Message 5/15
Date: 22-Sep-05 @ 02:33 PM Edit: 22-Sep-05 | 02:38 PM -
RE: mixing piano...mono or stereo?
if it's just some guy singing at a piano or some classical solo piano then pan the bastard wide as you like.
in a fuller mix, then bring it in a bit, if not the whole way. then add some stereo verb or subtle delay. if you're going for a live sounding mix like a band thing and your piano is some stereo patch or recorded stereo, mono the piano, watch out for phase and pan it where you like.
i sometimes have the piano doubling the bassline, then i'll have two piano parts, the bass one all mono and not much verb, if at all, definately eq the bottom out, then the other part, say a high tinkly bit with lots of verb, pan it so it's more center and narrower, depending on how far apart the top and bottom notes in the part are.
evp88? make it mono and send it through an amp sim with vibrato, autopan, phaser and a delay.