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Hey cruce, thanks friend! I'm happy to be amongst the two winners with this one, as I put a bunch of time into it. Helped me show myself that my right ear wasn't permanently damage by holding a cell phone set to speaker to my ear... man that hurt. Sounds like a cool little listening setup you've got there! I do love Bose. Thank you again for your very kind comment!

Thank you very much for your listen and comment! It's appreciated!

Hey FR, thank you for the visit! Apologies for the long wait on the reply. I definitely can't take credit for the ideas, or in truth the arrangement, as ShortBus had all of that taken care of for us. His playing and sound design was excellent, and every part was complimentary. I'm happy that you enjoyed this one, and you might just like the version which Mark Ratcliffe performed on as well. Thanks again!

Thank you my friend for another kind comment! Ogre(Ohgr) is definitely one of my favorite artists of all time, and his work in Skinny Puppy is amazing. True that it's not your usual listening preference, but I appreciate the time you took to listen and comment. This is definitely one of his more pop songs, which is probably why it suggests rock to you. The guitar sounding parts are all synth though, and it's under industrial as I figured that people looking for industrial music would appreciate this one more than most. I've been trying to find my voice again after a break from that sort of thing, and also after smoking too much... I'll get it back. Thanks again!

Hey WKS, thanks much for the comment! Sorry about the late reply as well. I'm happy that you enjoyed listening. I guess as far as the kick goes, the drums/percussion were all in one stem, so I was very limited in adjusting the volume of individual drums. Also, it didn't seem like a type of song that needed a big heavy kick. I think the balance is slightly better in the new version with MWRatridge's vocal and guitar work. Thanks again for the kind reveiw!

Hey Mos, thank you for stopping in, and I'm sorry about the late reply. You make me feel proud of the mixing on this one, I appreciate it! MWRatridge just did vocals and lead guitar for this one, and I posted the finished mix today. Turned out good, and pushed this song to a new level. Thanks again for your support!

Thanks much for your kind review! I can't take much credit for this one, as ShortBus did all the composing and recording. He's done something special with this song! I really appreciate the positive feedback!

Thanks Timmy for your kind comment! Yeah, ShortBus did a great job composing this track, and it was a pleasure to mix and master it. High quality stems always make a mix more fun to work on. To be amongst the winners made it all worthwhile, plus this gave me something constructive to do when I wake up at five or six AM. Happy that it could help you sleep! I appreciate it man!

Thank you RW for your comment, I'm sorry it's taken so long to reply. I had a lot of fun doing this mix/master, and I'm so happy to be one of the winners! I agree that the original is very good, and the stems were very nice quality, which made the whole thing easier and more enjoyable. You know that cinematic is not my favorite or my specialty, so it's good to get a positive reaction to this. Other's were complaining about the lack of dry stems, especially the percussion... really I didn't feel like any of it was overly effected to begin with. I did try to tame the reverb on the main percussion a bit though. Gates can do wonderful things when manipulating the feel of a percussion line, and I use them almost too much. Glad that it sounds good though. Thanks again!

Thank you much for the comment! I can't take much credit, as ShortBus composed and performed an excellent piece for us to work with. Had a lot of fun, and a good challenge, mixing and mastering this one. I appreciate the support!

Hey, thank you friend! It was nice to read your feedback on this one. I felt like the bass stem was one of the highest quality of the bunch, and lent itself to almost any sort of mixing style, so I tried to enhance that part. Also, I was trying to enable a building of potency towards the end of the track, and I think it worked okay. I probably won't be updating this one, as I've been working myself to the bone lately patching painting and setting up a new bedroom in the extension, as well as a collab track which hasn't gotten nearly enough of my time. Looking forwarf to listening to your new version!

Thank you much benjizo! It means a lot to me when spoken by a real talent such as yourself! It helps that the composition was nicely and creatively done by ShortBus. I just tried to bring out the best of each stem and help them compliment eachother. The most time was spent on getting the timing right, and I know I could've done a bit more of that, but I think it sounds pretty good this way. Didn't want to ruin what he created. Thanks again for the comment!

Hey friend, sorry for replying so late to this. Hope that you ended up getting the mp3 I sent. I forgot to mention the tempo, which is 80 BPM. It's nice to have been amongst the winners of the competition! I'd like to hear what you do with this!

Hey friend, sorry for the late reply! I'm happy that you enjoyed listening to this one, as it was a fun challenge to mix and master. I guess as far as the bass goes, the biggest contributors to the control were; convert the channel to mono (I did this just by using monophonic plugins), and cut the unused frequencies with parametric EQ (viewing a spectrum analysis, and killing the sub and very high frequencies). Beyond that, I didn't do much to the bass. Also, it helps to accentuate different frequencies in the bass and low drum channels, as they often fight for headroom. Once I spent that much time mixing properly, the master was pretty easy. Thank you very much for the comment!

Thanks buddy for the supportive comment! Makes me happy that you like what you heard and that it suggested an important part of a film. Appreciate it!

Thanks much for your supportive comment! Having been chosen as one of two winners, I suppose your hope has been realized! Happy that you enjoyed listening! Appreciate it!

Thank you kindly! I'm not too in to cinematic usually, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to mix and master this song, as I think it has a lot of good elements. I've watched plenty of movies, so I have an idea of what works good in cinematic, though I don't really like the classification of cinematic as a genre. I think any style of song can be useful in a film, especially if mixed properly. I can't take credit for the composition, that was all ShortBusMusic. Thanks much for stopping by!

Hello again! Yes, I too am not the biggest fan of most cinematic music. When watching movies, I often will watch ones which have an unusual style of soundtrack. I like to be able to listen to the movie without watching and still enjoy it. Don't worry about confusion, I thrive on it!

Thank you SN for the great comment! I know that you know what you like, so I appreciate when I can put something up that sounds good to you. I suppose that I've been in a very minimal mood lately, so I focused on bringing out what was special about each stem. Of course, this meant a lot of specific EQ work, as well as some very detailed timing adjustments. I didn't want to make it "my own" so much as just giving my all to make a killer ShortBus song sound as good as I could. Some of the other entries did take a different approach in the effect use, but listening to them it always seemed to really stand out, like it wasn't part of the song. I tried not to approach it as a "remix." Thank you very much for your feedback and continued support!

Bear, you are too kind! I'm just so pleased that the effort I put into this did not go unnoticed! I've rarely done this kind of detail work on full length audio files, and I guess it was worth it. I also was using a few new effects in my chains that I hadn't really tried before, and this helped me get to know what they were good for. To be in a class anywhere near Mahloo is just so cool to me, as he obviously knows what he's doing, so thank you for that! Even with the subtle mistakes, your stems were some of the best audio I have worked with when mixing someone else's song, so that helped a lot. Working with your song really helped bring me back to the mono compatibility school of thought, and that is helping me with my own work. I am loving the plugins which have a mono version included, because when I drop those on a track, it's instantly summed to mono and not just centered. Thank you so much for the comment, running the competition, and the T-shirt!

Thank you Joe for the kind comment! I had fun listening to your progression in the mixing and mastering of this song as well. I've been trying to focus on doing the best that I can based on the time I allow myself, and then leaving things just as is, hence no updates to the mix after uploading. I guess in this case that was good enough. Also been working on getting good wide mixes that are mono compatible, and listening to music in the mornings on mono headphones. I modified the headphones I use in the studio with a switch that can easily change from stereo to mono as well. I try to keep in mind that a lot of people still listen in mono on phones and portable speakers etc, so it's good to keep in mind. You also did some great work, and I appreciate you giving good feedback! Thanks again!

Hello fellow winner, hope you are well! Thank you for your kind comment, and I am sorry for taking so long to respond. Had a little less free time lately, but I'm trying to get caught up slowly. I'm really happy that this mix got a good reaction, especially since I tried hard and took quite a while. This really was mix 13-B, so the 13th saved mix project, and the second render of that specific mix. The mastering was quite a bit easier since I took my time mixing well, so only took two renders. I'm learning the benefits of mixing at low volume whether in headphones or monitors, it keeps me listening closely and gives my ears a little break too. Very happy to be recognized along side you and your mix, as I look up to you as an artist. Thank you!