Mix Analysis 9

Derek and the Dominos-Layla
BPM: about 112
Time Signature: 4/4

Producer: Bill Levenson & Elliot Scheiner
Mixing Engineer & Studio: Elliot Scheiner( John Cage, Paul McCartney), Unable to find studio
Mastering Engineer & Studio: Bob Luwig (Neil Diamond, Led Zeppelin), Gateway Mastering

Time Code:

00:00-00:08  Intro- Call and response guitar riffs
00:09-00:23  Lead Guitar enters
00:24-00:40  Verse Begins and vocals enter wailing guitar huge toms
00:41-00:53  Chorus enters with backing vocals, lead guitar returns
00:54-01:12  Verse 2 enters same instrumentation as first, organs enter
01:13-01:30   Chorus
01:31-01:44   Short Verse
01:45-02:20   Chorus 2 times
 02:21-03:11  Break with drums screeching guitar and backing chants
 03:12-03:35  Piano and song changes entirely
 03:36-07:02  Ending of song- Guitar enters with piano and melodies are traded back and forth



Level/ Pan:

Kick                        6/C
Snare                       9/3
Toms                       6/4, 3, C
Cymbals                  6/C
Bass                         5/-5
Guitar (Lead)           8/ C      (Layer: 7/-5)
Guitar (Rhythm)      8/ -2
Vocals                      9/C
Backup Vocals         8/ 4
Piano                        7/C
Ac. Guitar                7/3


I chose this song because I really enjoy it and also because it was Best Surround Album. Also this song was mastered by Bob Ludwig who does mastering for basically any mainstream artists. It was interesting to hear his take on classic music. This contains a lot of layers with the guitar and overlapping guitar/ piano. However the blend, to me, is spot on and as is the overall tone. Honestly they could have spent a decade on this and I don't see how they would have improve it much more, the quality of this is fantastic.