ovnis7yahoo.com Posted June 21, 2001 Share Posted June 21, 2001 THE VISION: A Single Topic(as the subject heading suggests) posted specifically for any and all kind souls that have the experience, knowledge, time and good will to write/share any/all their knowledge on the subject of Mastering/Stereo Panning...please collaborate and help this vision become a reality!... P.S. yes! i know Craig has a few good articles on the subjects, but the man can only write so much; and please none of those '...get/check out the article on the may issue of "Volume & Treble" for more info...', most of us don't have the resources to get every other back issue of "6db+"... we're trying to make history here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted June 21, 2001 Share Posted June 21, 2001 For stereo panning, I'd say that there are no rules. There are so many different styles and methods that one can use when panning. Drums on one side, drums spread across the stereo field...I usually record music that is really atmospheric and ethereal in nature, and I like a fair amount of movement. A lot of mixes are really active -- I push up faders, I pan things -- sometimes with subtlety, sometimes with sweeping movements. I like movement. Why have a static mix? Sometimes I'll have two guitar performances with a fair amount of effects. I'll start them both out at 12:00, and then as the chord or notes continue to sustain, I'll pan them incrreasingly to the sides, finally ending hard L and R. On the other hand, with drums, I have only been panning the toms, and usually somewhere around 9 and 3:00 instead of hard L and R. I've had only one overhead, and no one ever seems to notice the difference. I like using as few microphones as possible while still achieving the sound I want, and if one overhead mic works, then I certainly won't bother to use two. And finally, given a somewhat pop/rock song, whatever the main instrument is -- frequently the vocals -- that's what I like to have dead center. I then like to have everything else, including the bass and kick drum -- panned ever so slightly to one side or the other. Maybe it's just a little hang-up or weird habit, but i just seem to prefer it in this manner. Everything is always panned to the side, no matter how slightly, guitars, snare, bass, kick drum, etc. In the past, depending on the song, I have had the vocals or other things warble from side to side. It really depends. If I have some percussion or guitar or noises or whatever that are panned on one side, occasionally what I will do is pan the reverb more on the other side so it is giving an interesting illusion of being closer on one side than another, with the reverb slapping down the other way. Sometimes, I'll use a shorter reverb on one side, and a longer reverb on the other side to create a really interesting movement from one side of the stereo field to another, but with reverb. The shorter reverb will be slightly brighter, and the longer reverb darker. ------------------ Ken/Eleven Shadows/d i t h er/Nectar http://www.elevenshadows.com 4 music, travel, more! http://www.cdbaby.com/elevenshadows Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted June 21, 2001 Share Posted June 21, 2001 <> Don't forget there's a ton of useful articles on mastering right here on the site. Check out "Mastering Step-by-Step" for starters. Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted June 21, 2001 Share Posted June 21, 2001 Here's a tip: never sign off on a mix until you've heard it in mono. Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notape_dup1 Posted June 22, 2001 Share Posted June 22, 2001 Originally posted by ovnis7@yahoo.com: THE VISION: A Single Topic(as the subject heading suggests) posted specifically for any and all kind souls that have the experience, knowledge, time and good will to write/share any/all their knowledge on the subject of Mastering/Stereo Panning...please collaborate and help this vision become a reality!... For me, no two mixes are the same. It almost feels like I'm re-inventing the wheel everytime I mix a song. This for me is good, because my sound is constantly evolving from one project to another. It's not that my sound is 'getting better', it's that I am exploring different ways of EQing and panning and such to achive a different sound. What I'm getting at, is that I am trying to bring out the song's personality as best as I see fit. IMO, recording, mixing and/or mastering is all a form of art, it's all in how you put the peices in place. The way you mix or master should be your own style, not particularly that of someone elses. Don't get me wrong, mimicing techniques that other engineers use to get their sound is a good way of learning and establishing a foundation for your own style. My point is: if it sounds good to you, then run with it, but never let your technique go stagnate. anon, -nt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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