Mix Rescue: Audio Files
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Technique : Recording / Mixing
It's a tall order this month, as we're asked to remix a reader's recording to sound like a big-budget Bond theme!

Overheads And Room Original
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A basic balance of the overheads and room tracks during the chorus, as heard directly from Toontrack's EZ Drummer.

Overheads And Room Processed
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The same two stereo tracks processed for a more aggressive sound.

Gong Original
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Gong Processed
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Ch Drums Processed
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The full chorus drum sound, as it appears in the remix.

Ch Drums Processed No Dist
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The same section of drums, but with the two distortion send effects muted to illustrate how they contribute to the overall sound.

Basses Original
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The synth and electric bass parts as recorded.

Basses Processed
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The same parts processed with dynamics and distortion effects to add extra mid-range energy.

Ch Gtrs Pod Original
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A basic balance of the two original chorus guitar tracks, recorded by Wilx's friend Tom Warner using a Line 6 modelling guitar preamp.

Ch Gtrs Pod Processed
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The same tracks processed in the remix to try to bring out more of the notes of the chords.

Ch Gtrs Live Overdubs
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The additional overdubbed guitar layers added by Tom Adams, processed as in the remix.

Ch Gtrs Final Balance
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The final remixed guitar sound, layering together Tom Warner's and Tom Adam's performances. Gives a new meaning to the phrase 'stereo toms'...

Ch Vox Processed
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The combined lead and backing vocal sound from the remix in isolation.

Strings Original
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A mix of the raw chorus string tracks Wilx bounced out of Synful Orchestra.

Strings Processed
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Here are the same string tracks soloed in the remix.

Vs LV Original
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Vs LV Processed
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Unprocessed and remixed versions of a section of the verse lead vocal.

Vs Loop 1 Original
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Vs Loop 2 Original
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The two drum loops Wilx had used to create the verse groove.

Vs Loops Processed
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The processed combination of these loops in the remix, complete with the replacement kick-drum sound.

Original Mix
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Wilx's original normalised mix of 'Dressed To Kill'.

Unmastered Remix
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The mixdown file I exported from Cubase, without any of the extra mastering processing.

G Stereo And Genecomp 3 Remix
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The remix processed using GStereo and Genecomp 3 for a hyped sound more in line with the reference tracks.

Remix Mastered
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The remix as heard through the extreme mastering processing I used to compare it with Wilx's reference tracks.