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Avoiding pseudo-stereo - Pro Tools Tutorial
From the course: Audio Mixing Bootcamp
Avoiding pseudo-stereo
Most synthesizers and virtual instruments have sort of a pseudo-stereo effect that makes instrument sound larger than it really is when panned hard left and right. The problem is that this kind of effect can actually make your mix sound less distinct. In this video, I'll show you some techniques for dealing with some instruments that have artificial stereo, so you can hear that instrument better in your mix. So, the first thing we're going to do is listen to some instruments that are in stereo. Some are artificially put in stereo and some are recorded in stereo. The tendency is, if you have a stereo instrument, to pan it hard left and hard right, but the problem is sometimes that can actually cause more harm than good in the mix. Let's start with an electric piano. Let's listen to it mono. Now this is recorded in stereo, and what makes it stereo is the fact that it has a channel that has vibrato on it, so you will hear it warble a little bit. (music playing) Let's pan that out in…
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Learning the principles of building a mix1m 1s
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Assigning the drums to a subgroup3m 55s
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Building the mix from the kick10m 8s
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Building the mix from the snare8m 46s
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Building the mix from the toms5m 25s
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Building the mix from the overhead mics3m 53s
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Checking the drum phase4m 44s
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Balancing direct and miked bass channels3m 36s
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Building the mix from the bass3m 26s
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Building the mix from the vocals4m 19s
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Balancing the rhythm section2m 44s
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Balancing the rest of the instruments with the rhythm section5m 22s
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Making a mix without building it4m 20s
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Balancing the harmony vocals2m 35s
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Understanding compressor parameters3m 42s
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Setting up the compressor14m 45s
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Compressing the drums7m 53s
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Compressing the room mics4m 9s
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Compressing the bass5m 24s
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Using the New York compression trick4m 23s
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Compressing the clean electric guitars4m 40s
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Compressing the distorted electric guitars4m 48s
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Compressing the acoustic guitars8m 7s
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Compressing the piano6m 35s
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Compressing the electric keyboards4m 32s
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Compressing the vocals4m 34s
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Compressing the horns3m 55s
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Equalizing the kick6m 7s
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Equalizing the snare2m 57s
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Equalizing the rack toms5m 4s
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Equalizing the floor tom4m 32s
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Equalizing the hi-hat4m 56s
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Equalizing the cymbal or the overhead mics6m 49s
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Equalizing the room mics5m 13s
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Equalizing the bass3m 59s
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Editing the bass rhythm4m 21s
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Equalizing the rhythm section5m 48s
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Equalizing the electric guitar8m 15s
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Equalizing the acoustic guitar4m 55s
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Equalizing the hand percussion3m 28s
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Equalizing the lead vocals6m 5s
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Equalizing the background vocals4m 14s
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Equalizing the piano4m 46s
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Equalizing the organ6m 49s
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Equalizing the strings6m 4s
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Equalizing the horns3m 22s
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Adding reverb to the drums7m 56s
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Adding reverb to the vocals11m 59s
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Adding reverb to the guitars5m 17s
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Adding reverb to the piano4m 19s
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Adding reverb to the organ3m 43s
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Adding reverb to the strings5m 36s
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Adding reverb to the horns2m 57s
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Adding reverb to the percussion4m 46s
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Using reverb to layer the mix12m 35s
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Learning delay principles1m 40s
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Understanding delay parameters6m 54s
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Timing the delay to the track1m 28s
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Using delay timing variations2m 51s
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Equalizing the delay4m 23s
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Understanding the Haas effect2m 51s
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Using the three-delay setup7m 23s
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Adding delay to the vocals8m 43s
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Using delay to layer the mix9m 55s
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