So I was reading this column about reverb and this section has me a bit confused:
Most of the time (not all of the time) you're going to want your reverb to emanate from the same center of gravity that your instrument is coming from. So if your guitar is panned 33% to the left, you want the guitar's reverb to also be be panned 33% to the left. We're keeping things reality based here.
If you're using your DAW's mixer like most of us are, this will happen for you because the reverb insert is coming in after the track's panning. Or you're sending the signal post-pan to a bus that has the reverb on it. A mono reverb will sound like it's right behind the instrument creating it.
A panned stereo reverb will have it's center of mass panned, but the echoes will fan out across the entire stereo field. And that's your mush problem.
If I for instance have a synth part in mono, pan it to +38, and put a reverb plugin in stereo mode on it, will it bridge out more into the stereo field than if I've had the plugin in mono? I've tried around in logic myself but I feel as if I'm going crazy and thought it'd be best to get a confirmation. If not, when would you "accidentally" have your reverb going out stereo whilst your track is mono in logic? Sorry if I'm phrasing the question a bit unclear but this section made me feel as if I'm missing something.
Here's the article if you wanna look closer.
https://ledgernote.com/columns/mixing-mastering/mixing-with-reverb/
Thanks