01-07-2021, 04:51 AM
(01-07-2021, 03:11 AM)Mattias Westlund Wrote: Right now, only on strings and brass (i.e. on every section channel). I've tried it on woodwinds, but considering the moderate panning required there, I can't hear a difference between the plugin and Reaper's standard stereo panner. I have not tried it on percussion or anything else yet. To avoid unnecessary clutter, I'm sort of listening for problematic instruments rather than putting it on every channel in the mix, just because.
Pretty much my approach as well. My percussion is just so huge sometimes that I thought I'd try it out along with some side EQ. So far I'm liking the results. I agree, a stereo pan for winds and things nearer the center is probably all you need.
I've come across a new, related issue: All my VO life, I've often encountered certain notes of certain sample libraries that seemed to just veer off in one direction or another, making positioning difficult. I've since discovered that, for whatever reason, it's because there is literally more volume in one channel or another in the sample itself. Like, the right channel is louder than the left, for instance. I can see this visually under the hood in Kontakt. It's a surprisingly common issue in my older libraries (like, anything recorded pre-2010).
For the longest time, I just assumed it had to do with some aural/proximity phenomenon, but the wave editor indicates that it is actually just something up with the sample itself--It's very annoying! My approach going forward will be to pan each offending sample (or "zone," as they're called in Kontakt) individually and cautiously in an effort to mitigate some of the issues that it can introduce into a mix. It's the only thing I can think to do at the moment