What happens during panning?
What does panning do in music? Audio panning creates interest, width and a sense of space in a stereo mix by making sounds or instruments appear to come from different places in the left-right spectrum of the stereo field between two speakers.
Why do you use panning?
Panning gives instruments their own space in the stereo field. It can be used to eliminate masking by moving sounds out of the way of other sounds so the listener can clearly define them.
How can I make my panning sound better?
- Try hard-panning doubled instruments. ...
- Complementary panning. ...
- Remember panning conventions. ...
- Try narrow verses and wider choruses. ...
- Check your work in mono. ...
- Consider the club. ...
- However you pan, check your mix in various sound systems. ...
- Don't overdo any one panning location unless you want to stress out the listener.