Augustana – Steal Your Heart

Posted by MCQ

Augutana’s new album is due April 26th. Here’s an acoustic version of the first single:

Posted on April 1, 2011, in Pop Culture. Bookmark the permalink. 7 Comments.

Clark | April 26, 2011 at 9:40 am

Is it just me or is the sound mixing bad on that? I think the guitar should be much louder.
MCQ | April 26, 2011 at 11:46 am

It looks to me like he’s singing and playing into a single mic. The guitar has a pickup but it’s not connected to anything, so there’s no mixing, just an acoustic performance recorded with a single source. That’s why his foot tapping is just as loud as the guitar and his voice.
Clark | April 26, 2011 at 3:47 pm

I love acoustic but if you’re going to record something like this you really have to do it right. Sounds like a good song but the mix is really bad.
MCQ | April 26, 2011 at 4:10 pm

There is no mix! Listen to the full song on the last post and tell me if you like it better.
Clark | April 27, 2011 at 11:12 am

Sorry – wrong word. Poorly recorded.

The properly recorded and mixed track is fantastic. I just think too many people do acoustic recordings that sound like bootlegs. It makes a huge difference to balance the music with the voice. Part of that is where you put the mics but also doing some post production mixing.

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