For me, I often don't like the spread of a stereo piano track.

Most times a digital piano comes as a set panning of the L/R. So much low register on the left, and so much of the upper on the right.

One trick I learned long ago was to take those two channels (L/R) and split them to two separate mono tracks.

Then you can control not only how far 'left' the low register is and how far 'right' the upper is, but also the volume of each (and the timbre of each as well).
If you could get the desired 'thump' more centered in the mix, maybe the rest of the track wouldn't have to be so loud..

This trick can help to define a piano, especially when other tracks are involved.
Think about it from a listener standpoint; they are not sitting at the piano and hearing the L/R sound; they are in the audience and the piano may be off to the right and sound pretty much like one mono instrument..

IMHO most piano samples are done as if it was a Solo piano performance, which is often not the needed scenario.


Last edited by rharv; 08/11/13 11:31 AM.
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