Technology  and  Applied  Composition  409  

Project  One  Progress  Assessment  Worksheet  

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Progress  Assessment  #  _6___                 Date  due:    03/13/18
 
Before  you  mix  
1.  Listen  critically  to  your  last  bounce,  as  if  you’d  never  heard  it  before.    What  aspects  do  you  feel  
need  to  be  adjusted  to  improve  the  mix?    What  problems  do  you  hear?    What  will  you  be  working  on  
and  why?    Where  do  you  plan  to  start?    Write  the  answer  to  this  question  below  BEFORE  you  do  your  
mixing  session.    Answer  thoughtfully,  based  on  carefully  listening  to  your  bounce.  
 
  Strings are still too loud in places
  Acoustic guitar is as well
  Vocals could be a little louder, sound bare
Second half of song after break still sounds weird, kick feels very unsatisfying
  Guitar should be emphasized more
 
 
 
While  you  mix  
Take  notes  for  yourself  about  what  actions  and  strategies  you  use  to  improve  the  mix.    You  may  do  
this  here,  or  in  a  journal  or  on  a  separate  sheet  of  paper.  
 
After  you  mix  
2.  After  your  Access  Period,  use  the  notes  you  took  (see  above)  to  make  a  list  of  the  changes  you  
made  during  the  mixing  session.    These  changes  should  correspond  to  the  goals  you  identified  in  
Question  1.    List  the  changes  here.    (For  example:  Couldn’t  hear  background  vocals  -­‐>  rebalanced  
vocals.)  
 
  Listened on speakers at low volume to make sure proper instrument came through:
  Lowered acoustic guitar, bosotred strings in various opening sections
  EQd snare a little different to not stick out quite so much
Upped kick sub in second half
 
Upped vocals on intro
  Added delay to vocals to sound more full, and drums as well (experiment)
  Added chorus to the electric guitar on end to make it stand out more
  Corrected piano and strings panning to give more separation
 
3.    Sometimes,  as  we  mix,  the  changes  we  make  reveal  other  problems  or  aspects  that  we  feel  need  to  
be  addressed  before  continuing.    Did  you  make  any  additional  changes  that  you  felt  were  necessary  
that  you  did  not  anticipate  making  and  that  were  not  listed  in  your  answer  to  question  2?  If  so,  list  
them  below.