before i try, let me ask ya'll

DonnyDank wrote:I'm not sure but i don't think mono signals can create phase cancellation, only when u double the mono signals..

even doubling them won't necessarily cancel, unless you reverse the phase of one side

this stuff is basic physics, don't you guys study superposition and constructive/destructive interference?!?

well i tried it out on my last track, i was able to do and (to me) it sounded like it beefed up my kicks and snares just a little bit (stereo sounding wise), but it made my hats sound weird. and i also noticed that if i panned anything 100% left and 100% right, that it made it sound really bad (imagine a kick drum with no low end)...thats how it made my stuff sound.

so...i ended up panning some stuff 75%, 50% etc. and basically just experimented with it. after a couple of days of messing around and panning, i got a sound that i was relatively happy with.

but i do think that this little experiment i've done has improved my sound just a little bit, so i guess thats good

DPM wrote:and i also noticed that if i panned anything 100% left and 100% right, that it made it sound really bad (imagine a kick drum with no low end)...thats how it made my stuff sound.

That's what phase cancellation sounds like.

DPM wrote:well i tried it out on my last track, i was able to do and (to me) it sounded like it beefed up my kicks and snares just a little bit (stereo sounding wise), but it made my hats sound weird. and i also noticed that if i panned anything 100% left and 100% right, that it made it sound really bad (imagine a kick drum with no low end)...thats how it made my stuff sound.

so...i ended up panning some stuff 75%, 50% etc. and basically just experimented with it. after a couple of days of messing around and panning, i got a sound that i was relatively happy with.

but i do think that this little experiment i've done has improved my sound just a little bit, so i guess thats good

now you gotta take that result.... put two copies in a new project and pan one left and one right!

The best way to go is to just pan certain things in your mix slightly left or right.. It will make the mix wider and sound much better... For example, you can pan your hat slightly to the left and then pan, say a shaker slightly to the right and it wil make it sound nice.. just dont do it to every track, and make sure it sounds subtle...