Whats your drum pan like?

[crosstalk]

I go by audience perspective generally, so obviously reversed values for drummer perspective. Also my kit has two rack and two floor toms. Sometimes I pan a little bit wider and sometimes a little narrower, but these are around normal for me.

Also, I use ORTF for overheads and record them to a stereo track. I like the spread it gives me, seems natural yet wide. Not crazy wide, but also not even close to mono. I get plenty of Hats in the OH, but I mic up the ride since it can get lost in the craziness.

Kick: C
Snare: C
Tom 1: 35% R
Tom 2: 20% R
Tom 3: 25% L
Tom 4: 40% L
Ride: 50% L
Overheads: 100/100

Naturally, the rack toms are more central in the OHs, but I still pan them a bit for a balance and their own space.

I like some spread on the toms, but can't stand those 100/0/100 panning and can't believe they can be found on pro mixes.

 

[The-Zeronaut]

LOL

 

[Mikaël-ange]

Nein. I prefer Glyn Johns vs. spaced pair though, as I try to go for more natural sounding drums. You have to pan them oddly to get the imaging right, and even with the one mic hard-panned the overall spread of the kit is not as wide.

I ask for Spaced pair because I know lot of pro drummer also in production world and all pan 60 L/R max with huge kit for get something like a real kit picture...

 

[Line Level Recordings]

somewhat wide

. . . thats alot of hard lefts and rights:zombie:

 

[mick thompson]

i think i pan according to the drummers perspective because im a musician, if i were not i think i would have always panned opposite

 

[Styvo]

Hats-50L
Kick-C
Snr-C
T1-45L
T2-20L
Flr1-40R
Flr2-70R
Oh-85L/R
Room-according to mic placement.

 

[TheUnknown]

overheads - (stereo pre panned mixdown from Superior)

Could you tell me how to do this?

 

[Notuern]

It depends on the song really.. most often:

Kick - Center
Snare - Center(The reverb panned 15% left.)
Hihat - 25% left
Ride - 75% right
Tom1 - 100% left if over 120bpm, 50% left if below 120bpm.
Tom2 - Center(Slightly panned either direction depending on style.).
Tom3 - 50% right(If there is only 3 toms = 75% right.)
Tom4 - 75%-85% right
OH - 100 - 100 (Most of the time.)
Ambiance - Depends on how it was recorded

I like really wide drums, especially when there is a fast fill i want it to kind of "run through your head" if you listen with headphones.

 

[Dexter_prog]

I like really wide drums, especially when there is a fast fill i want it to kind of "run through your head" if you listen with headphones.

I love that! That's why I also like wide drums

 

[Student]

This is the most realistic sounding, and as for audience perspective, the only member of your audience that actually cares will be a drummer, and he will want to air-drum along.

My mother will never tell me a mix of mine sounds weird because the sock cymbal is on the wrong side, but a drummer might.

DRUMMERS PERSPECTIVE ALWAYS.

 

[Demonstealer]

Could you tell me how to do this?

I think its the default bounce option in Superior 1.5 and if i select the OH options I also get each over head separately close mic'd

 

[Tachy]

In a basic kit, I pan this way :
Kick:C
Snare Top and Bot : C
Tom1:60L
Tom2:15R
Flor: 60L
Oh: 100L/100R
Hat: 50L
Ride:60R

 

[Dexter_prog]

This is the most realistic sounding, and as for audience perspective, the only member of your audience that actually cares will be a drummer, and he will want to air-drum along.

My mother will never tell me a mix of mine sounds weird because the sock cymbal is on the wrong side, but a drummer might.

DRUMMERS PERSPECTIVE ALWAYS.

and what if the drummer is a lefty?!?!?!?!?! (just kidding )

 

[Scottxx]

Andy uses crowd drum panning.

 

[GarethSE]

Kick: Center
Snare top and bottom: center
Hi-hat: anywhere from 20-50 left
toms: if there's 5 then it usually goes something like
1: 100L
2: 50L
3: 10L or 10R
4: 50R
5: 100R
Overheads: hard left and right
room mics: hard left and right

 

[CraigTNelson]

Everything's pretty standard (audience position). Orange is toms, purple is OHs and cymbal mics.

Kit:

 

[PhilR]

I tend to listen carefully to the OH track and place my toms as I hear them in the overheads. Snare is usually balanced to center before hitting record and kick stays in the middle.

 

[plague_rider]

I try to base it around how the kit was set out so the panning of the mics compliments the OH and vice versa...

normally

Kick - 0
Snare - 0
Hi-Hat - 100
OH L/R - 100/100
Rack Tom 1 - 25
Rack Tom 2 - 35
Floor Tom 1 - 80-100 (depending on cymbal setup/ whether there is a second floor tom)

 

[SkybluestudiosBEN]

I stick to Audience Perspective. Hearing it at drummers perspective just throws it off for me......I feel that the music should give a more listening vibe than playing along to it. I want people to feel like they are watching something spectacular. LoL When has music ever sounded good when you play live and listen from the drummers seat? hahaha

Kick-0
Snare-1 R
Hi Hat-13-25% R
Ride-50% L
OH L-100% L
OH R-100% R
TOm 1-30% R
TOm 2-30% L
Tom 3-60% L
Room Mics-80-100% LR

 

[arv_foh]

I stick to Audience Perspective. Hearing it at drummers perspective just throws it off for me......I feel that the music should give a more listening vibe than playing along to it. I want people to feel like they are watching something spectacular. LoL When has music ever sounded good when you play live and listen from the drummers seat? hahaha

I use audience perspective as well