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Although the bass is usually panned center



That is a provocative statement Kevin that kicks off a lot more questions. I have not yet looked at your link but is there a "the way" to pan when mixing?

I do everything dead center because I don't know any better. Newbie logic would say to me that the bass, drums and vocals (basically anything considered a solo track) should stay dead center, and rhythm guitar, piano, organ, strings, etc.... could go slightly off center. Yet to push something far left or far right, unless it's a background effect that you walk through the stereo field (a la Pink Floyd) is out of my range of understanding why I'd do that.

Short course at all? -- Eddie



Eddie:I think I mentioned on your last song that everything was centered and therefore was muddy and nasty. So, Yes, there is "the way" to pan -- but it is a very breakable rule. Drums, bass and vocals in the center (but drums is usually a "stereo" input, so it spreads out around the center) and then you pan everything else as little or as much as possible to get things out of each others way. I do most of my listening under headphones and it was surprising to me how far things are panned on some of my favorite music. That mixing guy has a 5-minute video on LCR (left-center-right) panning HERE. Vocals, bass, drums at 0 and everything else panned either 100% left or 100% right. I haven't gone all the way yet, but on "A little Bit of Loving" I have the acoustic guitars panned 100% to either side and the backing vocals get panned wider and wider as the song goes along. I don't really recommend pure LCR panning, but hard panning can be cool.

Between volume, panning, EQ, compression -- you have to try and find a safe home for all sounds.

Kevin

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