Hello again,
I gave it a listen in my room and I still like the tonal balance. I think you can reposition the instruments to give the song more energy. I have attached a MP3 for anyone who would like to use it to help frame their mix. It has the Gtr and Mando up front, hard left and right just inside L/R 45 degrees on the Goniometer. Why I chose this placement? They play throughout the song and are doing a dance against each other that adds movement. They have been EQed, compressed and then balanced monitoring in mono. I EQed them to be detailed without becoming harsh. Hints, why I like your mix. They are dry so you can use the reverb you chose for your mix. The MP3 can be used to work the mix front to back. The accordion comes in whenever the Lead Vocal drops out so I have put it center in my mix to fill the space when the LV drops. That leaves the Fiddles, which I am panning left and right in the space just behind and between the LV and Guitar/Mando in my mix. All of the above instruments are occupying the same frequency range. Panning is the easiest way to create separation. Bass and Drum centered in the rear. Bass occupying the mid bass region and Drum focused in the sub region, felt more than heard. Hope this helps. I am sure there are many other ways to map this song so hopefully this sparks some creative thought. I have a worksheet that I use to map my mixes and can email it to you for visual reference if you are interested. Hoping to post my mix soon.
I gave it a listen in my room and I still like the tonal balance. I think you can reposition the instruments to give the song more energy. I have attached a MP3 for anyone who would like to use it to help frame their mix. It has the Gtr and Mando up front, hard left and right just inside L/R 45 degrees on the Goniometer. Why I chose this placement? They play throughout the song and are doing a dance against each other that adds movement. They have been EQed, compressed and then balanced monitoring in mono. I EQed them to be detailed without becoming harsh. Hints, why I like your mix. They are dry so you can use the reverb you chose for your mix. The MP3 can be used to work the mix front to back. The accordion comes in whenever the Lead Vocal drops out so I have put it center in my mix to fill the space when the LV drops. That leaves the Fiddles, which I am panning left and right in the space just behind and between the LV and Guitar/Mando in my mix. All of the above instruments are occupying the same frequency range. Panning is the easiest way to create separation. Bass and Drum centered in the rear. Bass occupying the mid bass region and Drum focused in the sub region, felt more than heard. Hope this helps. I am sure there are many other ways to map this song so hopefully this sparks some creative thought. I have a worksheet that I use to map my mixes and can email it to you for visual reference if you are interested. Hoping to post my mix soon.