Hi @Bayard Kohlhepp, Yes I remember the same thing. There definitely are members of the community looking to work on paid projects, although I also have not seen any protocol towards who to approach first or a list for mixing/ mastering genre specialties for example. Posting in the group is a good place to start, or asking the admins. I am in the camp of looking for mastering work and have spent over 20 years as a vinyl DJ focusing on Trance / House / Breaks and their sub genres, though I wouldn't think I'm the only one here with a background like that for sure. You can sent potential clients at me for that and I am happy to provide a master to show them what I can bring to the table. www.paintmastering.ca Or email Masteredwithpaint@gmail.com

You can also upload your file to a cloud service like Dropbox or Google drive. Then create a shareable link and post that link here into a chat with any information you want to share.

I know for me, starting a mix is tougher than trying out a few things on a master to get into the flow. A few things I am finding helpful for a mix are: 1) Loading all the multitracks into a session without any expectation, and then just spend some time getting familiar with the tracks and subgroups 2) Next I would subgroup the drums minus bass and extra percussion 3) I'd look for a smart way to group the instruments 4) Any other grouping with a large track count like background vocals etc After that I would listen to each group, again, without expectation to really hear what's there and see how that motivates where I'd like to start in each group / any initial ideas. Usually it's straight to kick / snare and the rest of the drum kit, but I like to feel like I'm getting a picture for the whole kit first so I can also start with a fader balance. 5) Another thing I'm finding helpful sometimes is to do separate sessions for each of the subgroups that feed into a mixdown session later. The main benefit of this is you can really focus on what each part of the mix is bringing to the mix. You need to utilize your metering and memory to plan where in the volume/ dynamics range parts will be though. An example is backing vocals or the drum kit or in some cases instruments if there are instruments that had multiple mics. Another benefit of this is giving different parts of the mix different saturation identities and / or pre - mixdown effects to add separation and depth in the mix. Different saturation identities/ effects before and then in the mixdown the effects can both further separate the parts and jointly bring everything together with common effects.

I lost a day during this FTM which didn't help. In PST I think it closed right on time. I was complete before 1am but not fast enough!! Was a lot of fun, and good mixing practice. We'll go for the next one for sure!

Thanks @Jason Van Deman ! Yeah I like that there is a little more leeway to interpret a producers track (perhaps) because it is within the community and not within an artistic / label framework. It allows for artistic and technical development at the same time. I think it also sharpens that creative instinct of what might work for parts of a track and experimentation while still having a produced track as a goal.

Hi @Kim Katzer, I mostly use an old school approach (maybe?). "PDF everything!!" This goes for attachments, graphics (if multiple), and whole emails if the archival need is there. Then I can use my existing file structure and/or email to store multiple files or organize them and search for them. Emails would be -> d/l -> pdf(s) -> upload -> group emails Either way the title is created to be a search term.

@Kim Katzer there are newer approaches as well, that are complexity dependent. They are related to not only the archival aspect but the additional ability to access it via an app on your phone or 'in the cloud'. This can be valuable and has seen corporate/business level data storage and integration. Its kinda like a scrap booking approach as a platform for mixed text and media in one place. Two popular ones are the Notion app for personal use and Microsoft OneNote used in business applications. https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/notion-notes-tasks-ai/id1232780281 https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/microsoft-onenote/id410395246