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Questions on Drum Kit Panning
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- KVRist
- 257 posts since 9 May, 2012 from USA
Hello again guys, quick question here. How would I go about panning a drum kit (Hats, Clap, Shakers, Cymbals, etc.) I know how to use the Haas effect, but don't necessarily know which instruments to pan to which side. All personal experiences and online sources are more than welcome!
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- KVRAF
- 16873 posts since 8 Mar, 2005 from Utrecht, Holland
There are no strict rules. Do whatever feels good to you. It doesn't even matter weather you pan the toms from left to right (drummer's own perspective) or vice versa (audience's perspective.) Just don't over-do it, especially with the Haas effect. That has a nasty side effect (phase difference becomes audible) when you fold it down to mono again.
NB: except the hihat & cymbals, all those items you listed are "percussion" and not included in a standard "drum kit". So traditionally these would be played by a different person than the drummer, miked seperately, thus panned differently.
NB: except the hihat & cymbals, all those items you listed are "percussion" and not included in a standard "drum kit". So traditionally these would be played by a different person than the drummer, miked seperately, thus panned differently.
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- KVRAF
- 14303 posts since 20 Nov, 2003 from Lost and Spaced
http://hometracks.blogspot.com/2011/12/ ... drums.html
This is a good article with an easy pic of drum panning. I think the only hard rule is kick dead center, snare 5% right.
This is a good article with an easy pic of drum panning. I think the only hard rule is kick dead center, snare 5% right.