So, when I did my first mix of this track I made it far too smiley curved (something I have a tendency to do when I mix quickly). I then completely restarted the mix and I think the result turned out okay.
Now, some quick notes of how I decided to approach the mix as a whole. The first bit that I actually started with was the drums and just get them sounding pretty darn good. Once I had them in place about the way I wanted them to be is when I approached the other elements. I realize the Acoustic Guitars are pretty low in overall volume, but I found that it would be a compromise between them and both the Electric Guitar and the Piano. So, I opted to put the Electric Guitar and Piano more up front in the mix. Also, I realize that the vocals are not particularly bright and I found I was fighting the sibilance to get them brighter. So, I opted for a combination of different EQs, a De-esser, and a single compressor to get them sounding about the way I wanted.
But the approach was pretty simple and that was to get a mix that basically gave some power to the composition. Nothing really special.
Edit - Uploaded a modified version of the mix. I noticed that the kick was getting a little buried in a couple of parts and the Acoustic Guitar was in the center when I meant to place it out more in the stereo field.
Now, some quick notes of how I decided to approach the mix as a whole. The first bit that I actually started with was the drums and just get them sounding pretty darn good. Once I had them in place about the way I wanted them to be is when I approached the other elements. I realize the Acoustic Guitars are pretty low in overall volume, but I found that it would be a compromise between them and both the Electric Guitar and the Piano. So, I opted to put the Electric Guitar and Piano more up front in the mix. Also, I realize that the vocals are not particularly bright and I found I was fighting the sibilance to get them brighter. So, I opted for a combination of different EQs, a De-esser, and a single compressor to get them sounding about the way I wanted.
But the approach was pretty simple and that was to get a mix that basically gave some power to the composition. Nothing really special.
Edit - Uploaded a modified version of the mix. I noticed that the kick was getting a little buried in a couple of parts and the Acoustic Guitar was in the center when I meant to place it out more in the stereo field.