Do You "Stereo", Multiply or Hard-Pan Your Drum Kits?

Petros · 18th January 2012

How do you guys work your drums? Do you double up, or multiply any one shot kits? or beef em up in a mix by hard panning a cloned channel to left, and another to the right (to create a wider stereo field)? Or do you usually keep your one shots simple, like just keeping a single channel centered? Just curious, to see how many utilize these types of techniques.

Bender412 · 18th January 2012

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Originally Posted by Petros

...or beef em up in a mix by hard panning a cloned channel to left, and another to the right (to create a wider stereo field)?...

Doing this without any other processing won't make them any wider ... just louder.

Papanate · 18th January 2012

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Originally Posted by Petros

How do you guys work your drums? Do you double up, or multiply any one shot kits? or beef em up in a mix by hard panning a cloned channel to left, and another to the right (to create a wider stereo field)? Or do you usually keep your one shots simple, like just keeping a single channel centered? Just curious, to see how many utilize these types of techniques.

Yes.

Ntk drummer · 18th January 2012

Panned dead centre for me. Some times I send the snare to a stereo delay which might be panned left and right.

KT1 · 18th January 2012

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Originally Posted by Petros

How do you guys work your drums? Do you double up, or multiply any one shot kits? or beef em up in a mix by hard panning a cloned channel to left, and another to the right (to create a wider stereo field)? Or do you usually keep your one shots simple, like just keeping a single channel centered? Just curious, to see how many utilize these types of techniques.

Generally i like my drums mono straight down the middle. I usually automate panning on the percussive elements. This includes pans in tracking as well as automating the tope end of the frequency register. I like my KICK and SNARE in the middle.

No hard rules here..but if i want to stretch the size left and right ill usually just use hats/cymbals wind chimes whatever to give me that depth.

Danny Downer · 19th January 2012

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Originally Posted by KT1

Generally i like my drums mono straight down the middle. I usually automate panning on the percussive elements. This includes pans in tracking as well as automating the tope end of the frequency register. I like my KICK and SNARE in the middle.

No hard rules here..but if i want to stretch the size left and right ill usually just use hats/cymbals wind chimes whatever to give me that depth.

Your the first guy whos signature song I listened to from start to finish!

KT1 · 19th January 2012

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Your the first guy whos signature song I listened to from start to finish!

Thanks so much Danny. Seriously very much appreciated! I like drums :D

Tnevz · 19th January 2012

Kick and snare in the middle, maybe the snare slightly to the side depending on the track. Hats and Perc get panned individually.
I might pan kicks, but usually just snare, when I'm layering drums tho.

Danny Downer · 19th January 2012

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Thanks so much Danny. Seriously very much appreciated! I like drums :D

I like drums a Lot Used to Play am as a Kid... Lemme Mix something for u some Time! Just for the vibes man!!! Bless Danny

KT1 · 19th January 2012

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I like drums a Lot Used to Play am as a Kid... Lemme Mix something for u some Time! Just for the vibes man!!! Bless Danny

I'm sure you could mix some of the stranger not for release stuff for cracks if you fancy it! I have just found an engineer who i respect and trust who will be mixing the future stuff and working with the sound in addition to a couple of BIG surprises for Q3/Q4

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pasarireng · 19th January 2012

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Originally Posted by Tnevz

Kick and snare in the middle, maybe the snare slightly to the side depending on the track. Hats and Perc get panned individually.
I might pan kicks, but usually just snare, when I'm layering drums tho.

This....is what I do

Danny Downer · 19th January 2012

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Originally Posted by KT1

I'm sure you could mix some of the stranger not for release stuff for cracks if you fancy it! I have just found an engineer who i respect and trust who will be mixing the future stuff and working with the sound in addition to a couple of BIG surprises for Q3/Q4

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Im really not trying to get a job through this I just digg the music a lot!

KT1 · 19th January 2012

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Originally Posted by Danny Downer

Im really not trying to get a job through this I just digg the music a lot!

Oh i know buddy! I'm flattered! Let's talk by Pm :D.

18th January 2012	#1
Petros Gear maniac Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 189 Thread Starter	Do You "Stereo", Multiply or Hard-Pan Your Drum Kits? How do you guys work your drums? Do you double up, or multiply any one shot kits? or beef em up in a mix by hard panning a cloned channel to left, and another to the right (to create a wider stereo field)? Or do you usually keep your one shots simple, like just keeping a single channel centered? Just curious, to see how many utilize these types of techniques.

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Ntk drummer Gear nut Joined: Oct 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 84	Panned dead centre for me. Some times I send the snare to a stereo delay which might be panned left and right.

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Tnevz Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 867	Kick and snare in the middle, maybe the snare slightly to the side depending on the track. Hats and Perc get panned individually. I might pan kicks, but usually just snare, when I'm layering drums tho.