Need advice on panning drums

[Roktuk]

I'm putting together a new sample drum kit and could use some advice on how to stereofy it. I didn't have much trouble with my previous setup, 6 toms and 4 crashes, but my new cool kick ya in the head monster kit has 6 octobans 6 toms 2 timbalitos 2 slightly different kicks and 14 various cymbals not counting hats and ride. I've pretty much got the volumes taken care of. Anyone got any tips? Maybe how far left/right to go, or if I should cut the volume for drums in the back of the room. I don't know, whatever you got will be helpful.

 

[sjoko2]

Imagine you sit bang center behind the kit - pan everything exactly where it is in relation to you.
If you have one kick - center it.
If you have 2 different kicks, 9 and 3o'clock.
HH fractionally left, Snare fractionally right.
That is a standard setup - the other standard is the above in reverse, as you would hear / see standing in front of a kit.

 

[tdukex]

That is exactly what I read in David Gibson's book, "The Art of Mixing."

 

[Igormeister]

I don´t like this L/R double kick panning. This sounds like kick bouncing from side to side.

 

[BBB]

I don´t like this L/R double kick panning. This sounds like kick bouncing from side to side.

Ditto. It may produce an interesting effect, but generally stick to similar panning for double kick patterns.

 

[Igormeister]

SLAYER RULES !!!

 

[sjoko2]

depends on taste - and depends on the drummer, and if he can tune his kit. Most cannot