DAW: Ableton Live 12
Sample at the beginning and the end:
Crows at Dawn 1 by silentseason --
https://freesound.org/s/335870/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
Klevgrand Brusfri
Ableton Compressor
Ableton Utily for the blend in and fade out
Chords:
On the left: Melda Production Sound Factory "Power Strings"
On the right: W.A. Productions Babylon 2 "KY Alfred Plus"-preset
Melody and placeholder for the voice:
Applied Acoustic Systems Lounge Lizard EP4 "Growl 1"-preset
Viola (counter melody)
Native Instruments Session Strings Pro 2 "Violas - traditional"-preset
Drums:
IK Multimedia Modo Drum "Jazzy"-Preset and groves from "Try"
Shaker:
Puzzling Recon Shaker loop from Heavyocity Free Production Loops
Bass:
IK Multimedia Modo Bass 2 "Violin Bass"-preset
Reverb: IK Multimedia Sunset Studio Reverb "Live Room 3"-setting
Master Chain:
IK Multimedia TR5 Saturator
Hornet ThirtyOne MK2 Equalizer
brainworx bx_masterdeck True Peak to make the song louder and to make bass frequencies below 120 Hz mono
ADPTR Streamliner to make sure the loudness is below the target of -14 LUFS integrated -1 dB peak
Tools used for mixing:
AYAIC Mix Monolith
YouLean Loudness Meter 2 Free to check for loudness problems
Hornet VHS to calibrate the frequencies for my Beyerdynamic headphones for mixing