after recording panning??????

[louis28]

Hi now i have recorded all my tracks
Cymbals/hihat,
toms snare n bass,
guitar
rythme guitar
bass
keyboard
vocals
All the above are on seperate tracks. In an mp3 you have to pan certain tracks to certian areas of panning. Is there a set way to pan these or do they all go through the center channel. Anyone with that knowledge i wwould appreciate if you could help me out, would like to get a finalised mp3 of my music correct lol thanks

 

[Waffleness]

Hi now i have recorded all my tracks
Cymbals/hihat,
toms snare n bass,
guitar
rythme guitar
bass
keyboard
vocals
All the above are on seperate tracks. In an mp3 you have to pan certain tracks to certian areas of panning. Is there a set way to pan these or do they all go through the center channel. Anyone with that knowledge i wwould appreciate if you could help me out, would like to get a finalised mp3 of my music correct lol thanks

There are no set "rules" on panning your instruments. Its whatever you feel works best. Some people love wide stereo spreads with panning all the way out there, some prefer to keep it mostly in the middle.

Personally, I would start with the following for a generic "rock" mix:

Kick - Centre
Snare - 10% Right
Hats - 15% Left
Toms - between 50% left and 50% right rolling down from drummers perspective
Overheads - 90% L and 90% R
Bass - Centre
Guitar(s) - Depends on the song
Keyboard - Depends on the song
Lead Vocals - Centre
Backup vocals - Panned 40% left and 40% right

There are no rules, do what sounds best for the mix.

 

[louis28]

thanks alot m8 do you have to dublicate the toms if you want it 50% on both left and right or do i put that on center. and what do u meen about guiatr depends on the song? isnt it center thanks alot

 

[legionserial]

thanks alot m8 do you have to dublicate the toms if you want it 50% on both left and right or do i put that on center. and what do u meen about guiatr depends on the song? isnt it center thanks alot

Between 50% left and 50% right. ie, you'll have, say, the highest tom 50% left, the lowest 50% right, and the rest gradually inbetween. So if you played them one after the other, the sound would move across the stereo field.

Things depend on the song because all songs are different. If you only have one guitar playing, you might want to pan it centre, or slightly to the left with its reverb on the right or something. If you have a metal mix with 2 guitarists, you might want to pan one to the left, and one to the right in equal measure. It's all about being creative, there are really no rules. It's whatever sounds good in the particular song.

If you want to get an idea, listen to something in a similar style to what you're working on. Take note of where each instrument sits in the stereo field. It's the best way to learn about panning.

 

[RAMI]

Are your tracks separated the way you listed them??? In other words, do you have "Toms, snare and bass" on the same track??? (I'm assuming "bass" means "kik drum" in this case).

Cymbals/hihat,

toms snare n bass,

guitar

rythme guitar

bass

keyboard

vocals

 

[louis28]

yes my bass is kick drum i call it bass drum what ever you like. And yes the snare toms and kick are in 1 track and the hihat and cymbals are in 1 track. will it sound crap will they have to be all seperate thanks for all ur replies btw

 

[Seafroggys]

For drums this is what I do, but you may not like it:

Snare - 25% right
Bass - Center
Overheads - 100% left and 100% right

 

[mixsit]

yes my bass is kick drum i call it bass drum what ever you like. And yes the snare toms and kick are in 1 track and the hihat and cymbals are in 1 track. will it sound crap will they have to be all seperate thanks for all ur replies btw

Unless you split those groups left/right the drums are going to be pretty much mono.
Go with it.