| One aspect to the 'wider' thing is panning things hard left and hard right. Another is levels and the relationship between rhythm section, vocal, and instruments. If you get your kick/snare/bass/vocal thing set, and then bring in the other instruments, and don't touch the kick/snare/bass/vocal from then on, this will require you to blend in the instruments in such a way as to not interfere with the basic parameters you set with your initial setup. Also, A/B-ing your mix with the other CD while you're working on your mix helps. It also helps to check your mix at a super low volume. A lot of serious mix engineers work at a low volume most of the time and only turn it up to check when they think they're done. EQ also affects the space. If everything is bright, everything clashes with everything else. Since you're ITB, you should be able to experiment and come back later to check your work. I always find things in the mix to change the next day. |