Panoramic limiting

[CurveZer0]

Hi, everyone.
I'm sorry if this question had been asked already, but ...
I'm trying to mix down a track with doubled backing vocals and main vocal. They are using the same frequency range, so there is a slight overdub and I can't make both types of vocal to sound clear (+ there is a slight overdrive effect on them).
I pan backing vocals right and left (+/- 64 in Logic 9), but they are too wide, so they cross with main vocal, that is too wide, too.
The result is the following - solo'ed backing tracks sound like they are using center space that is left for main vocals.
How can I limit them in panorama, to make them a little bit narrower and to free center space for main vocals.

P.S. Sorry for my English, it's caused by a lack of practice

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

Это нормально, Кривая Zero, мы понять это

If your backing vocals are just duplicate copies of the same recording, then having them equally split left and right will just produce a mono signal in the center. In order to avoid them sounding like they are in the center, there needs to be enough of a difference between the two baking vocal tracks in time or in singing precision for the ear to be able to tell that they are not the same.

G.

 

[CurveZer0]

Ha-ha-ha Privet, comrade Just fooling around... Nvrmnd

Nope! Backing vocals are not duplicate copies, they are really a double track - the same vocal line was recorded twice and then paned L and R.
I'd like to make them a little bit narrower. In terms of David Gibson's Art of Mixing - to make backing vocal lines have circle shape instead of oval shape.

P.S. I think I'll try to move theme in time a little and listen to result.

Thanx for advice.

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

What does just panning them only partly left and right do for you? Is that not good?

G.