four recent mixes

[Cochise]

Good job! I like the music and there's effective studio work behind. Voice/instruments definition and reverbs are more than good.
Panning is great; what's the secret for that?

[garyb]

panning is mostly via reverb. i use a mono reverb bus for everything(the return is stereo. i put the mono input into both reverb channels). more reverb=more distance from listener(perceived). less reverb=closer to listener. the reverb is the room, panning places instruments in the room, in the various locations as though one was in an actual environment. this is really reverb's original purpose, not as a special effect, although it can certainly do both. i try to find where everything fits. i usually like the bass and drums in the middle and to the back, as in most stages, but any placement that sounds cool is cool.

i'm pretty sure it's the p100 reverb on those tracks, there may have been a masterverb pro, i don't remember offhand.

i usually cut the low end out of most instruments and vocals, as there's always plenty of action below 100hz. i use the bx to mono out the bass(to move all frequencies below 100-150hz to the middle) when the bass and kick drum are unpanned to add focus. the strange thing is that only the frequencies that are really experienced as directional are actually panned in that way. there is always some element to almost all sounds and voices that stays mono. i'm sure that this is making a mess, but one that sounds kinda interesting...

[dawman]

That's a great way to use verb.
Especially with the Mono technique. Why chase around phasing issues..?
I actually like creating mono sends inside of Kontakt 4 and this combines the channels w/o sample delay and then AUX mixing w/ effects, similar to what you are doing.
Ankyu

[Cochise]

There's kind of digital clip when Eyes Wide Open starts... You've left it cause that's freebie I guess...

[wayne]

Nice work gazz - i like the control you're getting in the lows, most admirable.

some nice cross-swing on sole affliction at times, no?

this is cool, i luv my reggae

[garyb]