Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:33:20 +0100 (BST)
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Subject: [mixingsecretsnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Mixing Secrets News
-- 30/08/2012
Welcome the August edition of Mixing Secrets News, keeping you up
to date with
ongoing developments to the 'Mixing Secrets For The Small Studio'
free online
mixing resources at http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-intro.htm.
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NEWS HEADLINES
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* Last month's top ten multitrack downloads.
* 3 new multitracks added to the 'Mixing Secrets' Free Multitrack
Download
Library!
* Discussion Zone: battling the spambots...
* DIY acoustic treatment: links update
* Auratone 5C Impulse Response
* Mixing Bass: SOS Cover Feature
* New critiques of commercial mixes in 'The Mix Review'.
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TOP 10 MULTITRACK DOWNLOADS
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Here's a list of the multitracks that have proved most popular
during the last
30 days, according to my web stats:
1: Dunning Kruger: 'EnDance'
http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm#DunningKruger
2: Dino On The Loose: 'Queen's Light'
http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm#DinoOnTheLoose
3: Jay Menon: 'Through My Eyes'
http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm#JayMenon
4: Andrew Cole: 'Dead Roses'
http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm#AndrewCole
5: Timboz: 'Pony' http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm#Timboz
6: Admiral Crumple: 'Keeps Flowing'
http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm#AdmiralCrumple
7: Hollow Ground: 'Left Blind'
http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm#HollowGround
8: We Fell From The Sky: 'Not You'
http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm#WeFellFromTheSky
9: Young Griffo: 'Facade'
http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm#YoungGriffo
10: Arise: 'Run Run Run' http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm#Arise
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3 NEW MULTITRACKS!
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More new multitracks for your delectation:
Although UK power-pop group Actions recently disbanded, their
legacy lives on in
multitrack form, with this great female-fronted song 'South Of The
Water':
http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm#Actions
Following the runaway popularity of their first multitrack last
month, here's a
second tune, 'Japan Song', from indie-rock phenomenon Dunning Kruger's
forthcoming EP: http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm#DunningKruger
For hip-hop afficionados with a stout heart, here's the largest
multitrack I've
yet uploaded to the library -- all 97 tracks of ANiMAL's epic
'Clinic A':
http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm#ANiMAL
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DISCUSSION ZONE: BATTLING THE SPAMBOTS
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It was perhaps inevitable that the Discussion Zone would be
targeted by spambots
the moment it went live, and so it has been. If you spot any spam
posts, please
report them so that I can remove them. Also, in an attempt to
reduce the number
of spambot registrations, I've started blocking certain suspicious
IP addresses.
If you think this might be preventing you from registering
legitimately to use
the Discussion Zone, then please let me know and I'll sign you up
manually.
If you've not yet got involved with the Discussion Zone, here's
the low-down:
http://multitrackdiscussion.cambridge-mt.com/misc.php?action=help&hid=10
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D.I.Y. ACOUSTIC TREATMENT: LINKS UPDATE
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Following feedback from some readers, I've just updated the
Acoustics Products
section of my Chapter 1 links page. So if you're interested in
making your own
D.I.Y. acoustic treatment, check it out here:
http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-ch1.htm#links
In particular, note that the Ready Acoustics pre-sewn fabric bags
appear now to
have been removed from Ready Acoustics site, but Acoustimac still
provide
something very similar. Also, although the metal Chameleon
Acoustic Frames I
recommended in 'Mixing Secrets For The Small Studio' are still
available, the
D.I.Y. frames offered by ATS and Acoustimac both provide a more
cost-effective
solution, so long as you're happy with a wooden construction.
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AURATONE 5C IMPULSE RESPONSE
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Earlier this month, reader Jim Mooney alerted me to the presence
of an impulse
response file for the Auratone 5C Super Sound Cube. For a download
link, as well
as some discussion of the usefulness of convolution for simulating
this
important secondary monitoring system, check out the updated
Chapter 2 resources
page here: http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-ch2.htm#links
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MIXING BASS: SOUND ON SOUND MAGAZINE COVER FEATURE
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If you can get hold of the current September issue of Sound On
Sound magazine
(http://www.soundonsound.com), you'll find it contains a big
feature of mine
about specialist mixing techniques for bass instruments. This
includes many
references to well-known commercial productions and some little mixing
checklists which you might find useful. Here's the link to the
online version
(although, as per SOS policy, this only becomes public-domain in
six months or
so): http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep12/articles/mixing-bass.htm
Note, however, that the article's associated media page is free to
view even for
non-subscribers. This has 20-odd captioned audio examples, as well as
suggestions of library multitracks which provide a good testbed
for practicing
your bass-mixing techniques:
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep12/articles/mixingbassmedia.htm
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NEW 'MIX REVIEW' CRITIQUES
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Also in September's magazine is a fresh batch of Mix Review production
critiques, which include:
* Flo Rida: 'Good Feeling'
* Kelly Clarkson: 'Stronger'
* Michael Kiwanuka: 'Home Again'
You can read these (and all my previous Mix Review columns) for
free here:
http://www.soundonsound.com/mixreview
That's everything for this month. More treats in store...
Cheers,
Mike Senior.
