Feedback on song mixing (simple acoustic/vox)

[Audity]

I invited a family friend over so he could record this song because he fixed our curtain pole back up. I'm new to Ableton and still a novice in the realms of mixing so would appreciate feedback, advice, anything, regarding how I can improve the mix and how you personally would process simple guitar and vocal songs.

Please bare in mind that the performer of the song recorded the vox and guitar simultaneously through the same condenser mic. I also left the input on stereo rather than mono so I had to play with the panning which probably affected the sound. Ah well, always learning!

http://soundcloud.com/audityprodigy/chr ... oyage-alan

Thanks in advance

[jerrymaestro]

Is this your first mix?

[dutcher]

Which effects are you using? It would turn out much better IMO if you can get the guitar and vocals recorded separately as each should probably have different eq-ing, compression, etc.

[Audity]

@jerrymaestro

This is not my first mix, although it's the first mix I have done for many years since I have got back into recording. I have a basic level of knowledge but I'm starting afresh for all intents and purposes.

@dutcher

The effects I had on in the mix I posted were: Ableton's 'Vocal Submix-A' (gate, compressor, EQ eight, voice hall), EQ Eight (clear acoustic guitar), EQ eight (stereo effect 1 - to try and spread the mix out).

To be honest, this selection was more just testing various things out and keeping what worked; as opposed to a response to specifically what the mix needed.