correlation problems when panning electric guitars

[Kingliar]

Hi,

When I quadtrack my guitars (= played four times) and pan them wide left and right (two tracks at -100, and two tracks at +100) there's a correlation problem (it's negative).

Can I solve this problem without narrowing the panorama ?


Greetings

 

[Myrmidonlord666]

play tighter? Unless by correlation you mean some sort of phase/volume issue

 

[Keregioz]

Not sure what you mean by "correlation"... but maybe you should try to pan two of them 100% left-right and the other two 80% left right.

 

[LSD-Studio]

by correlation he means partial phase cancellation.....
do you never use a correlation-meter?


If you're 4-tracking there shouldn't be any serius problems (with 1 mic!), just check your mix in mono.
you get a wider stereo-field by using a different amp on the right side then on the left side....that'll make your stereoimage seem way wider, but you're not getting the same effect as with the other technique (amp A 100% L/R, amp B 80% L/R).
trust your ears more than your meter, mix in mono and listen for too much cancelation....the only time I use a correlation-meter is in mastering when I'm using stereo-enhancers....and that's VERY rare.

and: a short dip into the negative area doesn't mean anything , just that there are parts cancelled but that happens all the time with waves interfering (even if they're from a completely different source) just watch that it's only rarely going into the negativ area and not too deep.

use your ears to check mono-compatibility

 

[Kingliar]

by correlation he means partial phase cancellation.....
do you never use a correlation-meter?


If you're 4-tracking there shouldn't be any serius problems (with 1 mic!), just check your mix in mono.
you get a wider stereo-field by using a different amp on the right side then on the left side....that'll make your stereoimage seem way wider, but you're not getting the same effect as with the other technique (amp A 100% L/R, amp B 80% L/R).
trust your ears more than your meter, mix in mono and listen for too much cancelation....the only time I use a correlation-meter is in mastering when I'm using stereo-enhancers....and that's VERY rare.

and: a short dip into the negative area doesn't mean anything , just that there are parts cancelled but that happens all the time with waves interfering (even if they're from a completely different source) just watch that it's only rarely going into the negativ area and not too deep.

use your ears to check mono-compatibility

Thanks.....that helps a lot !!!!