Originally Posted by Andrew Dee
Hi folks!
I export individual tracks as .wav to import into Cakewalk - usually exported mono and normalised per track. When it comes to drums, do you export as mono or stereo, and why? I am normally leaving the mono drums track panned centre, as I do with the bass also.
Are there any other tips you have about optimising the drums when exporting, or even what treatments you normally give the drum track imported into your DAW?
It depends on whether you're exporting drums as a single mixed track or if you're exporting each drum stem as separate tracks.

For a drum mix, I export in stereo. For individual stems, I export "auto", meaning BB will automatically export in stereo or mono depending on each stem track - and from here I will pan appropriately. Overheads are typically stereo (though some stems separate the left and right overheads into separate tracks, and some have an overhead ribbon which is often mono). Room mics are sometimes stereo too.


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