i have a question about mixing! when i pan my tracks, the peak volume usually increases by 1-3 dB. to maintain gain staging, i've been throwing a gain plugin onto each affected track and reducing its gain by the same amount it went up. is this the best practice in this scenario? my understanding is that i want the signal to hit the return tracks roughly somewhere between -15 and -18 dB
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in reply to @purrgesterone's post:
the main reason is due to "pan law"
it can vary somewhat because some panning tools automatically compensate for these issues, while many take a naive approach and leave it for you to figure out
https://understandingaudio.com/how-to-use-pan-law/
Dan Worrall does a ton of really helpful videos on mixing, mastering, and sound design, they are my go-to reference for any topic he's covered
Dan has worked for several audio plugin companies to do tutorials for them, but i would not ignore those videos! they often cover really interesting ideas related to the plugin that are applicable anywhere
i would provide a summary here, but my brain can barely function today!
hopefully some of that helps!
oh wow thank you so much for this thorough and super helpful comment! much appreciated!
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also this month has been so crazy i forgot about jamuary 😭 i hope yours is going well!
oh jeez, it must have been a busy one! i hope you get a chance to do a little bit before the month ends! and thank you!