CURRENT CHALLENGE - GENERAL INFORMATION
Time Frame: Monday, 01st August 2022 to Sunday, 21st August 2022 (21 days)
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Song Provider: Cable Street Collective
Song Name and Length: Power Is Out (Hit The Road Mix), 5:00 min
Song Information: 98 BPM / Signature: 4/4
File Format: WAV, 44kHz, 24bit
GENRE: World Music / Pop
Preview of the Song (Demo Mix):
INFORMATION: This version might sound different from the provided multi-tracks.
A word from the song provider:
Los_ady wrote:Dear friends,
I'm happy to be back and share this very special Mix Challenge with you this month, together with the UK Band "Cable Street Collective" and our cross continental collaboration with Moroccan Artists Ayoub Barrar, Salah Fafah and Lala Tamar.
When starting as a producer, I reached out like crazy to bands via Bandcamp, Instagram and Facebook to discover more artists and build a relationship, which lead me to them.
During my 2 years in Morocco in the hardest lockdown months, we had a wonderful zoom chat with the Band members and talked about collaborating with Moroccan musicians which I recorded, so they sent me a Demo of their latest single "Power Is Out"
I started to mix the song after traveling 4000km and recording in the Moroccan Desert, the Coast and the mountains, and invite you to see the whole process in this short documentary available on the Produce Like A Pro Youtube Channel.
The Band liked the mix so much that they didn't even consider re-recording, therefore you have a tricky task to make this home recording sound like a commercial record. That's why we call it Mix Challenge.
Believe me, after mixing this unusual song, you will definitely learn something new and that's the goal here - to learn and have fun, doing what we love. That's what we're here for, right?
First of all I would recommend you to check out the original mix which is attached in the multi tracks and really take a minute or two to think about priorities in the mix. Is it the vocals and rhythm section? Which parts of the huge rhythm section really drive the song? Maybe it's the guitars that carry the groove...? You decide!
All the best and thank you for joining, really appreciate your time
on doing this.
Ady
Hit The Road Music Studio
REFERENCES:
More for the vibe, uplifting, party, forward, sunshine - sound wise references, unfortunately, I can't find anything similar to this song, but here we go:
Amadou and Mariam for the sunshine vibe
https://youtu.be/7O4lGQsf8Tw
Mafikizo for the beat
https://youtu.be/yhk52GlkhVA
A World Music Mix with Beats I always get back to is "Balkan Beat Box".
Overall sound I like for reference, is "I Trusted You"
https://youtu.be/IUwM5d3qvUY
(more technical details in the Mix Pack bundled TXTs)
A few words by the Mix Challenge staff:
Mister Fox wrote:A once more very surprising blend of oriental instruments, and pop music, with the additional twist of limited / printed sound sources.
I can't offer that many hints or tricks this month. The original mix is more "pop" oriented, though maybe you got a different idea. One way or the other, your focus should definitely be on finding suitable positions in the frequency spectrum for each instrument.
This will not be a simple task, but there is a lot to learn here. So please keep your ears tuned, and let your creativity flow. There are so many options possible to add your own sonic fingerprint to this production.
Good luck, and have fun.
Please also consult the TXT files that are bundled in the source files package below. There you can find more information about the individual files and changes to the time signature.
Rule Summary / Add-On Rules:
- try to create a mix that complements this production (in your own style)
- the focus of this game is "mixing" - NO MASTERING. Edit/Mix in such a way, that barely any after-touches other than loudness adjustments and final limiting is needed in a possible follow-up mastering step.
- Clean / Alternative versions can be used if you need more flexibility over a certain sound (if present for this production)
- make the best out of the provided audio material (EQ, compression, transient tools, etc), no "drum sample triggering / replacement", neither any changes to the arrangement (copy/add/move/remove parts)! (unless otherwise stated)
- please only provide WAV files, files need to be accessible/downloadable from your preferred cloud storage space (no SoundCloud, WeTransfer or similar!)
- render the edited material in the same sampling rate and bitrate as originally provided (MC087 / August => 44/24)
- ADD-ON RULES - PRODUCTION RELATED:
- Filename Template: MC087__Cable_Street_Collective__Power_Is_Out_HTRS_Mix__<username>.wav
- no (more) add-on rules specified
Please consult the official
Rules and Guidelines for a more detailed set of rules, including how to document your edits, maximum loudness values and delivery formats (see
Rule Book - Post #6).
Failing to adhere to the rules will result in disqualification. There will be no additional reminders given.
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Source Files:
Main Mix Package - full package (585,84 MB, LZMA compressed, zip)
IMPORTANT NOTE: download window might show a smaller file size, file unavailable after 21-AUG-2022
The provided files were packed as ZIP with LZMA compression (specs from 2015).
File size extracted: 1304,24 MB, packed 585,84 MB (ZIP, LZMA)
In order to extract the files, we can recommend these programs / apps:
Macintosh:
The Unarchiver -
get it here
Keka (open source) -
get it here / please take note of the
file extraction guide
Windows:
7zip -
Installation /
Portable
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