Does the 30 mins include downloading?
 

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???? 
 
 
 
 

Karyn
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.

Grum.

I downloaded it in 10 seconds....
 
Result here:
http://youtu.be/TnYOn1Xy8fs

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.
 
J

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

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.
 
 
 
 

Thanks for the challenge Ryan....I learned I got a lot more learning to do.

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.

John
Why just 30 min? I like to take forever to mix!

 
Hah, don't we all!
-DG