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Old 3rd April 2005   #5
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Well, I may be stating the obvious, but a stereo piano doesn't need to be hard panned L & R. I frequently pan it, say, hard left (left channel) and 11 o'clock (right channel) with appropriate level adjustment for the panning law you're using. Then pan your guitars center and hard right - everything has its own space.
Of course the suggestion to adjust the arrangement is right on the money; the mix should stand up when collapsed to mono, not relying on panning - but that's more the producer's bailawick than the mixer's.

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