instrument placement(panning)

im looking for some feedback on instrument placement..im recording all my tracks on a tascam 2488 neo.i then import wave files to sonar x1with all 24 tracks..i have my drum kit as follows...2tracks kick drum..2 tracks snare..2 tracks hi hats..2 tracks cybals..then instruments..2 bass..three rythm guitars..2 lead..voacals are..4 lead..4 back up..im wondering what would be the best panning arrangment for these instruments.i use a system now of panning my double tracks..im just curious as to how you do it?
thanks for the feedback
using sonar x1
on windows 7

consider this:

thewombforums.com/showthread.php?t=10454 

consider this: thewombforums.com/showthread.php?t=10454

I read the first post of that massive thread, and he is correct--there are only 3 positions with a pan pot. But only for the case of a pan pot that uses level changes only--which is pretty much every pan pot (including DAW pan sliders) in existence.

What he leaves out (or not, I didn't read the whole thread) is that if you really want to change where a sound is coming from you also have to adjust the delay. The Channel Tools plugin will do this. Delay the left a bit (1-3 ms, to taste, or even more) and the image will shift to the right. And vice versa. A combination of delay and level changes on background items can really widen the soundstage.

A big +1 for Dave Moulton's articles, which have been the catalyst for many an epiphany for me.

After reading the one about the perception of the phantom center, I started being more bold in my panning. Strict LRC doesn't do it for me, especially when I'm listening on headphones, but I've been pretty much sticking to 5 pan positions for the last couple years and it's helped a great deal to bring out clarity in dense mixes.

While you're there on his site, be sure to check out the articles on level and spectral management.

Once upon a time headphones were a luxury for wealthy college students. I couldn't afford them when I was in college and listened to music over the same amp and speaker that I used on stage. In mono. Three 15" speakers, no horn or tweeters. Hey, I didn't know any better. It was loud, and thus satisfied my primary requirement.

Today, most of my pleasure listening happens via headphones. The best music sounds great on them, and my own mixes have to ultimately pass the headphone test before I'll pronounce them "done". Conventional speakers are still the final judge, but it has to sound good on both speakers and headphones.

BTW, I have a hot tip for headphone fans, a new product I auditioned last week at NAMM: the Sony MDR-7520. These are far and away the most detailed cans I have ever heard. I want a pair. Badly. But at $550 they'll have to wait awhile.

guys,thank you very much for the replys..and that article was great..i even started reading about db's on that site too..but you all bring up very interesting points..some of which i do already so it leads me to believe im on the right path..mike talking about mono..good point..bitter with the headphone test..a must for me also..and bats gave me some ideas on automation..slightly panning my bass..im on it..and to use effects as an ear graber..well im just starting to get good at that..its an art in itself..keepem coming.please.your knoledge is wisdom well taken.i have never been part of any music forum so this is like a whole new world for me..getting ideas from people that have been doing this for years and spread out all over the world..thank you for letting me part of this family..i know that sounds wicked corney..but its true..whats even more cornier is i just said wicked which is a boston thing