AUdIoCoUrSeS
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NO questions this week.
Fun Time!
Practical Assignment
24 track mixdown...
You will find 24 tracks of audio here: http://www.audiocourses.com/part3/week5
Download them and unzip them to a folder.
All files are equal in length and of the same format, if you place each one up to the left locator in your software each one will be synchronised with their partners.
The tracks represent the individual tracks of a 24 track recording taken from a recording studio. These are the raw files with zero editing and processing.
The objective is to create a mix that is suitable for releasing.
However, let's leave the mastering for the next week. This week I am only concerned with how you mix the tracks and process them.
There is 330MB here, so go get a coffee while they download.
Post your questions in this thread... I'm hoping this will create a lot of dialogue.
As there are so many skills and technique that this will highlight for discussion.
Have fun!
P.S. Anyone without broadband go for zip 11 (rhodes patch) and zip 17 (vocals) you could then use your own software and resources to create a mix (drum loops etc).
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JohnA
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Ok, I'm getting on with the mix but the files I have downloaded (all 24), tracks 6, 15 and 24 have no audio on them. Maybe theres copy and paste going on here. Anyway, I have three spare tracks to work with. |
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AUdIoCoUrSeS
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if I remember correctly those were simply blank tracks, i.e. straight of the tape, but nothing was recorded on them.
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Tue Apr 05, 2005 4:28 pm |
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AUdIoCoUrSeS
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I'm surprised there is not more chatter going on here, does this mean everyone is creating a super modern commercial radio friendly mix?
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Fri Apr 08, 2005 5:36 am |
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chemira
Joined: 03 Jan 2005
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I have a Karaoke mix right now but still want to spend some more time with SONAR. It's a pretty static mix, without automation so far so I think I'll have to resort to Cuts and Fade envelopes only. Volume/Pan automation is sudden death for my project, Lesson Learned. I've gated and EQ'ed, compressed and added some reverb. Hate the lead vocals room sound.
Anyway talk about something or thoughts at least.
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Fri Apr 08, 2005 7:19 am |
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AUdIoCoUrSeS
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I know a ton of engineers who use cuts n fades rather than automation anyway, they spend hours zooming in and chopping etc... it's not a bad way to go.
What's the important thing about this style of music that we must capture in the mix?
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Fri Apr 08, 2005 7:23 am |
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hoaxwagon
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
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The energy of the song and the dynamics are important here, as well as instrument seperation. There seems to be quite a bit of noise that needs to be cleaned up. I have chosen the "spend hours zooming in and chopping" method. The vocal track #17 does sound like it has some compression on it or something but a great set of tracks to work with overall I'd say. Does Anyone know what we are supposed to do with our mixes for this week? Peace, Darrell |
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Fri Apr 08, 2005 7:48 pm |
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AUdIoCoUrSeS
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You are to upload them so we can listen to them during the Live Workshop.
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Or should I say the project opened up with NO tracks so I just had to close project without saving, then Reload them into the audio folder. Think about all the troubleshooting that I have to do which makes me think out side the box. I can't use automation which will kill me slowly but hey what else can you do. I love SONAR 3, 
If this is not advertising for a great recycle bin I don't know what else would be. 
