Re: [LMMS-devel] LMMS Top songs Compilation

[Tobiasz K. <un...@gm...>]

I want to ask whoever is in charge in the Competition project.

How about the technical side of making the final compilation album?

Are you going to contact creators of selected works to deliver unmastered
mixes and you'll master the final thing?

I think that quality of the production (not using lossly data-compressed
source files, not using over dynamic-compressed recordings) is an important
matter, but I don't know if anything about this was told to the artists
before the submission phase started.

I guess that a good thing would be to take a bunch of audio-savvy people
who can hear a lot (like me ;) ) and write down all musical and technical
feedback about selected submissions regarding corrections and improving
what can be improved. The artists will learn from this feedback too.

Then the artists would have some time to apply these fixes (and we would
serve with our help online).
Bad mixes, bad quality samples, distorted vocal recordings,out-of tune
vocals, over-compressed masters, painful frequency peaks on certain
instruments - all that should be fixed in MIXING stage, before MASTERING.

The artists would then have some time to deliver to the Competition Team
(whoever it is) the final mixes in 24-bit WAV or FLAC in 44.1 or 48 kHz and
with - say - 20dB of headroom for peaks not touching 0dBFS.

*And then making a master out of that would ensure we'll have a good
sounding album*, that also is consistent and pleasant, not sounding like a
cheap home-made compilation CD, but like a commercially made one (we want
to sell this, right?).

If reading this makes you think "o crap" - don't worry. I'm here to help -
I have some experience in all this and I want to make it a real blast for
LMMS.

What are your thoughs?


2014-01-29 Johannes Lorenz <joh...@ma...>

> > If something isn't clear to you about the competition, don't hesitate to
> ask
> > :)
>
> One dumb more question :)
>
> Is it ok if I post my song as a WIP on SC now and ask for feedback from
> listeners? I'd like to use the feedback to improve my sound before
> submission.
>
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