REAPER CONTEST - MARCH 2017
(ONLY REAPER PLUGINS ALLOWED)
MIXING: 4-19 March
VOTING: 20-29 March
RESULTS: 31 March
March 2017 winners: REAmix and cnyk
Febrary 2017 winner: Fergler
January 2017 winner: Indiscipline
December 2016 winner: Fergler
November 2016 winner: zacki
October 2016 winner: Indiscipline
Click here to download all the submissions.
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It's time for another contest, don't you think?
This month the song is
Much Too Much by
Selwyn Jazz, chosen by the user
Fergler who won the contest last month.
So! Do you want to have fun? Do you want to get some good feedback from other people that love audio as much as you do? Do you want to feel like a boss chosing the song for the next month? Well, my friend, the answer is only one:
JOIN THE REAPER CONTEST
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CONDITIONS AND STEPS TO FOLLOW:
1) Download the source files from this
link.
2) When you’ve mixed it send a zip file to
reaper.contest@gmail.com with:
- Your Reaper project
- any reverb impulses you’ve used
- any custom JSFX you’ve used (put them in an effect subfolder (project_path/Effects/))
- a master mix (limited to -0.2 dB and at -14 LUFS): FLAC, 44.1 kHz, 24 bit
- a note containing your username and your reaper profile URL
- GLUED FILES AND SAMPLES ARE NOT ACCEPTED AND CAN COMPROMISE YOUR SUBMISSION.
3) Go to
http://bit.ly/2n4L9Hn to listen to the submissions. Pick your
3 favourite mixes and take note of their ID numbers (look the track titles). You can also download the zip file "SUBMISSIONS" with an RPP containing all the files.
4) Go to this
link and vote your 3 favourite mixes.
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HOW TO LIMIT YOUR MIX AND MEASURE ITS LOUDNESS:
Limiting:
In order to avoid your mix going over a certain volume, you need to use a
Limiter. If you need a limiter, a suggest using the
JS: Event Horizon Limiter/Clipper. You just need to put the ceiling to -0.2 and to bring down the threshold if you want your mix to get louder (but more compressed at the same time).
Loudness:
Loudness is measured in Loudness Unit (LU) or Loudness Unit Full Scale (LUFS). In order to check your loudness, you need a
Loudness Meter such as the
Youlean,
HOFA and
Orban loudness meters.
Try to look for a short-term value of -14 LUFS. In your limiter, bring down the threshold until you reach that value. Alternatively, you can print your master mix limited to -0.2 dB, without touching the threshold and let the
SWS/BR: Analyze Loudness do the job. If you prefer doing it this way, follow these steps:
- Install the SWS extension
- Open a new project
- Drag your limited mix into the project
- Extensions > Loudness..
- Select your item
- Press "Analyze selected items"
- Right click on the analyzed item in the loudness tool
- Normalize.. > -14 LUFS
- Export it again
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A few VERY important notes:
- DON'T RENAME the source files and the source folder.
- DON'T SEND ME the source files.
- READ TWICE this post before sending me your zip file. If I ask for a FLAC don't send me an MP3 or a WAV. Please, it's not that difficult and it would make my life a lot easier!
- DON'T GLUE ANY FILE
- DON'T USE SAMPLES