Mono/Stereo mixing & midrange

[jamestmusic]

Hi Guy's

 

I have seen threads on this before but, they either dont make sense to me or not 100% relevant to what I want to know.

 

I have recently been going into a friends studio (once a month or so) and listened back to a few of my productions and realised how incredibly thin they actually are. My friend suggested I should mix in mono (as all my tracks are stereo tracks, I have taught myself everything and never been told otherwise) as its a better way to mix. He suggested that I create 2 x mono tracks per instrument hard pan one left and the other hard right then both of these go to a bus and so on.

 

Another friend has metioned he only uses his kicks and sub's in mono and the rest in stereo. Just a bit confused as to what to do?! Ive always used stereo tracks so this is all new to me.

 

The other thing he was running everything through his GEQ and said about the lack of mid range also in my tracks.

 

Can anyone help or let me know what they are doing in terms of mono/stereo and maybe a better way to improve on my mid range?

 

 

Any tips/advise is appreciated

[Eric Cardenas]

He suggested that I create 2 x mono tracks per instrument hard pan one left and the other hard right then both of these go to a bus and so on.

I'm sorry but your friend is not making any sense.

Having a single MONO track is exactly the same as 2 MONO tracks panned hard right and left (pan law 0 dB).

If you want mono just use one track.

 

The other thing he was running everything through his GEQ and said about the lack of mid range also in my tracks.

How are you monitoring at home?

[jamestmusic]

I have been using a Logic plug in which I cant remember at the name of at the moment.

 

I do use headphones now also as I cant use my KrK's now my son goes bed early