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| quote: | Originally posted by Pjotr G
you can position some (mono) sounds somewhere in the stereo image not in the middle. 60's rock really went overboard with this and I love listening to that, it's so spatious.
A bit easier: stereo echo's/delays. For example left it's 1 beat, right it's 3/4 beat.
With recordings of conventional instruments (say guitars) or vocals, record 2 takes and pan each one hard on opposite sides. |
True, but mono sounds should really always panned somewhere in the stereo field unless they are sounds that won't work elsewhere (i.e. kick in the middle).
If you're recording conventional instruments and panning to either side, one has to be slightly before or after the other, even on different takes as there will be some phasing/masking/etc. at points otherwise.
I really like the PSP multitap delay - it lets you set the width, volume, amount (etc.) of each tap individually.
Subtle - the Waves autopanner is really good.
Bojive, you're tip about the snare; (I know there's no rules to anything) but shouldn't snares actually be panned very slightly to one side or the other? Haven't tried it yet but the tip you've got there will have it front and centre.
A slightly different way of adding width is to add depth. Everyhting should have separation (or it's own space) in the stereo field but you can spearate similar frequency sounds by making them above or below other sounds.
For instance (jaytech does this a lot) to have a light airy pad sit above the other elements, back off on the channel volume and add a lot of reverb (basically a very wet mix and high gain) and have the reverb provide more (than usual) of the volume of that sound. With the right reverb and settings, it makes it sit above everything else and will give that pad a lot of space.
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