Unmastered (Raw Mixes) for Reference

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  1. luanpacheco

    luanpacheco Noisemaker

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    Hey guys!

    Where I can find Unmastered tracks? The raw mixes? Because we use mastered tracks for reference, and this is not the best approach to this. Is not just about the loudness, but the compression and balance of the track. To learn how to do a GREAT mix like the pros, we need to listen to the raw mix. Like this one on the Mix With The Masters, listen to the "Happy" by Pharrell, you can listen the dinamics that the mix engineer printed on the mix, the headroom he left, everything... This short clipe gave me another perpective to the Mix step.

     
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  3. TFromEmpire

    TFromEmpire Newbie

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    I would like the same. DM A G DRIVE LINK
     
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    coolbeanz Platinum Record

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    not sure of the genre you're working with, but for me, tracks from Kendrick Lamar's 'untitled. unmastered' album are what i've used lately.
     
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    Stevie Dude Audiosexual

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    mixer : *make a mix dynamic, leave a lot of headroom for the music to breathe*

    mastering engineer : nah, this is too dynamic. *smash with a compressor*. too much headroom, need more volume or else this song wouldn't survive in the market. *smash with another compressor*.
     
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    JMOUTTON Audiosexual

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    Let me fix that for you.

    Mastering Engineer: So what would you like me to do with this?

    Client: Well since I had a good mix, I think I want this at like -3LU, I got to compete, radio ready, redder is better.
     
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    JMOUTTON Audiosexual

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    @luanpacheco

    You can also reference anything that has been with a light touch, like PF Dark Side of The Moon, or just use

    http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list/dr/desc

    find something that you like that has a DR of more 20-18 and you'll be in the range of where most contemporary mixes leave enter into post.
     
  8. Roject

    Roject Audiosexual

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    Thank You for this video!
    What a amazing source for making memes!


    Here is restored footage from original unmastered Prodigy DAT tape.
    But I don't know if this is what You're looking for.


     
  9. MojoDavey

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    yo! this would be incredibly useful resource!!! this would change the game for mixing ITB. just throw up a bunch of mix references in Metric AB on a midi controller that are actually mixes and not masters!!! would change the game and make mixing results stick much easier I think!!!
     
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    My Prodigy collection has increased, thank you
     
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  13. MojoDavey

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    damn wow thats a useful layout with the loops and isolated stems

    yeah I guess we can just start building our own templates from stems that we have
    really cool and useful plugin!

    thanks!
     
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