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[ericjenson]

So far I've got:

Ged Leitch

Mike Bruce

Luke Fellingham

Jeff Dinces

Chris Johnson

Alistair Johnston

Alex Ivory

Aaron Hall

Sammy Huen

Laurent Marc

Ed Littman

Rogier Voorvelt

Norbert Woike

someone calling themselves Duzzysquashit?(name on profile is duzzy): we need your name, forum policy(unless Brad approves).

that concludes signups.

so we've got 15 including me.

Deadline Oct. 1st.

I will need to ask if we can use the Massive server, otherwise i suppose i could setup my own, temporarily.

And remember, this is anonymous, so use 4-digit codes on your entries.

Happy Wumping

[ATOR]

Eric

Pieter?(yay or nay, man?)

Well I already finished mastering it but I don't think I'll survive listening to 20+ smashed versions of this tune. So instead I'll spend my time finding a great hiphoptrack for wump IX

[ericjenson]

ATOR wrote on Fri, 22 September 2006 09:24

Eric Pieter?(yay or nay, man?) Well I already finished mastering it but I don't think I'll survive listening to 20+ smashed versions of this tune. So instead I'll spend my time finding a great hiphoptrack for wump IX

 
cool

[ericjenson]

The song is: "Ladder(it's chemical)" by Sacred Cell.

I guess the main challenges are going to be softening the upper-mids(some unpleasant resonances there too), sibillance, and making the lows more defined.
it's already a dense mix so i don't know if you want to push for competitive loudness, but if it can be done tastefully, why not?

everyone's gonna do what they're gonna do anyhow, so these are just suggestions, if you want to make it more of a challenge for yourself(client requests).

the link:
http://download.yousendit.com/D34FA5F438983B1F

signups will be cut midnite, the 24th Sept.(please PM your signup with subject "Wump 8")


everyone cool with deadline: Oct. 1st?

[UnderTow]

ericjenson wrote on Fri, 22 September 2006 18:08

everyone cool with deadline: Oct. 1st?

Sure. I'm allready done.  

Such a shame there is so much bus compression.   I like the song but it is ruined IMO.

UnderTow

[ericjenson]

UnderTow wrote on Fri, 22 September 2006 12:30

Sure. I'm allready done.   Such a shame there is so much bus compression.   I like the song but it is ruined IMO. UnderTow

i feel your pain, nonetheless, this is exemplary i think; to what an entry-level ME must deal with everyday.
(and a good practice piece)

[cerberus]

ericjenson wrote on Fri, 22 September 2006 08:58

So far I've got: ...someone calling themselves Duzzysquashit?(name on profile is duzzy):

r.o.f.l.        

jeff dinces

[ericjenson]

cerberus wrote on Fri, 22 September 2006 13:18

ericjenson wrote on Fri, 22 September 2006 08:58 So far I've got: ...someone calling themselves Duzzysquashit?(name on profile is duzzy): r.o.f.l.         jeff dinces

are you giving me a clue?

will admit, funny name.  

so duzzy , are you as good as an ME as being a comedian?

[cerberus]

no idea.  but can't stop myself laughing hard every time i read the nick.  

jeff dinces

[Ed Littman]

ericjenson wrote on Fri, 22 September 2006 08:58

So far I've got: Ged Leitch Mike Bruce Luke Fellingham Jeff Dinces Chris Johnson Alistair Alex Ivory Aaron Hall Sammy Huen Laurent Marc someone calling themselves Duzzysquashit?(name on profile is duzzy): we need your name, forum policy(unless Brad approves).

I can get into this one.
Ed

[ATOR]

ericjenson wrote on Fri, 22 September 2006 20:01

UnderTow wrote on Fri, 22 September 2006 12:30 Sure. I'm allready done.   Such a shame there is so much bus compression.   I like the song but it is ruined IMO. UnderTow i feel your pain, nonetheless, this is exemplary i think; to what an entry-level ME must deal with everyday. (and a good practice piece)

I think with this song it would pay off big-time to ask for a remix. The band spend probably a day in the studio for recording and mixing this track and a whole lot more time writing and practicing it. It would only take 15 more minutes to pan this and to take off the buscompression and the track would easily sound twice as good after mastering compared to what we will get with this mix.

I agree we have to work with what we get but in this case our client, the band, would get so much more value for their money with a minor extra investment in studiotime.

I always check with the engineer if I get a mono mix. Every time I did they had made some kind of mistake and were glad I told them about it and happily supplied a stereo version. And although in this case the fx tracks are stereo I wouldn't be surprised if something has gone wrong with the rest of the tracks.

Sometimes mono can be nice, like with Detroit Techno, but in this case I don't think it's appropriate.

Enough with the rant

[UnderTow]

ATOR wrote on Sat, 23 September 2006 10:11

I agree we have to work with what we get but in this case our client, the band, would get so much more value for their money with a minor extra investment in studiotime.

Investement? The mixer ruined it and should fix it for free!!!

The extra panning would indeed be nice but just turning of the bus compression should make this ten times better allready!

EDIT: You mentioned the bus compression allready. Missed that.  

Alistair

[ericjenson]

ATOR wrote on Sat, 23 September 2006 03:11

ericjenson wrote on Fri, 22 September 2006 20:01 UnderTow wrote on Fri, 22 September 2006 12:30 Sure. I'm allready done.   Such a shame there is so much bus compression.   I like the song but it is ruined IMO. UnderTow i feel your pain, nonetheless, this is exemplary i think; to what an entry-level ME must deal with everyday. (and a good practice piece) I think with this song it would pay off big-time to ask for a remix. The band spend probably a day in the studio for recording and mixing this track and a whole lot more time writing and practicing it. It would only take 15 more minutes to pan this and to take off the buscompression and the track would easily sound twice as good after mastering compared to what we will get with this mix. I agree we have to work with what we get but in this case our client, the band, would get so much more value for their money with a minor extra investment in studiotime. I always check with the engineer if I get a mono mix. Every time I did they had made some kind of mistake and were glad I told them about it and happily supplied a stereo version. And although in this case the fx tracks are stereo I wouldn't be surprised if something has gone wrong with the rest of the tracks. Sometimes mono can be nice, like with Detroit Techno, but in this case I don't think it's appropriate. Enough with the rant

hang on, are you saying there is no stereo information in the file at all, or just that it sounds mono, because this is supposed to be a stereo mix?

did something get screwed up with the file through yousendit?

[ericjenson]

UnderTow wrote on Sat, 23 September 2006 06:05

The extra panning would indeed be nice but just turning of the bus compression should make this ten times better allready! EDIT: You mentioned the bus compression allready. Missed that.   Alistair

now you see why i bitch about the overuse of buss compression?

[chrisj]

If we can get a better track, nifty.

Otherwise- whiners  

This is why the big name guys DON'T do these- why should they take a cheesey mix, do their best with it, send it anonymously to a bunch of demented MEs' randomly configured monitoring, and then get slammed in a bunch of different ways by said MEs over the limitations of their own monitoring?

I'm not proud and I'm starting to get business on my own, so _I_ don't care