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Rob: I don't think Scott is saying that the pianos are too wide, it is just that you are using stereo to separate them. What do they sound like in mono? Can you still pick them apart in a mono mix? Because most people sitting in the audience aren't wearing headphone, they won't hear the stereo mix -- it will be somewhere between stereo and mono (probably more mono). Most of the songs I listen to (that I like -- like Counting Crows for example) use a lot of wide separation, so there is nothing inherently wrong with that.




Exactly - you asked for critical advice and gave information about where it would be played. My comments are particular to how the song will likely be played back (on a crummy school PA system) and how the audience will hear it.

I pan things wide all the time, but not for PA system playback purposes.

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