@TTony and
@Roland ;;;; have given me the go ahead to launch the first official “theFB Mixing Challenge”.
At the start of June, 20+ guitarists of varying ability and confidence walked into a studio (most for the first time) and played a few songs.
Very few of these guys had even met before let alone played with each other and pretty much all of the songs played that day were, Walk into room, Plug in guitar and away we go! All the songs were done in "One Take” with no rehearsal.
So to promote a bit of “Cross Category” love on theFB I’ve chosen a track from the day (Fortunate Son) and will make the raw tracks available to whoever wants to join in.
This is about getting a good mix from what is available, so no "re-recording parts".
If you want to join the fun, send me a DM and I will provide you with a link to the raw tracks.
Send your submissions to mix@thefretboard.co.uk as an mp3.
And completely stealing from
@stratman3142 (sorry, Hope its ok?)
Voting will start soon after the submission deadline of 24th July 2018, with each voter selecting their 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice.
First choice gets 5 points - Second choice gets 3 points - Third choice gets 1 point
Voting will end on 11.30pm 31st July 2018
The order and scores of the top three entries will be announced soon after the voting ends. If there are 8 or more entries, then the order and scores of those in the top half will be announced.
No prizes. It's just for fun.
As people submit their entries, I'll post them in a playlist below. Hopefully we can share tips and tricks on how the mix was achieved.
Playlist of mixes bellow:
https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/thefb-mixing-challenge-no1
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Oh well. Not for me then.
Good on you for organising this @poopot
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
If one were being paid by the quarter hour to use all of the supplied tracks, that would be different.
This is not said to be disrespectful to the musicians contributing to the multi-track recording(s). It is about doing what is best for each song. Sometimes, these two stipulations are incompatible.
As an example, I cite the 1999 edition of Jimi Hendrix Live At Woodstock. The Gyspy Sun And Rainbows sextet has been strategically mixed to emphasise the core trio of Hendrix, Mitchell and Cox. The second guitar and percussion have been adjusted to, ahem, do the least possible damage.
Sometimes, you need to call in Andy White.
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lets see see if we can get this one moving first. A few that have expressed interest in this comp have never mixed anything before and are keen to learn from others.
Besides, with the amount of bleed on every track folk will have their work cut out with this one already
I think @poopot is right in that they're shouldn't be a middle ground where overdubs are used. Either mix with what you're given or cut it to pieces so it's unrecognisable
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Will be interesting to hear what people do with their mixes though.
OK, I've done a mix but going to sit on it for a night and listen again with fresh ears. Honestly though, I've never wanted to use drum replacement more ... not because of the drumming, just .. I wanted it all cleaner!
to give you an idea of the setup, we had drums in one corner then bass amp and five guitar amps all around the room pointing into the middle!!!! The poor vocalists were stood in the middle of what was essentially a “noise circle”
Interestingly, I know I should've done but I didn't know this song until a year ago when I was challenged to cover it. Decided I'd go in with only lyrics, chords and an old school internet tab for arrangement purposes. Might stick that up in another post ...