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PhilR · 29th May 2006

I'll kick off I guess.

Our mix:
Ogg Vorbis: http://flatnet.net/files/mixcomp-boulty.ogg
Mp3 (for those that don't know what Vorbis is):
http://stuckonaname.co.uk/downloads/...ame%20mix).mp3

About Me/Us:

This wasn't a solo effort. Work was done between myself (Phil Roberts) and my studio partner Ian Boult. I did a lot of the preliminary work, including selection of track processing and basic mixing. He completed the final mix. We also did a fair amount of re-amping and sample recording/collating.

In the real world he is an audio engineering student and I work two part time jobs doing menial labour to pay the bills.

We were both the founding members of a metal band which existed for about 5-6 years until we dissolved it last year. As we had been accumulating recording gear for a while anyway we decided to start doing recording work properly. Our website can be found in my sig.

What we used/why we used it.

Our main DAW is Cubase SX3 with a MOTU 2408/Fostex VC8. We do all our mixing on a Soundtracs PC MIDI 24 channel desk (killer EQ's on this desk, better than any plugin we have) and listen via Adam P11 monitors.

For the drum tracks I used a sample of a Vinnie Paul (Pantera/Damageplan) bass drum in Drumagog as it pretty much is the metal kick sound. I sampled my own snare drum (Tama Artwood 14x6 Maple) and mixed it with the existing snare bottom. Other than this processing was kept to a bare minimum. With no gating on any of the other drums.

All the guitars were re-amped using a Marshall JMP-1 preamp, a Valvestate 8080 power amp and a 4x12 Marshall cab. This was miked with a Royer R121 ribbon mic, a Sennheiser 421 and an Audix i5. Bass was re-amped through an Ashdown MAG 250 4x10" combo miked with an Audix i5, Senn 421 and an Audix D6. A Sansamp Bass Driver was used in the FX loop.

During the mix we used our re-amped guitars and the 5150 and Engl tracks from the original takes. We tried to keep some "roominess" in the mix and used an Impulse Responce reverb of a Cello Studios room for the drums and vocals. Compression was used only on the snare, bass and kick drum. With the vocals routed through PSP's Vintage Warmer plugin.

The overall mix was done with reference to a song by Caliban. And the frequency content is roughly the same.

Fave mix from the other entries

Probably Jay Kahrs. His is a well-balanced mix without any of the obnoxious frequencies or obvious pumpiness I heard in quite a few of the others. I haven't listened to all of them though.

29th May 2006	#3
PhilR Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 631	I'll kick off I guess. Our mix: Ogg Vorbis: http://flatnet.net/files/mixcomp-boulty.ogg Mp3 (for those that don't know what Vorbis is): http://stuckonaname.co.uk/downloads/...ame%20mix).mp3 About Me/Us: This wasn't a solo effort. Work was done between myself (Phil Roberts) and my studio partner Ian Boult. I did a lot of the preliminary work, including selection of track processing and basic mixing. He completed the final mix. We also did a fair amount of re-amping and sample recording/collating. In the real world he is an audio engineering student and I work two part time jobs doing menial labour to pay the bills. We were both the founding members of a metal band which existed for about 5-6 years until we dissolved it last year. As we had been accumulating recording gear for a while anyway we decided to start doing recording work properly. Our website can be found in my sig. What we used/why we used it. Our main DAW is Cubase SX3 with a MOTU 2408/Fostex VC8. We do all our mixing on a Soundtracs PC MIDI 24 channel desk (killer EQ's on this desk, better than any plugin we have) and listen via Adam P11 monitors. For the drum tracks I used a sample of a Vinnie Paul (Pantera/Damageplan) bass drum in Drumagog as it pretty much is the metal kick sound. I sampled my own snare drum (Tama Artwood 14x6 Maple) and mixed it with the existing snare bottom. Other than this processing was kept to a bare minimum. With no gating on any of the other drums. All the guitars were re-amped using a Marshall JMP-1 preamp, a Valvestate 8080 power amp and a 4x12 Marshall cab. This was miked with a Royer R121 ribbon mic, a Sennheiser 421 and an Audix i5. Bass was re-amped through an Ashdown MAG 250 4x10" combo miked with an Audix i5, Senn 421 and an Audix D6. A Sansamp Bass Driver was used in the FX loop. During the mix we used our re-amped guitars and the 5150 and Engl tracks from the original takes. We tried to keep some "roominess" in the mix and used an Impulse Responce reverb of a Cello Studios room for the drums and vocals. Compression was used only on the snare, bass and kick drum. With the vocals routed through PSP's Vintage Warmer plugin. The overall mix was done with reference to a song by Caliban. And the frequency content is roughly the same. Fave mix from the other entries Probably Jay Kahrs. His is a well-balanced mix without any of the obnoxious frequencies or obvious pumpiness I heard in quite a few of the others. I haven't listened to all of them though.