Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Mix Analysis 3

Song:            Pinball Wizard
Artist:           The Who
Written by:   Pete Townshend
Producer:      Kit Lambert

0:00-0:24    Acoustic gtr1 (verb), Acoustic gtr2(verb, either duplicated or stereo return delay)
0:25-0:32    Acoustic gtr1, Acoustic gtr 2, Electric Gtr (verb, dist)
0:46-0:48    Vox (verb), B. Vox(verb)
0:47-1:09    Electric Gtr (clean harmonics), Acoustic gtr1, Bass, Kick, Snare, Cymb
1:09-1:13    Vox, B. Vox, Kick, Snare
1:13-1:39    Elec gtr, Acoustic Gtr, Bass, Vox, B. Vox, Kick, Snare, Cymb
1:40-1:52    Kick, Vox, Snare, Elec gtr(clean harmonics), Acoustic gtr, bass
1:52-1:54    Vox, B. Vox
1:55-2:15    Full Band
2:16-2:43    Acoustic Gtr
  (2:22)        Electric Gtr (dist)
  (2:29)       Vox, Bass
2:43-2:45    Vox, B. Vox
2:46-end     Full Band


Instrument                                                       Volume                              Pan
Electric Guitar                                                      9                                     -5
Acoustic Guitar 1                                                 5                                      5
Acoustic Guitar 2                                                 5                                      5 (return/delay? -5)
Vox                                                                      10                                    0
Kick                                                                      4                                     0
Snare                                                                     4                                     0
Cymbals                                                                2                                     0
Bass                                                                       4                                     0


I like the way this song is mixed, but it's a little thin if you ask me.  I think they knew the guitars were what was going to sell this one, and they take up most of the room....especially that electric guitar.  The bass is pretty cool, but buried below everything and a little difficult to hear, along with exactly what's going on with the drums.  The only effects I'm hearing is a lot of reverb, and possibly a delay on one of the acoustic guitars.  But I think its actually just a duplicate panned the other way.

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