Nick Lankester wrote: > Hey Jan, > > Just listening to this now, it's really nice! Well done!
Thank you! I'm glad you like it, I have good feelings about this track. > What did you use to set the stereo field of the panned elements? > I seem to remember that you've always managed to control the panning etc. > really well on all your tracks.. Is it a specific piece of soft/hardware > you're using? or is it just a mixdown technique? > I tend to have two settings for stereo effects: Mono and Messy! > Any help would be appreciated! I'm glad to hear you think my stereo work is good - it's a bit unorthodox (like most of me is, haha) as I often work with drums in stereo from the beginning placing elements in the stereo picture as I go. Some people say "bassdrum and snare on mono channels" but I feel snare drums get way boring when they lack stereo width. The kick drum should be in the centre of the stereo field, as well as the snare, of course. I most often keep the kick pretty centered not to lack punch, but I don't make it enforced mono when mixing either. For some stereo movement I vary the placement of hihats so that some are to the left and some are to the right (I always use many hihats and other rhythm elements). Also make sure that you have delay trails traversing the stereo field - what I mean is if a sound starts 50% to the left it is nice to have it's delay trail move towards the right side, and vice versa - that way you will fill up a lot of space in the stereo field. I use stereo reverbs on all things rhythmical except the kick drum (or sometimes even on that, when it's suitable). Just don't overuse reverbs or you will lose punch, definition and clarity. No reverb at all gives a dry and pretty static impression, though, at least if not balanced by a lot of creative delays and panning placements (maybe try LFOs on the panning on some hihats, or put a phaser on one of the hihats for extra movement too - there are millions of ways to make them move; flangers, chorus, try what you have at hand). At the end I use an enhancer and often some stereo width expander and that also helps to add to the quality of the stereo impression and clarity. I hope this was a good answer to your question! Ask me again otherwise, and I'll see what I can come up with. - Janne [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.groundmotion.com/ .--------------------------------. | "Faber quisque fortunae suae." | '--------------------------------' --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
