[kennyd03]

Quote from article:

"Track every instrument in stereo
For example, even a pair of bongos that are destined to be on the right side of the soundstage will sound better if one bongo mike is panned full right and the other somewhat right of center. This is because the ear decodes the natural space and delays picked up by those microphones, actually enhancing their definition in the mix (if the room acoustics are good)."

I'm wondering if in the context of the whole article, this is more of a "tip" or "guideline" rather than a "rule." (hmmm, I guess you could say that about most music/engineering/production).

I don't track instruments like kick, snare and bass in stereo. But like he says, with bongos, I usually record them stereo and pan it the way he suggests.

-Kenny D