How can I pan an effect ?

[malgovert]

How can I pan an effect to the other speaker? I keep reading that one way to 'spread the frequencies' in the mix is to pan a time-based effect so that the sound effectively becomes stereo - but I can't figure out how I would do that.

Malg

 

[chesterfield]

Try this......... make a duplicate of the track (copy or clone), add the effect and hard pan the copied track. You can also use this to adjust the overall amount of the effect simply by adjusting the volume of the copied track(s). Assuming, of ocurse, that you're not maxed out and can add additional tracks. Hope this helps.

 

[crosstudio]

there are two other methods depending on what the effect is.

if i choose not to double a guitar track but still want a bit of the doubled sound, i'll put a stereo delay in as the last plugin in my guitar track effect. The Left side will have a delay time of 0, and the Right side will have a delay time based on the timing of the song. Thus i've affectively doubled the guitar without using two tracks. now normally, i just play the guitar twice, but there are times when the variance between two live tracks is not wanted.

another method, is to add an effect into the aux effect list, and then slide the pan of the aux effect out to the opposite side as the track pan position.

 

[gidman]

Panning

To pan your track. Click on the track where you set your volume.
0 is extreem left and 128 is extreem right. 64 is dead center.
Where you recorded it at.


Another method:

Double click the the audio track itself and then right click on the audio track that pops up the windows will say several things...
Look for envelope click on it , and volume and pan should come up. Click on pan, and adjust the line up for left down for right.


Standard settings I use:
On the track settings I mentioned first...
Kick @ 64, Snare @ 50, Overhead L @ 50, Overhead R @ 80,
high hat @ 70, Tom 1 (L) @ 50, Tom 2 (Mid) @64, Tom 3 (R) @80, split the difference, if there are more toms. Set them how they are played left to right, right to left, it doesn't matter... just be consistent...
Bass @64, Rhythm guitar @ 55, Lead or Guitar 2 @75...
Cook on medium heat and season to taste...
Adjust it how you like...

Gidman

 

[malgovert]

thanks chesterfield and crosstudio - that gives me something to work with - i did wonder if it could be done without doubling the track - i guess with an outboard unit you would have the effect going back into a different channel in the mixer and pan both track and efffect on their way into the computer, but I couldn't figure how to do it inside CWPA. Gidman thanks for the guide - it is always good to have suggested settings to work with - esp with drums - I never know whether to do it from the drummer's or the audience's point of view.

Cheers

Malg.