Summary: My Mix

For my mix, I wanted to give it some kind of difference to the original, without losing the feel of the song. The first major difference between my mix and the monitor mix would probably be the lack of the mandola. I got rid of it as it had a harsh sound that didn’t fit the verse and the style of piece I was going for. Also, I only used the piano chords in the final verse, to give it a different feel to the other verses, separating it from them. Another part I cut down was the slide guitar in the chorus. I cut it down so it was only playing the final few chords of each chorus, as it’s sound clashed with the main guitar sound. In terms of the main guitar, I brought the part in a few bars later than in the monitor mix, since I felt that it had more of an impact on the piece. I also panned one part hard left, another hard right, and kept the third in the middle. For the solo guitar part in the second chorus I applied an EQ to the part, getting rid of some of the more harsh mid to high end frequencies, giving the part a softer sound that sat well in the track. For the bass, I panned one part hard left, the other right, and the third in the middle. I also applied an EQ to bring out the lower end a cut out some higher frequencies to give a deeper sound. For the drums, the first thing I did was bring up the volume for all parts, because they were just lost in the monitor mix, and the drums are a crucial part to a track like this. After that I panned the two overheads hard left and right, and the snare drum slightly to the left, leaving the bass drum in the middle. I also brought the drums in later then they do to give more emphasis to the vocals at the start of the piece. Regarding the vocals, I started the piece with the main, lower vocal part without the higher vocals for most of the first verse. The higher vocals were brought in at the end of the first verse, slightly quieter than the main vocals, also panned hard left and right. Also, I added a reverb effect to the main vocals, to give them a stronger emphasis throughout the whole piece, especially in the first verse, where it’s just the vocals and the bass.