Right on, thank you, Darkroom, I appreciate the feedback, any suggestions on how to fix it?

I saw that you are using MadTracker. I am not familiar with that DAW but it should have some of the basic functions such as panning.

My standard process is

drums in the middle
synths, keys, strings, and other instruments panned outside of center

samples are normally panned out unless it is a dominant sample

reverbs and other effects are a good way to widen up the stereo field

Hope this helps

I think there are also special “Stereo Enhancers” effects that you can get as plugins to your DAW which can make the stereo image wider or narrower. And there are also a lot of cool tools available to create spatial audio as well, which allow you to position sounds around the listener’s head. Reaper has some cool free spatial audio tools that I have experimented with a bit.

There are definitely a ton of stereo effects to enhance the stereo field. I always start with the basics first though by panning out sounds and then adding the effects. Keeping that order helps me stay in control of the mix. Good point though.

Yes good point, thanks!

Sweet, thank you for the tips, geoffpeters. Quick question: do you know of any 32 bit VSTs that create the “stereo enhancer” effect you’re talking about? It would be for PC, if that helps narrow it down.

your track is fine but if you want to widen it pan stems 30-60% or use sheppi (https://www.kvraudio.com/product/sheppi_spatial_enhancer_by_open_ambience_project)

Thank you, panu, I love trying out new VSTs, I can’t wait to get that one to work :)

I agree! That’s a great plugin.

Thank you, Darkroom, that does help tremendously — thank you for taking the time to explain it, I appreciate your advice.

Awesome, geoffpeters, thank you so much! I’m glad you liked it :)
Many thanks for your sample shares!

me too…

Sweet, thank you, panu, I appreciate that, I’m glad you liked it :)

Thank you, Speck, I will keep the recording the way it is. I’m exploring the panning of frequencies rather than instances — the stereo equalizer I’m using allows me to flip-flop between each left and right band.
Thank you for noticing the filter metaphor, Kara’s vocals inspired it :)

Yes! I love it when you like the mixes :) :)
You’re one of a kind, Kara, we all love you!!!

Wellllll, I can’t think of a mix of yours that I haven’t liked. :)

Lots of love back at ya’! Seriously. You are such an asset to the community. And such a kind guy!

Right on, thank you so much, Jay!
Yeah, I agree with feedback — it’s beneficial for producing and for the community.
I got some good insight from a music vet and a good suggestion for a production tool. I’m all about that :)

EDIT 2:
Aargh! I just noticed that beta.ccmixter automatically converts the main website’s address to beta.ccmixter.
So those links I put in won’t work.
Okay, so the way to reply to reviews and comments is through the main website which is ccmixter.org
Hopefully that doesn’t get switched!


EDIT: I think I figured out the problem. Are you reading all of this from beta.ccmixter.org ?
If so, here is the link to the main website:
http://ccmixter.org/
and a link directly to this thread:
http://ccmixter.org/reviews/JoeBone/62306
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Hi JoeBone,
Thank you for your review, I’m glad you liked the mix :)

I strongly recommend that you remove your email address from your review, though.
ccMixter has a safe and easy way to facilitate messages.
In my user page under the “Profile” tab, there is a “contact” section where you can click “email” to send me a message.
As long as you’re logged in to ccMixter, you won’t need to open any other account — you can type your message here and it will send it to me.

From there we can get to the bottom of why you can’t reply to comments, through troubleshooting with screenshots.
Take care, talk to you soon!