[RWP] Fwd: [mixingsecretsnews at cambridge-mt.com] Mixing Secrets News: Special Announcement!

Mon Apr 23 11:07:15 EDT 2012

For those of you who are trying to learn how to mix, check out the 
massive free multitrack mix library at
http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm

Then, check out this announcement from the site's owner, Mike 
Senior, about a simple discussion forum he is building, to act as a 
repository for all submitted mixes and feedback. (see below)
And, if you want free feedback from Mike himself, first join the 
free news list at:
http://www.cambridge-mt.com/MixingSecretsNewsList.htm

Announcement follows:

>Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:08:29 +0100 (BST)
>From: Mixing Secrets News <ms at cambridge-mt.com>
>To: "mixingsecretsnews at cambridge-mt.com" 
><mixingsecretsnews at cambridge-mt.com>
>Subject: [mixingsecretsnews at cambridge-mt.com] Mixing Secrets News: 
>Special
>  Announcement!
>
>Hello all,
>
>In addition to the usual monthly mail-out I sent you last week, I 
>also wanted to make a special announcement about the 'Mixing 
>Secrets' Free Multitrack Download Library -- as well as offering 
>mailing-list subscribers an exclusive freebie!
>
>------------------------------------------------------------- NEW 
>DEDICATED 'MIXING SECRETS' DISCUSSION ZONE 
>-------------------------------------------------------------
>
>The most common question I get from users of the multitrack 
>library is: "where can I listen to other people's mixes and get 
>feedback on my own?" Obviously there are loads of general 
>music-tech forums where you can post a mix link and ask for 
>feedback (SOS, Recording.Org, Gearslutz, Mixoff.Org, etc, etc...), 
>but I honestly don't think any of them are particularly well 
>suited to library users.
>
>For instance, it's often difficult to find mixes/discussion about 
>the specific multitrack project you're interested in -- even once 
>you've weeded through all the non-mixing threads. Then there are 
>situations where mixdown files can't easily be auditioned without 
>downloading, or (even more frustratingly) are simply dead links 
>that render any discussion useless for learning purposes. Plus, 
>with typical multi-page 'mix-off' threads it can be a nightmare to 
>disentangle which comment s refer to which mix files.
>
>So I've finally decided to bite the bullet and set up a dedicated 
>forum-style 'Discussion Zone' for the multitrack library. Here's 
>the concept, which (as usual) I've tried to keep as simple as possible:
>
>* Within the Discussion Zone, each multitrack project has its own 
>sub-forum.
>
>* Within each sub-forum, each mix has its own thread.
>
>* Users can comment on any mix by replying to its thread.
>
>It should therefore be easy to find mixes of any given multitrack, 
>and to see which feedback comments apply to which mix. In 
>addition, there are two other important features of the Discussion 
>Zone:
>
>1) To minimise dead links, MP3 and M4A (iTunes) audio files can be 
>uploaded directly to the Discussion Zone as post attachments. Once 
>attached, they'll automatically become playable directly within 
>browser, and can also be downloaded for off-line listening. I've 
>put no limit on the number of mixes each user can upload, and 
>individual mix files can be up to 40MB in size, which equates to 
>more than 15 minutes of audio at the maximum 320kbps resolution! 
>(You can still post links to Soundcloud or w herever if you 
>insist, but please be aware that I'll immediately remove any 
>threads based on dead links.)
>
>2) I'll personally be creating a single sticky thread at the top 
>of each sub-forum to provide additional information and mixing 
>advice specific to each multitrack project. Any general 
>comments/questions about the multitrack project can be posted as 
>replies to that thread.
>
>And that's all. No extraneous bells and whistles -- just a 
>streamlined facility for learning from each other's mixes. For an 
>example of how it feels in practice, check out this link to the 
>Young Griffo 'Blood To Bone' sub-forum, which I've so far 
>populated with my 'project info' sticky and three mix threads: 
>http://multitrackdiscussion.cambridge-mt.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=121
>
>------------------------------------------------------------- FREE 
>MIX FEEDBACK FOR MAILING LIST SUBSCRIBERS! 
>-------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Now, I know what you're thinking: "To hell with all that! What 
>about the freebie?" :)
>
>Well here's the deal. Although all the sub-forums are now active, 
>I don't want to launch the Discussion Zone officially until I've 
>finished creating all the 'project info' stickies -- a process 
>that's likely to take me a couple of months, I'm guessing. While 
>I'm generating those, however, if any of you loyal mailing-list 
>people want to register for the Discussion Zone and post your own 
>mixes of the library multitracks, then I promise to provide some 
>free feedback for eve ry single one -- until further notice, at 
>least! You can access all the sub-forums from the Discussion Zone 
>homepage here: http://multitrackdiscussion.cambridge-mt.com
>
>Of course, you're also welcome to post feedback comments of your 
>own, and generally to use the Discussion Zone freely for its 
>intended purpose. All I ask is that you have a quick glance at the 
>'Three Commandments' 
>(http://multitrackdiscussion.cambridge-mt.com/showthread.php?tid=12&pid=15) 
>before posting. If you encounter any problems, feel free to PM me 
>in the Discussion Zone or email me on ms at cambridge-mt.com so I can 
>try to sort them out.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Mike Senior.

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