7 Feb
2014
7 Feb
'14
1:46 p.m.
On Fri, Feb 07, 2014 at 09:17:51AM +0200, Vytautas Jancauskas wrote:
"There are few 'rules' in music
production, but panning bass isn't far
off. It is usually a good idea to pan the bass and kick to the centre.
Partly this is historical (the limitations of vinyl) but, more
importantly, it shares the bass energy equally between the two stereo
speakers.
This is a valid argument, in case getting the maximum energy matters.
It is also important because the listener will not
always be
in the sweet spot, and given that the bass is so critical to the mix,
you want them to hear it wherever they are in relation to the speakers
(this applies to dance music as much as any other -- you want all the
clubbers to feel the same bass groove). "
If this matters it means you are not using the two speakers as
a stereo system, but just to distribute the sound evenly over a
large space. In that case the whole concept of panning (i.e.
creating a wide sound stage) becomes invalid and *everything*,
not just the bass, should be mono.
Ciao,
--
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