Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Mix Analysis 8 - Man in the Moon


Artist: Jukebox the Ghost
Song: Man in the Moon
Album: Safe Travels
Year: 2012

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0:00 Acoustic guitar, Vocals
0:23 Acoustic guitar, vocals, synth
0:41 Acoustic Guitar, synth, bass, percussion
0:51 Acoustic Guitar, synth, bass, percussion, vocals
1:32 Acoustic Guitar, synth, bass, percussion
1:42 Acoustic Guitar, vocals (outro)

Instrument Level Pan
Acoustic Guitar 8 -4, 4
Vocals 8 0
Synth 7 0
Percussion 5 -2, 2
Bass 6 0

This is a pretty simple song from Jukebox the Ghost, who is normally known to have a louder and bigger pop sound while this is more singer/songwriter. It starts with a very close and present vocal track, and an acoustic guitar that sounds like it has been panned out and has some space. These two elements are the driving force and stay the same way the whole track. A bit into the song the synth comes in, which is just playing sustained notes that are a little wavy but serve as only a backing part. The bass and percussion, which seems to consist of a shaker and a quiet drum, come in later, to add some consistent rhythm, but are very quiet and are just there to be in the background. This is a good example of knowing what instrument is the focal point of the song, which is one of the ways we’ve talked about starting a mix.

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