With so many different elements in a dense mix, it can be difficult to identify the most serious conflicts.Īdding pan position to the list of variables only makes your job harder. Mixing in monoĮven if massive width is your goal, mono still has a place in your mixing workflow. Two mono tracks with no common information will never overlap when panned separately-that’s the beauty of recording in mono vs. The sum of all these channels with lingering mono info converges on the center and makes your mix sound narrow. That’s why too many stereo tracks can cause a mix to collapse. In fact, it’s unlikely that any stereo tracks will be 100% different between the left and right channels. Most stereo tracks include a mix of mono and stereo information. If the sounds are different in level, timbre or timing between the left and right channels, you’ll hear them in position within the stereo track. If a sound has the same intensity in both the left and right channels, you’ll hear it panned dead center in the stereo field. The same can be said for aux return channels from your ambience effects like delay and reverb.Īll these stereo source types include some information that’s the same between channels and some that’s different. These stereo sources help establish a sense of realism and dimension in your mix. Our powerful, AI-driven mastering engine listens to your song and delivers pristine, studio-quality music that’s ready for release.
