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@Ari Tiainen I would try and put my finger on it, so if its recorded badly ie groove then retake it! This is just the pure recording from artist rather than mixing engineering. Wrong feel in groove no chance of getting anywhere in a mix!

currently doing a competition mix which happens every 2 months. This one is weird in that it was released, but I do not like the release mix. Does not seem release ready lol! Lv stacks and double (6 in total) all need a gain stage on a certain phrase. OH is a side and mid and under drum stool mic. Loads of BV. More a punkish style of song! So if you want a challenge https://mix-challenge.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=791

@Lou Baker this one for the 73 tracks and mid side https://mix-challenge.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=791 Lots of mic bleed and the ref mix was the release! A good messy sort of punk ish challenge with weird mics inc under drum stool!

@Lou Baker also this one for end of Jan 2026 this is good takes much cleaner but some mic drums bleed! https://hofa-college.de/en/blog/xmas-mix-contest-2025/?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=StudioNews%202025-12-01%20ENGLISCH&utm_medium=email

mix master use Ollo X1 as they are flat ref accurate to 1db and each pair is tested and comes with a calib txt file. VSX are in batches so less accurate though still good. i used VSX tried ollo x1 and like wow! Not expensive either. Just getting the OLLox U1 for tracking as it has a U profile EQ

4000e channel 4000g mix bus and have a j one somewhere Ah Ev series channel as well. Just working my way through various ones also sonimus n T console