RE: Production tips
2005/09/17 17:36:43
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ORIGINAL: martinlemonkiss
Hi
Does any one have some basic tips on producing songs. I'm recording twelve string,bass electric lead,drums and strings. Where do people usually pan their instruements, what effects do you use if any...drums panned in the middle...Do people double track guitars. I know it's all down to the song but i wonder if anyone has any rules of thumb as a starting point
I know what is a really good effect for vocals or guitars, double-track them at key points in a song, or guitars... many times the really good guitarists double or even triple their parts for the solo.
For drums, I pan it the way I have heard it on many songs out there... like the Hi-hat panned towards the left, snare and bass drum in the middle, for toms & cymbals: spread left to right like a real drumset as if you were sitting in front of it.
Also, higher pitched toms towards the left, then gradually/eventually getting to the right for the lowest toms. Listen to Neil Peart (RUSH) for drums, or Alan White (YES) great example for panning a pretty big drum kit.
But then again, you have the mixing on Magical Mystery Tour of the Beatles or Sgt Pepper's
where they do stuff out of the ordinary, (and real cool in my opinion)... putting all the drums to the left, or all to the right, instead of spread out.
Hope this helps!
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