Simple question from a noob

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What is the proper method for panning an effect for a particular instrument? In other words if i have an acoustic guitar track for example and I would like it panned right, but I would like to add some reverb to this track and have just the reverb signal panned left? Think Led Zeppelin here...
 
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What is the proper method for panning an effect for a particular instrument? In other words if i have an acoustic guitar track for example and I would like it panned right, but I would like to add some reverb to this track and have just the reverb signal panned left? Think Led Zeppelin here...
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"Proper" is in the ear of the engineer. If it sounds good, then its good. Some people on here will try to tell you there are rules of mixing, but the best mixes are the ones that stepped outside of the box and opened a new world to the listener. Do what you feel is "proper."

Also, acoustic track right, reverb left is a very pleasing effect.
 
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Actually what I was looking for was the proper steps to get things routed right in Cubase SX. Not so much whats the proper panning to make it sound good. I should have specified, sorry.
 
I am not a Cubase SX user, but I do this in Pro Tools all the time. This is from a Cubase Tutorial:

Save processing power by routing a track to the auxiliary bus for it's effects rather than making an effect for each individual track.

Setup the send effect
Press F6 to bring up the VST Send Effects window
Load up an effect
Adjust global effect level (left/right arrow)
Close

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Send track to aux bus
Open Track Mixer (Press F3)
Select track and click Edit Channel ("e")
Far right column = 8 AUX BUS settings
Click "Standby" button to "Send" track
Bar underneath sets track send level
Adjust level (drag left/right) - Play - Experiment
 
In cubase, you set up an effects channel or group channel and insert the reverb on it. Go back to the guitar channel and route an aux send to that effects track. Turn it on and up the gain. Now you have the guitar routed to the reverb. You can pan the reverb where ever you want with the pan control on the effects track.
 
Thanks for the info boys, I'm going to give this a shot later today!
 
You could always try looking things up in the manual. They explain this in much greater detail than I did.
 
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