Members The_Captain Posted January 15, 2008 Members Share Posted January 15, 2008 Here is how I start for better or worse and go from there - Drums -Kick - centerhi hat - just a bit right 5-25% (or left would work) snare - center to just a bit right 0-15%(or left, generally with hi hat +/- 10%)toms - depends on number of toms but i try to space them out from about 60% L to 60% R on a smaller kit, and more like 80% on a larger kit. usually go from audiences perspectiveride/crash/splash/whater cymbals - same as toms pretty much - depends more on overhead placement thoughRhythm Guitar - usually go right about 30-70% for 2 or 3 guitarsLead Guitar - varies a lot on arrangement - center/left (opposite of rhythm guitar) 0-70% Piano - anywhere - can put it in a wide stereo and dead center if its pretty important or needs to take up some space, or can pan fairly hard in one direction.. good idea to seperate it from guitar if applicableBass - dead center(Vocals - center if 1, if multiples then many possibilities)I see you have 2 guitars with a total of 4 guitar tracks. is guitar 1 the same track cloned and panned or the same guitarist and line recorded twice? I agree pretty much completely with those above that said it is *generally* more desirable to double-track rather than clone the track. but might be worth noting that these are really 2 pretty different sounds so it cant hurt to be familiar with both techniques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marshall Jeffer Posted January 16, 2008 Members Share Posted January 16, 2008 Kick, bass, vocals in the middle, everything else........................everywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nerol1st Posted January 17, 2008 Members Share Posted January 17, 2008 If the guitarist can pull it off, I always prefer tracking it twice vs cloning.Sorry for the confusion this is what I meant. I don't "copy and paste" . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FireWithin Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 got another question. I have a drum track thats a bit thin. Has anyone tried cloning a drum track to beef it up? What will this do to the wave? Will I be looking at large spikes, etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members albiedamned Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 What exactly do you mean by thin? Not enough oomph in the bass? I'd try multi-band compression to bring up the low end before I tried doubling, though it certainly can't hurt to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bad porcupine Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 Not to be a thread-jacker, but... what about if you are just recording a single electric guitar, a single vocal, and maybe a bass? For a very simple solo project. How would you pan these three tracks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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