Mix Analysis 7

Artist: Tiny Tim

Song: Down Virginia Way

Album: Tiny Tim’s Second Album

Genre: Acoustic Reggae, Rock

Year: 1969

Mixing Engineer: Lee Herschberg

Mixing Studio: United and Western Studio

Mastering Engineer: Not credited

Mastering Studio: Not credited

Other Artist Mixed by Lee Herschberg: Dean Martin and Randy Newman

                                    Level                        Pan

Piano                               6                        -10

Vocals                             8                        0

Electric Guitar                 6                        7

Drums                             6                        -10

Trumpet                          6                        0

Trombone                       6                        0

Tuba                               6                        0

Group Vocals                 6                        Pans back and forth

Claps                              5                        -5, 5

Flute                               6                        0

A lot of instruments in this song are panned dead center or panned all of the way to either the left or the right.  It is a little awkward, but so is Tiny Tim so it fits with his style.  Most of the instruments are at the same level during the song, with random solos.  This song could use a bigger band with more instruments so the song had a fuller sound than it did.  The panning made the drums and pianos mono, which isn’t a bad thing, but it made me want to turn my head while the song was playing.

            Lee Herschberg also mixed two of the songs that I have already analyzed including Randy Newman and Gordon Lightfoot.

Time Code:

0:00: Piano

0:02: Vocals, piano

0:09: Guitar, vocals, piano, drums

0:18-0:20: Horn section

0:32: Horns

0:56-1:12: Trumpet

1:12: Group Vocals and clapping come in

1:48: Group vocals and clapping ends

1:50: Just vocals

1:51: Flute solo

1:52: Vocals end

1:54: Horns, flute, drums play until end

1:59:Vocals come back

2:03: Song ends