how do you pan/mix in a stereo mix 7 trks

[guitarjoe]

Hi

Any experienced mixer-- would you offer you opinion on

How would you pan seven drum tracks . 1- snare, 2 - kick, 3 - hi-hat 4/5 l/r toms - 6/7- l/r overheads (overheads double as cymbal mics). To go with ----

a Stereo mix with a 1 - gtr(Marshall/Fender) - 1 - elec bass - vocals and drums---classic rock kinda sound -- bass and guitar panned left right vocals down the middle.

Thanks for you advice!!!

[djui5]

-100= extreme left, 100= extreme right, 0=center

Snare -35
Kick 5
HH -25
Toms -60/60
OH's -80/80

[StrykeBack]

sounds about right, though I've always wondered which perspective mixers were taking on the snare setup....if you were watching a band the and the drum set was infront of you then that would place the snare and hihat on the right. And I've always put the hihat panned a little harder out then the snare which always tends to be a bit more "solid" in the song, though that obviously depends on the song. So am I right or wrong on the panning of the snare...or perhaps it really doesn't matter and I can keep my theory?

[Hynek]

Originally posted by StrykeBack
And I've always put the hihat panned a little harder out then the snare which always tends to be a bit more "solid" in the song

Me too.

[guitarjoe]

Great thanks djui5 thats just what i was looking for


Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[djui5]

Originally posted by StrykeBack
sounds about right, though I've always wondered which perspective mixers were taking on the snare setup....if you were watching a band the and the drum set was infront of you then that would place the snare and hihat on the right. And I've always put the hihat panned a little harder out then the snare which always tends to be a bit more "solid" in the song, though that obviously depends on the song. So am I right or wrong on the panning of the snare...or perhaps it really doesn't matter and I can keep my theory?

It's up to you..but I always pan drummers perspective so when the drummer is listening to the tracks it sounds the same as he hears it.....the listening public don't really care.....

But there is a lot of engineers that pan audience perspective also...it's a persona decision.

Sometimes I pan the HH outside of the snare.....sometimes I don't...depends on the track