Mixing contest week 3 is finally come the end, We start at number 85-90 of people who join the contest.
conclusion of 3 week.
Week 1 mostly general knowledge quiz, technical, psychological test. DAW structure, Digital and Analog knowledge, sampling rate, bit depth, aliasing, nyquist frequency formula. DAW knowledge. Setup (protools), utilize template, and create a rough mixes, no plugins allowed.
One of the hardest thing is the mind game, and a lot of ear testing (Frequency, Q factor, slope, gain, pitch, keys, decay, Attack, release, distortion, saturation)
first week has pass, the number drop down to roughly 26-32... they really mean business.
Week 2 Field testing and equipment knowledge. How much you know about tools, how it actually works, what's it inside, Pros n Cons, tell about the type of compressor, eq, limiter, clipper, distortion, stauration, reverb, delay, etc, how it's behaves, what's curve look like on every equipment (draw it) and explain to those engineer and artist that stand behind you.
week 2 has pass, only 12 of us left.
Week 3 is basically a how to stay alive day to day simulator.
Working in the studio, with real artist only have 4 hr (per person) create a good mix and mastering engineer will do critique.
i see that artist really enjoy this contest and they actually willing to help us (by hint), also the engineer tried to help us by his face expression.....
I know... that sound weird...
Only 10 place left for all of us, I got 4th place.
After mixing contest is officially closed, I have been interviewed for a very long time (2hr).
Summary: They told me about the purpose of this event, During the first 2 weeks of testing everything other than how to use a DAW, ear testing, do a rough mixes is meaningless.
"We just want to know your personality, The way you interact with other human beings.
As for the prize, Please take it as a gift. We all thank you for joining mixing contest"
i'm speechless.