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Old 26th November 2013, 08:51 AM
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'Pray' mixed by David Reitzas

We recently got a glimpse of Ayu in the studio with David Reitzas in the latest ViVi Deji Deji Diary and since we know Jaycen Joshua mixed Feel the love/Merry-go-round, I figured that there was a possibility that he mixed Pray... and after asking, it seems I was right! He could not comment any further though, obviously.

I feel that this ups the chances that this song is going to be a ballad, haha.


(photo from Ayumi)

David Reitzas is also credited as mixing the following songs:
SEVEN DAYS WAR
Virgin Road
do it again
November
progress
beloved
how beautiful you are

I am excited, since his mixes are extremely well done!

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Old 26th November 2013, 09:05 AM
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I kind of hate his mixing, tbh.
but if beloved turned out well i guess Pray might too.
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Old 26th November 2013, 09:18 AM
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Well, he has Virgin Road, do it again and progress on his list, so yEAH GIMME DAT SONG AYU
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Old 26th November 2013, 09:59 AM
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I kind of hate his mixing, tbh.
but if beloved turned out well i guess Pray might too.
same here...his mixing is not really clear and High quality for me. I really hate the mixing of Virgin Road...
also progress and how beautiful you are, i think her voice is too crisp on both songs...
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Old 26th November 2013, 12:20 PM
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she's so cute in the pic <3
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Old 26th November 2013, 12:24 PM
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I think he's really done a good job so far. Looking forward to it!
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Old 26th November 2013, 12:33 PM
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i rly dont know what to say, i completely love 'do it again' but the other ones are just ok songs for me..
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Old 26th November 2013, 03:21 PM
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I have no idea what mixers do. Or even producers, for that matter. You may as well tell me that Big Bird mixed the song and Yoda produced it, because it means absolutely nothing to me.
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I have no idea what mixers do. Or even producers, for that matter. You may as well tell me that Big Bird mixed the song and Yoda produced it, because it means absolutely nothing to me.
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Old 26th November 2013, 05:20 PM
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November
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So I am looking forward it.
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Old 26th November 2013, 06:07 PM
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I've got no idea what a mixer does as well, but given the list of songs: yay!
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Old 26th November 2013, 06:22 PM
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I love his mixing so much.
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Old 26th November 2013, 06:36 PM
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From wikipedia:

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"A mix engineer or mixing engineer is a person responsible for combining ("mixing") the different sonic elements of a piece of recorded music (vocals, instruments, effects etc.) into a final version of a song (also known as "final mix" or "mixdown"). He or she mixes the elements of a recorded piece together to achieve a good balance of volume, while at the same time deciding other properties such as pan positioning, effects, and so on."

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Today, the recording industry has two kinds of producers: executive producer and music producer; they have different roles. While an executive producer oversees a project's finances, a music producer oversees the creation of the music.

A music producer can, in some cases, be compared to a film director, with noted practitioner Phil Ek himself describing his role as "the person who creatively guides or directs the process of making a record, like a director would a movie. The engineer would be more the cameraman of the movie."[1] The music producer's job is to create, shape, and mold a piece of music. The scope of responsibility may be one or two songs or an artist's entire album – in which case the producer will typically develop an overall vision for the album and how the various songs may interrelate."
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Old 26th November 2013, 07:03 PM
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I really have high expectations for this.
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Old 26th November 2013, 07:23 PM
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He mixed November and do it again?

Yay, can't wait
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Wow, he only did GREAT songs with Ayu! I'm really excited!
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Old 26th November 2013, 07:51 PM
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I would say most people shouldn't be all that excited because of him, considering we as mostly music fans without that much knowlegment on the technical aspects of music can't really notice the difference between a good mixed and a poorly mixed tracks xD
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Old 26th November 2013, 08:29 PM
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Old 26th November 2013, 09:22 PM
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I would say most people shouldn't be all that excited because of him, considering we as mostly music fans without that much knowlegment on the technical aspects of music can't really notice the difference between a good mixed and a poorly mixed tracks xD
My thoughts exactly... xD
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Old 26th November 2013, 09:24 PM
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Usually, people are able to pick up on a badly mixed track. (the BGM is too loud and overpowers the singer, or certain instruments don't really get focus when they should)

He's very well known in the business it seems, having worked with like every diva ever, haha.
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