Mixing Down Using Panning
By Real Wun

1.Record the song (intro,outro,hook,verses,bridge,etc).Dont do anything just get them all recorded, as perfect as you can.Double (overlay) every verse and chorus (could do intro and outro, your choice).


2.After you record everything, lable everything with names(V-1A = Verse 1 First Voice, V-1B = Verse 1 Overlay,etc)
3.Clean up every wave (Noise Reduction) and delete silence.


4.Now Pan:
Chorus 1A: 80 Right
Chorus 1B: 80 Left
C-Adlibs: Center
.....
Verse 1A: 100 Right
Verse 1B: 100 Left
V-Adlibs: Center

This will let the chorus stand out from the verse..causing a nice effect and catches attention.

5.Now adjust volumes. Verse 1A and Verse 1B, should be equal volume. If one is set -2 and on is +4..Its okay as long as when you play it there equal.If not,adjust them til they are, and make sure you can hear the verses.Alot of time, you might need to put a wave in SOLO MODE to see how loud it is compared to the other wave.Dubs should be the only wave lower then the rest..when you play the song you wanna hear the dubs but in most cases you dont want to much attention to them.ADD ANY EFFECTS YOU WISH BESIDES ECHO OR REVERB


6.Now after you compeleted the following steps and the result so far is good, cut and fade the beat if its longer then the song intent.


7.On the next possible empty track, mix all tracks down (not mono, you only record in mono).Now double click bringing the mixdown to edit view.Go to Effects >> Delay Effects >> Studio Reverb >> Small.The reason you aint add reverb or echo to the verses or chorus's is because when u do it again on the mixdown its to echoey.And trust me add reverb on the final mix,yes,even the beat.You can also do compressor or limit the final mix.Your not limited to what you can do.I'm teaching you the basic for mixing using panning. Enjoy.


And now your done.You can do alot more, know that you know the basics...