Moving sounds left and right - Adding width in Ableton
Understanding the Stereo Image!
A significant dimension when working with sound.
We have a centre or midline, where we experience mono sound, and then, depending on your reference monitors, a width to the soundstage the music exists within.
Sounds can be placed from left to right and given a width.
In this video, I explore these fundamental concepts and share some of the basic tools I use in Ableton to move sounds and give my mixes a more spacious, wide, and dynamic feel.
Moving sounds around this space will add realism, and I talk about this in more depth in the video.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Left and Right channels make a stereo image
01:31 - Mono/Mid
02:07 - Sides/Stereo Information
03:42 - Examples of mono and stereo sound
04:48 - How songs normally position sounds
06:25 - True stereo panning - Ableton hack!
07:42 - Using reverb to add width and a feeling of space
09:15 - Real song example, listening to the mid and the stereo signals
11:21 - Quick ways to move sounds around the stereo image - Auto Pan
13:41 - Bonus Tip! Using groups to create wet/dry chains for effects