At his point, the composition has been already sequenced and recorded by individual tracks and we just need now to add panning automations, mix the stems properly, add mastering techniques and bounce to an audio file.

The panning modulations were an important step on this projects as I’ve tried to give the sensation to the listener of moving sounds around the spectrum in some sections of the song. In order to do this I have automated the pan control from right to left following the behaviour of the sound at some points to give a realistic feeling of movement. I also added EQ and reverb to the individual tracks and I manipulated them until I achieved the desired sonic shape for each one.

In terms of mastering I just added a Parametric EQ and a Limiter to the master channel in order to gain some volume on the final mix; we can observe which frequencies are louder than they need when we amplify the volume to higher levels, and I have adjusted this with some subtle EQ, in this case I stressed slightly the mid/high frequencies to gain some shine and I lowered the bass around 100Hz.

Overall, I’m very happy with the final result of this composition, I think that I’ve achieved what I was looking for and I did several trials before starting in depth with this project and I think that’s why I’m satisfied with the final outcome. However, I would like to stress as I mentioned at the beginning that this is a university assignment and for me it would differ from another project where we are looking for commercial or musical pleasure, here we’re looking for something where we can demonstrate the use of the different techniques that we are learning in class and that probably made me slightly modify the genres that I normally work with, and add different elements which will make the composition more interesting from an academic point of view.

Now is time for us to complete the collaborative online release and enjoy of this team work together. I have enjoyed creating my track and I hope that it was reflected on this assignment as a whole, looking forward now to the next Creative Sound Projects.