OCTOBER 2020 – “WHEN HEARTS ATTACK”

AND THE BONUS CONTEST WINNER IS…

 

Guillaume Bonaventure!

Congrats Guillaume, you’ve won 150 USD!

 

AND THE RUNNER UP IS….

 

ajk526!

Congrats ajk526, you’ve won 50 USD!

 

(Scroll down to the Round 2 Stats Table for details)

 

 

 

Congrats to our Round 1 winners!

 

If you were first in your group, you’ve won a free month of TOURNA-MIX!

 

ajk526  

mange586

Christian Torresan

Guitarjeff

brianc1042

seanhupe

Guillaume Bonaventure

Ralf Tyra

 

Scroll down for detailed stats report

 

IMPORTANT: If you don’t see your name in the stats tables below, it means you either didn’t vote, OR you simply failed to receive any votes this time around.

 

 

BONUS CONTEST

 

We are back again with another slammin’ tune courtesy of Kenny Royster from “Direct Image Studio” in Nashville.  Written by Brandon Ingram, “When Hearts Attack” is an upbeat punk/pop song that will rope you in right away.  Big guitars, punchy drums, aggressive vocal style…..get in there and start mixing! 

 

Song Info:  

Bpm:  93,  Sample Rate:  44.1 khz.  

 

Can I use this song in my mixing portfolio?:

Nope….please don’t post or use your mix outside of the contest – Thanks!!

 

Schedule:

Oct. 1st – 20th:  MIX SUBMISSION PERIOD – Submit your mix by October 20th, 10 pm (EDT).

Oct. 21st – 25th:  VOTING ROUND 1 – Ends October 25th, 10 pm.  (MANDATORY)

Oct. 26th – 29th:  VOTING ROUND 2 – Ends October 29th, 10 pm.  

October 30th:  WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

 

Prizes:

Grand Prize:  150 USD

Runner up:  50 USD!

 

 

MIXING TUTORIALS

Full mix walkthrough of “When Hearts Attack”

NOTE:  At 47:00 I discuss my lead vocal level…I have since raised it 1db and updated my “Eric’s mix” below

 

A tutorial on the importance of successful drum triggering

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