During the discussion of panning in Section 8.2.2, I argued that stereo width is far more important to many mainstream productions than exact stereo positioning. “Modern mixing is all about being wide,” says Delbert Bowers, “with different styles requiring different types of width.”1 On account of this, audio engineers have come up with an enormous variety of tricks for adjusting image spread, and this chapter details a selection of these techniques in order to clarify their respective pros and cons.
18.1 ARRANGEMENT TWEAKS
Some of the most effective stereo enhancements at mixdown can actually be achieved surreptitiously without loading a single plug-in. My most common stunt for inflating the sonics of Mix Rescue ...
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