Ok, I have heard about this mixing grid several times, but I think maybe we can make an accurate example that is applicable for everyone.
here is my layout..
https://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k266/darkecho_/mixgrid.jpg
Now, I will be dividing up the 100% of the stereo field (horizontally) by the 5 cells to represent the full horizontal range.
so here are the cell's relationship to the %range of panning
cell A is between [L]-100%/-60%[L]
cell B is [L]-60/-20[L]
cell C is [L]-20/+20[R]
cell D is [R]+20/+60[R]
cell E is [R]+60/+100[R]
I am basing the range numbers off of adobe audition, you are given the ability to pan either -100(all the way left) - or - +100(all the way right)
so if you put the rhythm guitar 30% to the right, that puts it between +20% and +60%, so it would be in cell D.
the cells 1 through 5 represent the frequency spectrum, so higher freq. sounds are in cell 1, really low bass sounds are in cell 5. I am not sure if there is an easy way to find out what frequency range a certain instrument is (maybe in waveform edit mode?)
in any case, we can probably get away with just using our ears or just generally assuming that bass drum and kick will be in the lower two rows,guitar in the middle, and maybe higher octave keyboard and vocals in the upper two rows.
with that all said. I would like to know what areas people like putting certain instruments in order to get everything out of eachother way.
on the other hand, this could be just a product of my obsessive compulsive tendancies.
here is my layout..
https://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k266/darkecho_/mixgrid.jpg
Now, I will be dividing up the 100% of the stereo field (horizontally) by the 5 cells to represent the full horizontal range.
so here are the cell's relationship to the %range of panning
cell A is between [L]-100%/-60%[L]
cell B is [L]-60/-20[L]
cell C is [L]-20/+20[R]
cell D is [R]+20/+60[R]
cell E is [R]+60/+100[R]
I am basing the range numbers off of adobe audition, you are given the ability to pan either -100(all the way left) - or - +100(all the way right)
so if you put the rhythm guitar 30% to the right, that puts it between +20% and +60%, so it would be in cell D.
the cells 1 through 5 represent the frequency spectrum, so higher freq. sounds are in cell 1, really low bass sounds are in cell 5. I am not sure if there is an easy way to find out what frequency range a certain instrument is (maybe in waveform edit mode?)
in any case, we can probably get away with just using our ears or just generally assuming that bass drum and kick will be in the lower two rows,guitar in the middle, and maybe higher octave keyboard and vocals in the upper two rows.
with that all said. I would like to know what areas people like putting certain instruments in order to get everything out of eachother way.
on the other hand, this could be just a product of my obsessive compulsive tendancies.
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