix.  I'll go back and finish it to my liking another time though!
  2. I don't use the Sonitus FX much anymore.  It was a little difficult to remember how I used to like to set them.  I did get what I was looking for for the most part but I have to admit that I rely heavily on the PC modules and my other third party plugs.  Although I got fairly good quick results, I still found myself wanting to use other processors.
  3. I still think that as a basic set of tools they work pretty well and I'm glad that they were included with my first purchase of SONAR.  (I think it was 4?)
  4. I was reminded too that it's not so much the piece of software that you use that makes the difference, it's the way that you apply and use the tools that really matters.
  5. I already knew this about myself but I also learned that I don't like the pressure of the deadline!  Most of the time my attitude is that the mix will be done when I say it's done!
  6. I enjoyed the challenge....keep 'em coming!
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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 19:24:29 (permalink)
Right, well sticking to the 30 minute rule, I have discovered the following (not all things about myself):
 
1/ 30 mins is just enough for me to do what I think of as basic mix prep. Listen to the song a couple of times, work out what's there, set up a not-very-impressive static mix with draft eq, compression and gating if required on most everything.
 
2/ The Sonitus EQ has more going for it than I remember. I've not used it in years, but it's really good.
 
3/ Same for the compressor. "Vintage mode" is quite useful. Not completely sure what it does, but it seems a bit more transparent than the normal mode. (EDIT: the manual tells me it's doing a sort-of LA2A-ish behaviour, which seems about right. Not as convincing or refined as more modern emulations, but for a decade-old freebie, not half bad.)
 
4/ I have no idea how to use the Sonitus multiband. Must address that, it looks potentially very useful.
 
5/ I really hate DI bass played back raw, and I can't fix it to my satisfaction with just EQ and compression. Sticking to the Sonitus-only rule, meaning no amp sim, I think I'd immediately re-amp this, given more time. Though I think that might not be in the spirit of the rules.
 
6/ Something in Dan's vocal chain has a nasty resonance at 3300hz. :)
 
There is no way in hell I'm posting the end results, either. So I suppose 7/ I suffer from Mix Vanity.
 
 
 
 
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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 19:26:48 (permalink)
Thanks for the challenge Ryan....I learned I got a lot more learning to do.

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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 19:39:51 (permalink)
A couple more, on reflection:
 
8/ Not having the ergonomic benefits of the ProChannel slows me down a lot.
 
9/ I really missed the console emulator.

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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 20:30:15 (permalink)
John
Why just 30 min? I like to take forever to mix!


 
Hah, don't we all!
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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 20:30:55 (permalink)
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Stupid Question...................How do I insert this into Sonar??




You can drag and drop these stems right into the Track View. Should load fairly quickly.
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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 20:32:46 (permalink)
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Let you know as soon as I can unzip it but the d o w n l o  a  d    i     s   s    l    o       w




Sorry about that, Mike's site must be getting a ton of traffic today. 
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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 20:37:13 (permalink)
I learnt a lot from that.
 
Firstly, half an hour is not enough - I did stick to the half hour limit, but would normally spend more than that just listening to the song and setting up busses.
 
I haven't used the Sonitus stuff much since Sonar 6, but was impressed with what it can do.  I did miss the PC modules A LOT.
 
I probably use compressors more than I need to.  There was not enough time for me to compress and EQ everything as I would normally do, so I used both less.
 
I will try it again tomorrow, but with the normal plugs that I use - that may be interesting.
 
I did learn a lot about my normal attitude to mixing - the half hour limit was the most illuminating.  When fiddling with an EQ or Compressor interminably is not an option, it does focus the mind somewhat.
 
It also reminded me how good the Sonitus stuff is.
 
Ho hum..
 
Thanks for posting, Dan..

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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 20:40:00 (permalink)
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I've done it:
1) I've learnt that I don't really have an affinity with a piece of music unless I made it (or wish that I had made it).

Totally fair!
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2) I can't mix a track in 1/2 an hour. I can spend days (weeks?) mixing a track.

It's true, some of the stuff I'm working on at home has been taking me months to get right. I keep switching out guitar tones and drum samples. 
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3) The Sonitus FX have been so ignored by me that I have no fun in using them - it wasn't like meeting an old buddy and reminiscing over old times.

Yea, they are definitely looking a bit older in comparison to some of our shiny new stuff. But they do force you to really pay attention to the basics of a plugin - and that's why I think I like using them still.
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4) I like using the ProChannel strips and feel lost without them.

Can't agree enough. It's so much smoother than floating plugin windows.
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5) The bass gets lost in the mix and the different drums suck!

The different drums are the wrench in gears for me. I had everything working nicely until those showed up.  
 




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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 20:44:16 (permalink)
It also taught me a lot about my shortcomings with multi-track drum parts.  In a hurry, anyway.
 
I kept having to make compromises - Do I get the perfect Snare sound and not work on the OH drum part? , or not EQ the Drum parts and work on A parallel compression bus?  Do I EQ the drum parts nicely, and not EQ the guitar parts?
 
I could have spent half an hour working on the bass part alone, but suddenly had to gloss over it.

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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 20:45:11 (permalink)
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Hey Ryan!
 
Thanks for the Sunday afternoon diversion!  I like the tune, and here's what I learned about myself:
  1. I needed to spend way more than a half hour mixing this one but I stuck by your rule.  After a half hour I quit and have to admit that I was not happy with the mix.  I'll go back and finish it to my liking another time though!
  2. I don't use the Sonitus FX much anymore.  It was a little difficult to remember how I used to like to set them.  I did get what I was looking for for the most part but I have to admit that I rely heavily on the PC modules and my other third party plugs.  Although I got fairly good quick results, I still found myself wanting to use other processors.
  3. I still think that as a basic set of tools they work pretty well and I'm glad that they were included with my first purchase of SONAR.  (I think it was 4?)
  4. I was reminded too that it's not so much the piece of software that you use that makes the difference, it's the way that you apply and use the tools that really matters.
  5. I already knew this about myself but I also learned that I don't like the pressure of the deadline!  Most of the time my attitude is that the mix will be done when I say it's done!
  6. I enjoyed the challenge....keep 'em coming!
Dave




Glad you liked the challenge! It's crazy different when you put a time limit on yourself - especially with a track as expansive as this one. I agree about what you said about "how you apply the tools". Some get into plugins purely for the way they look and not how they sound. We mix with our ears after all, not with our eyes. 
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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 20:46:21 (permalink)
I wasted too much time getting the drum machine parts sounding nice, which left me little or no time to work on the "real drum" parts.

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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 20:49:29 (permalink)
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I probably use compressors more than I need to.  There was not enough time for me to compress and EQ everything as I would normally do, so I used both less.

What kind of compressors are you using at home? Plugins (brand/name) or hardware?
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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 21:04:03 (permalink)
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I probably use compressors more than I need to.  There was not enough time for me to compress and EQ everything as I would normally do, so I used both less.

What kind of compressors are you using at home? Plugins (brand/name) or hardware?
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Re: I challenge you to a mix 2014/12/21 21:06:48 (permalink)
Dan Gonzalez [Cakewalk]
Glad you liked the challenge! It's crazy different when you put a time limit on yourself - especially with a track as expansive as this one.

I'll tell you what really blew the time for me: the switch back and forth between the drum machine drums and the real (or real-sounding) drums. A consistent kit all the way through is far less of a challenge, and you can kind of set and forget, at least for a rough mix. Making that switch work, mix-wise, demands some time and attention. Especially given that that change is key to what's cool about the track.


I got a not bad sound on the acoustic sounding kit, but I hadn't even really touched the electronic drums when the buzzer went off and I was escorted off the stage.
 

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