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Philizz Podcast: Making of a Yearmix
What software do
you use for your mixes?
To extrude the different audio layers (like
seperate vocals, drum layers etc) from every song I use Demucs. I recombine
whatever I need or want in Adobe Audition, this is also where I do my multitrack
mixing.
When the audiomix is finished I continue my mission in Adobe Premiere to put the
music videos in place.
Finally the design and optional lower thirds (songtitles) are made in After
Effects.
I have very limited Photoshop and website skills, but I can get some stuff done
in good old PSP7.
How much time do you spend on a mix?
For every minute of mix that you see I need 60 minutes of audio
editing and about 15 minutes of video editing.
This is not all that's needed for a good transition or mix. I do months of
extensive research into all songs (like analizing BPM and key) and pull every
mp3 apart by splitting it into seperate layers for drums, acapella vocals, bass
synthlayers etc.
If I have time to work on a mix fulltime (up to 70 hours a week) a full 1 hour
videomix takes me at least 200 hours - a full month or 2!
Why are your
videos not on Youtube?
Youtube algorhythms automatically detect if you
used copyright protected music video content in your product. Therefor my mixes
are most often directly banned by Youtube, Vimeo, Dailymotion and recently even
on Facebook.
Hosting mixes on my own server is expensive in terms of very much datatraffic.
Therefor I regularly upload my mixes to ok.ru, a Russian social network website
who doesn't seem to care what you put up there (for now).
As I strongly condemn the Russian invasion of it's neighbours I will not be uploading my mixes on a Russia based host anymore.
Why can't I find your DVDs anymore?
DVD is an obsolete medium which has been surpassed in quality by
HD MP4 releases. Therefor it is no longer needed to downscale my mixes to DVD
quality. Besides, my software no longer supports DVD format (Adobe Encore has
been discontinued for years now) - and I don't even own a working dvd burner or
reader anymore so I couldn't even test my DVDs. Also, converting to DVD was very
time consuming, time better spent on mixing...
How do I download
your mixes?
Every mix that I upload to my website (www.philizz.nl)
comes with a small downloadlink directly underneath the video. This could either
be a direct torrent, or a torrent file in a zip file. If your browser blocks the
download or it simply doesn't show up, try rightclicking -> Save as. If none of
this works, try installing the latest version of Firefox.
Uploads in other formats or platforms are no longer supported for I don't have
the time, bandwidth or access to places like usenet and megaupload.
What happened to your website?
The Joomla website (2012-2020) broke down permanently. It can't
be updated with new releases, it can't be fixed. With my very limited html
knowledge I managed to pull back my old website from before 2008 but as a
videomixer I don't have the time or knowledge to invest into creating a brand
new website. Besides, the current retro theme kind of 'fits' the kind of content
I produce. So aside from maybe lacking some modern functionality, I am perfectly
happy with the way this looks.
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