MIX CHALLENGE - MC103 April 2025

strange! · Weg zu Dir

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Overview

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#Mixcomp #Mixing #Rock #Indie #Mix-Challenge

With this month's game, you have the chance to work on a German "Pop (Rock)" production by Mix Challenge community regular Strange, who kindly provided these multi-tracks. The song is called "Weg zu Dir" (The way to you).

One of the bigger challenges will be finding a good balance between the percussive work and the vocals, creating an overall upbeat feeling. The vocals are another interesting aspect of this challenge, as they are not your typical "perfect on beat" type performance. It is highly recommended to consult the lyrics (incl. translation) to understand the overarching story this song is telling.

• Song Provider: Strange
• Song Name and Length: Weg zu Dir, 04:13 min
• Song Information: 150 BPM / Signature: 4/4
• File Format: WAV, 48kHz, 24bit (source)

Strange wrote:

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This song is about a man traveling home by car/plane and thinking about his wonderful wife. After a "philosophical song bridge", other people sitting in their cars also start singing about their partners (maybe you can see this movie play out in your head).
This is what I would like to hear in the mix.

I hope you can enhance the feeling and the meaning of the song with your mixing decisions.
I don't care about little treatments that give me some ear candy that I haven't thought about. Try to see the big picture. Don't alter the arrangement or any basic ingredients.
I'd like to hear a bouncy and soulful feeling like "Happy" by Pharrell Williams. Not exactly the sounds, more about the vibe. Don't think too much about boring German mainstream Pop/Rock if possible, please.
I'd like to hear about your monitoring situation, like MellowBrowne did when he was providing his song "Trap House" (MC101).
I would also like to know about your associations, feelings and mixing aims or mixing intentions. Because I often hear good mixes which don't fit my feeling, or my intention or maybe my taste. I would like to take that into consideration for my ranking.

​Thank you for everyone who is interested in my song and my thoughts.

How to?

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