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MAGGHY JI
Sep 22, 2021
๐Ÿ”ƒ Revision Day โœ”๏ธ
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๐Ÿ Hi guys!
Here we can repost the mix of the previous week and see if it sounds better compared to the older one
(made before others feedback)

๐ŸŽถ The song was: Duff โ€“ โ€œIl Mondo รจ Impazzitoโ€ ๐ŸŽถ
- Post the link of both: the old mix and the new one, in the comment section below! โฌ‡๏ธ -
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Anne Schutte
Sep 22, 2021
Okay, so this is actually my first attempt but I still wanted to give it a go. Even though this is not a genre I'm familiar with, I liked the vibe and energy of it.

The two main things I did:
- I tried to tame the resonance of the snare
- add a little bit of "space" to the track.
I think the arrangement and balance of the guitars was well thought out, so it was more a matter of not mixing it "to death".
https://soundcloud.com/raymo/duff-il-mondo-e-impazzito/s-wz87IsaQI9s

@Totonno Nevone especially your opinion would be appreciated ;)
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michael schmidt
Sep 22, 2021
computer blue screened :( but was cool listening to everyone results after and seeing where my mix was lacking. I can see how this can be super beneficial, cant wait for the next one there's some epic talent on here
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Totonno Nevone
Sep 22, 2021
@Anne Schutte thank you for your mix, i love it! Instrumental parts are beautifully balanced and I loved how the drums sound, really cool natural vibe. Probably my vocals for my taste are a little bit too prominent and dry, but i really like how solid and big they sound. May I ask you what processing did you apply on them? I guess maybe also some nice warm saturation? I'd be happy to figure. Thanks again and cheers from Italy!
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Totonno Nevone
Sep 22, 2021
@Sam Mann the mix sounds waaaay bigger then the previous one! Man that kick is HUGE! Probably for many people could be even too much :D but i like it, how did you made it that explosive, what kind of saturation? Thank you for the mix! Cheers
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Anne Schutte
Sep 22, 2021
Hi @Totonno Nevone, Thanks for your feedback. Do you have a mixed (and mastered) version of your track somewhere online? I would like to hear how you intended it to be :D
The processing I did on the vocal is mainly with the UAD Manley Voxbox. I do use this plugin a lot on vocals and in this case used it with a very high gain setting, minor EQ changes and a little bit of compression (3:1).
Then I added the UAD TLA-100A compressor with quite a bit of Gain Reduction and "tube" saturation. I feel that this improves the intelligibility of it.
Then I added Vocal Plate (Fabfilter Pro-R) to it, but wanted only a little bit. Somehow for me it felt that this genre didn't need a lot of reverb to be more "in your face". But maybe I'm totally wrong there :D
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Totonno Nevone
Sep 22, 2021
@Anne Schutte I have UAD but those two are plugins i never tried...I should demo them, they really made wonders on my vocals! I have an official mix/master of the song, you should have found it in the folder with the multitrack, but that was not made by me, at the time in 2004 I was "just the musician". Probably it's the mix I'm most used to listen, but honestly, the most interesting thing I'm figuring during this last week is so many other mixer's perspectives and how they make the mix happen on my music. It's being really fascinating for me! And about the short verb youre totally right, for the genre is the right choiche. But I also like rules to be changed...cos its punk! :D Thank you so much for taking time to reply and mix. Cheers!
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Anne Schutte
Sep 22, 2021
@Totonno Nevone, those plugins are definately worth a try. Nice that you already run UAD stuff so you can try the trials (and then wait for Black Friday or some other sale, :D)
I saw somebody using the hardware of these two plugins and since then I'm convinced they work quite well on most vocals. Maybe one day I'll use the hardware versions too
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Vlad Po
Sep 22, 2021
@Totonno Nevone, I conjured up a little and I hope my mix has become better))

https://www.dropbox.com/s/iwm8sw05ieu5wlk/DUFF%201.wav?dl=0
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Totonno Nevone
Sep 23, 2021
@Vlad Po thank you for working on it, your mix has definitely improved a lot now. I love the energy on the drums and the guitars too, now they both got the right "impact"! Maybe some little more volume automation could help vocals to stay in the right spot during all the length of the song, but apart from that, now the mix really shines. Thanks again and cheers from Italy!

@Anne Schutte yes as UAD users we really need to do the "Black Friday Strategy" :D I'll demo the plugins, thank you so much!
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Jeremy Munns
Sep 23, 2021
Here is my first attempt to. away last week ..
Crushed it to bits.. . issue getting the Toms how i wanted. Loved the energy and that fact it's short and sweet punk pop song!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/77nxi3hlrq45uer/DUFF%20-%20Il%20mondo%20e%20impazzito%204824.wav?dl=0
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Totonno Nevone
Sep 23, 2021
@Jeremy Munns I'm very happy you liked the song! I listened to your mix, I liked the balance and the very "punk" attitude you emphasized on the high mids, especially on the guitars! On the other side, I tend to prefer a bigger bottom end especially on bass and drums, but probably it's more a matter of taste and approach. Thank you for your mix, cheers from Italy!