08-02-2014, 10:38 AM
So, after listening to the mixes that folks have done I figured it would probably be interesting to show everyone the original mix.
The big differences in how I mixed the track versus other people really comes down to how I treated the bass. As most are no doubt aware the sub bass on this track is turned up 11. However, the intention was not for the sub bass to be just sub bass but rather the sub bass have distortion turned way way up. So, as a result the actual sub bass patches are very clean but ran through some rather extreme distortion to make them an instrument that almost competes with the actual leads in their own right.
Also, the track was composed for a competition and the idea of the competition was Breakbeats and DnB. That might give some more clues as to the actual approach of the mix. However, what I have heard of the mixes thus far have almost a dubby kind of air to them. Which to me is very interesting.
The big differences in how I mixed the track versus other people really comes down to how I treated the bass. As most are no doubt aware the sub bass on this track is turned up 11. However, the intention was not for the sub bass to be just sub bass but rather the sub bass have distortion turned way way up. So, as a result the actual sub bass patches are very clean but ran through some rather extreme distortion to make them an instrument that almost competes with the actual leads in their own right.
Also, the track was composed for a competition and the idea of the competition was Breakbeats and DnB. That might give some more clues as to the actual approach of the mix. However, what I have heard of the mixes thus far have almost a dubby kind of air to them. Which to me is very interesting.