It's prob. 2X as hard to mix material with heavily distorted, loud guitars, since they take up a much wider spectrum, and it's harder to maintain instrument separation. The Hard Panning is something done in many Beatles albums and by the Ramones, but it often sounds weird on headphones; and is the exception. Try The Systematic Mixing Guide by Hamidovic. E.g. I never knew about phase correction plugins for drums before I encountered it; and they help a lot. IMHO, hard panning makes more sense when instruments are double-tracked.
This is really helpful thanks. I'm at the start of learning to mix and you're right, these are the type of tips I need. Wonder if you have any thoughts on how you'd typically setup panning on rock instruments as a start point? Like is bass and vocal centre a normal thing like you did here, or does it completely depend on the song?
Thank you! It's true that the bass and the main vocal are usually centered in many mixes. Just experiment a little with it and see what sounds best for you. You can also double your main vocal and pan them hard-left and right. It's always a cool effect that still keeps your vocal "in the center". I tend to do this a lot with rhythm guitars as well. Good luck!
Gonna give these a go hahaha
Nice! Hope they work 🙃
Nice use of examples to make some good points.
Thanks! Much appreciated!
It's prob. 2X as hard to mix material with heavily distorted, loud guitars, since they take up a much wider spectrum, and it's harder to maintain instrument separation. The Hard Panning is something done in many Beatles albums and by the Ramones, but it often sounds weird on headphones; and is the exception. Try The Systematic Mixing Guide by Hamidovic. E.g. I never knew about phase correction plugins for drums before I encountered it; and they help a lot. IMHO, hard panning makes more sense when instruments are double-tracked.
This is really helpful thanks. I'm at the start of learning to mix and you're right, these are the type of tips I need. Wonder if you have any thoughts on how you'd typically setup panning on rock instruments as a start point? Like is bass and vocal centre a normal thing like you did here, or does it completely depend on the song?
Thank you! It's true that the bass and the main vocal are usually centered in many mixes. Just experiment a little with it and see what sounds best for you. You can also double your main vocal and pan them hard-left and right. It's always a cool effect that still keeps your vocal "in the center". I tend to do this a lot with rhythm guitars as well. Good luck!