5 Minutes To A Better Mix: Panning Harmonies Wide - Part 19 of 31

It’s a no brainer to try and use your entire stereo field when mixing. And sometimes it can be a great idea to move vocal harmonies from dead center to hard left and right. This is especially true if it changes during the song. It will grab the listeners attention as the vocals go from one solo location to all the way across the stereo plain.

Two Clicks Away From A Dynamic Mix

Honestly, today’s tip is so simple and can be done in almost literally two clicks in your DAW. But these couple of clicks will take your mix from being static and “just ok”, to being dynamic, interesting, and exciting. The listener is following the vocals almost exclusively in a mix, it’s the centerpiece. So any chance you get to make a slight change to the vocal and harmonies, you can bet it will have big impact on the mix.