Stereo Separation and Center merging

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Hey FP, quick question about mixing and what not. I use FL Studio and sometimes my drums from sound kits tend to be a little to the left or the right or whatever and I want them to be in the center. I was wondering if you guys manually pan to get more a center feel and watch the volume as the drums hit to get close to the center as possible, or do you guys just put it in the center using the stereo merger? feedback always appreciated thanks

Also by drums from sound kits I am mainly talking kicks and snares the main drums of the beat. thanks again
 
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why not import them into something like audacity and convert to mono? save as a new version of the kit and you are set forever
 
bandcoach said:
why not import them into something like audacity and convert to mono? save as a new version of the kit and you are set forever
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I have never even heard of something like that. Is it a common tactic used? How would I go about doing it?
 
to convert to a mono signal the process would be a normal technique, whether everyone uses audacity I do not know, there are several methods to do this, audacity just happens to have a point and click option for doing it
 
bandcoach said:
to convert to a mono signal the process would be a normal technique, whether everyone uses audacity I do not know, there are several methods to do this, audacity just happens to have a point and click option for doing it
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So should I be taking all my drum kits and converting them to mono? Can you do the whole folder at once or its each individual sound at a time?
 
that is a tough question to answer - some of those kits may actually have true stereo samples such as overhead cymbal mics, so the issue becomes one of do you hear anything other than the sound the sample is primarily used for? if no then mono-ising is probably a good thing

as for how to do whole folders at a time use the chains and batch processing linked above
 
By default all the drum samples are in center and your going to add a little reverb to them anyways so no point making them mono
if u just let your sample panning to default i dont think you would have the need to convert your drumsamples to mono.
 
2 compelling reasons to convert to mono

file sizes are reduced
most direct audio sources have a single point of origin that we perceive in stereo because of time differences in when the signal arrives at each of our ears

in addition the adding of any stereo fx can be applied to a mono signal equally well as a stereo signal and in fact is more likely to yield more usable results
 
This should work hopefully. Try assigning each drum to its own separate mixing channel. Then go to the whichever channel in the mix you want to center . On the bottom right of the mixer you'll see the eq section . Right above the volume fader you'll see a two knobs. Top one is the stereo serperation and the other one is to pan. You're gonna use the top one(stereo separation) and just turn the knob to the right 100%. See if that centers itCapture.webp
 
I Usually pan certain instruments, eff, sounds, etc manually. It brings much more of a human feeling, not to mention you'll have more control of your track.
 
I tried the Left Center Right panning technique, and I wasn't really feeling it. Some people swear by it, but I like Panning until It sounds good to the ear. For the O.G. beat makers out there, if a newbie comes to you with a panning question, please answer them back with some kind of guidance. Future Producers is the best site I have ever joined
 
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