Mix Analysis 8

Song: Old Enough

Artist: The Raconteurs

Album: Consolers of the Lonely

Year: 2005

Mixing Engineer: Jack White and Joe Chiccarelli

Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller

Awards: 2008 Best Engineered Album, Non-classical

                                    Level                        Pan

Vocals                             8                        -3,3

Backing Vox                   6                        -4,4                       

Organ                              5                        5

Acoustic Guitar               5                        -3,3                       

Shaker                             4                        -8

Electric Guitar                 6                        -3,3

Violin                              6                        -5

Drums                             6                        -2,2           

Bass                                5                        0

Timecode

0:00:Vocals, shaker, acoustic guitar

0:09: Second of organ

0:14-0:15: Shaker solo

0:16: violin, drums, electric guitar, organ, bass, acoustic guitar

0:28-0:40: Vocals join

0:46-0:58: Vocals join with backing vocals

1:04-1:38: Vocals join

1:26-1:38: Backing vocals come in

2:13-2:36: Vocals and Backing Vocals join, calling back at each other

2:48-3:22: Vocals join

3:16-3:22 Backing vocals join

3:47: Violin and organ fade out

            This album was awarded 2008’s Best Engineered Album, Non-classical and it deserves this award.  Each instrument blended in evenly, and even with every instrument playing at the same time, they came together musically that it made the song better.  Nothing was panned too widely or small and created just the right amount of space.  Jack White and Joe Chiccarelli mixed this song together and gave each respected instrument good levels.  The beginning of the song sounds like an old western song with the violin and it blends in with a modern sound, bringing together two genres from different eras.