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Indiana.. erm... I mean... ALEX the adventurer - pauli - 06-02-2014
What an awesome, emotional song.
Played oboe, xylophone, and percussion starting around 11 years of age, so I guess my first musical experience was in symphonic style orchestras. Maybe watched the sort of film this tune was meant for a little too much, too
It was a brave choice to attempt this because orchestral mixing is something I've never tried. But Jeffrey Hayat is apparently a rather accomplished midi programmer because I barely had to do anything at all. Clean-up, rough balance, transient/sustain processing, EQ to reduce the brightness in some of the horn samples and get a few instruments out of the way, followed by a final rebalance, and I was done in maybe an hour. Simple 2 band expander on the master bus to maximize emotional impact, and here you have it!
Either I've missed something huge, my ears have gone fallow on me, or I've found a genre that mixes naturally for me. Throw me a bone here and tell me what you think.
RE: Indiana.. erm... I mean... ALEX the adventurer - juanjose1967 - 06-02-2014
Definitely your Indiana sounds better than mine
but since in your comment about my mix you mentioned Luke Skywalker, the only thing I can say is 'the empire will strike back' 
RE: Indiana.. erm... I mean... ALEX the adventurer - pauli - 06-02-2014
(06-02-2014, 07:33 PM)juanjose1967 Wrote: Definitely your Indiana sounds better than mine
Strike back with all your might! Use the force! I think we've been mixing about the same amount of time and we're at similar skill levels, so let's keep comparing and growing!
RE: Indiana.. erm... I mean... ALEX the adventurer - Voelund - 07-02-2014
Sounds great in headphones !
You mention dynamics in your comment on Juans version.
Would it be possible to create a greater finale with volume automation. Im left with a feeling of disappointment, not in the sound, think you did great in makin space for each instrument and also makin some 3rd dimension with placin instruments further away/closer.
It calls for a bigger bang, and it sounds like a real fun challenge.
Gonna listen on speakers when I get a chance.
Good job !
RE: Indiana.. erm... I mean... ALEX the adventurer - Voelund - 07-02-2014
Just read that the piano sustains a chord in the end. Thats probably what sounds like a bad verb and should be automated out.
RE: Indiana.. erm... I mean... ALEX the adventurer - pauli - 09-02-2014
Thanks for listening, man! I checked it out a little more in depth and I think I could improve on it a bit more... polish up some of the tracks with some short verbs and low the dang flute in a few places... might help. I'd like to hear your version of this since you do really well with blending and smoothing.
RE: Indiana.. erm... I mean... ALEX the adventurer - thedon - 11-02-2014
Sounds great !
Agree with Voelund about the grand finale which I think i went a bit overboard with in my attempt
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