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Jon Musgrave

Panning for gold: How to pan properly for an engaging mix

Panning is a key component of stereo and multichannel mixes, and allows us to control width and placement to deliver a more sonically engaging mix. In this tutorial we’ll cover some of the important principles to bear in mind.

The widespread adoption of stereo in the 1960s created both opportunity and uncertainty among music producers and engineers. Initially this resulted in some very creative stereo mixes that wouldn’t be acceptable now. 

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