{"id":84164,"date":"2021-03-02T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=84164"},"modified":"2021-04-15T12:40:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T11:40:27","slug":"6-tips-to-get-a-wide-mix-in-music-producing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/6-tips-to-get-a-wide-mix-in-music-producing\/","title":{"rendered":"6 tips to get a wide mix in music producing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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No more weedy mixes. Check out these techniques to add width to your music. <\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Feel like your track is missing something? Lacking a certain lushness? It could need a bit of width. A wide mix creates drama and an epic, immersive experience for the listener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Achieving width in your music is a game of contrasts. Your ears will perceive the difference between sounds as if they were physically further apart. Abolish thin weedy mixes<\/a> and open up your sound as you produce by widening the stereo field, to fatten up your track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try out these suggestions and see if you notice the difference in your music producing.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Panning is your pal<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Try panning<\/a> elements to the hard left, centre and hard right and listen to the difference as the sound is opened up. Bridge the gaps and place some instruments half-way, as panning all of them to the far edges can create a muddier sound, so always make sure you\u2019re trusting your ears above all else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out more panning tips here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Be generous with effects<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Chorus, flanger, delay and reverb<\/a> can all have a widening impact. A little can go a long way, barely noticeable in individual sounds but making a subtle difference to the whole. Reverb for example is designed to make signals sound like they\u2019re bouncing around deep in a three-dimensional space, not just recorded in a stuffy box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2026Or show favouritism to one sound<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Choosing just one sound in your mix and adding effects<\/a> can give the impression of the whole mix being processed. Try selecting one element of your mix to add reverb to. Using delay in the same way is the same concept. You can also apply both effects at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Double trouble with double tracking<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re recording live instruments<\/a>, try double tracking for a wider sound. Record a second version of your instrumental audio track. There\u2019ll always be natural differences even though it\u2019s the exact same instrument,<\/a> player and notes. Now give hard panning a go, whacking one track to the far left and the other to the far right. You can process each track slightly differently, too, adding effects. See how it opens up the sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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