Mix Analysis 7

Song: The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn 

Artist: Alison Krauss & Union Station  

Album: New Favorites 

Year: 2001

Engineer: Gary Paczosa

Mixer: Doug Sax

Studio: I could not find it. 

Sound Source                    Pan                      Level

Male Vocals                      0                           9 

Female Vocals                   0                           8

Guitar                            -6 to 6                      7

Bass                                 0                        6

Dobro                           -5 to 1                     8

Mandolin                         -6 to 6                     7

Fiddle                             -3 to 3                      8                                            

Banjo                                 5                          8

You may have heard this song on "Oh Brother Where Art Thou". The dobro works so well for this song with the way it can express almost like another voice. The fun part about the style is that there is no percussion the whole rhythm is driven by string instruments. 

Song Form

Intro  (Dobro and Guitar) 0:00-0:37

Verse 1 0:37-1:10

Guitar and Dobo Interlude 1:10-1:15

Verse 2 1:15-1:50

All the instruments come in 1:50-2:14

Verse 3 2:14-2:37

Fiddle Solo 2:37-2:58

Verse 4 2:58-3:20

Banjo Solo 3:20-3:41

Verse 5 (Alison and Dan) 3:41-4:05

Verse 6 (Instruments drop out) 4:05-4:41