ParadoximA I messed around with it for another half hour or so, and couldn't actually get anything useful out of it for a metal mix. I thought placing a lead and its harmony in different places in a room would sound good, but it still sounds better with simple panning (I've only tested with monitors, no headphone testing yet). It would probably work better with a sparse acoustic recording, but it seems to be one of those tools that needs to be used with caution... or by someone who knows what they're doing ?
AlanRatcliffe I suspected as much - a digiverb is only as good as it's algorithm. I'll check it out anyway, but I also don't think it can work for more than one instrument (unless they are all lumped together on a submix and then the reverb inserted in the submix). What I'd like to see is more an extension of the panning of a DAW, where you can place each instrument in a very specific location in a virtual room. So it would need the ability to handle multiple inputs - basically one from each track - and then work out the reflections from each of the six surfaces in the room for each track to accurately place it in the soundfield.
Mo-Facta +1 to all of Alan's comments. Right on the nail. Additionally, I would like to post this article by Dave Moulton on building a mix and panorama. It's one of my favs and it's easy to understand: http://www.moultonlabs.com/more/principles_of_multitrack_mixing_the_phantom_image/ Hope that helps. Cheers ?
deefstes Mo Facta wrote +1 to all of Alan's comments. Right on the nail. Additionally, I would like to post this article by Dave Moulton on building a mix and panorama. It's one of my favs and it's easy to understand: http://www.moultonlabs.com/more/principles_of_multitrack_mixing_the_phantom_image/ Hope that helps. Cheers ? Wow! Excellent responses guys. Thanks a lot. I had no idea that, when I asked this question, I was going to learn about phantom images and the Haas effect. ?
