How to Get Ultra Wide Mixes - Panning, Modulation, and Arrangement Tips

Learn advanced audio mixing techniques to create ultra-wide stereo mixes through strategic panning, modulation effects, and time-based processing. Discover how humans perceive stereo width and master proper monitoring techniques to evaluate your mix's spatial characteristics. Explore professional panning strategies for drums, vocals, and other instruments while understanding common mistakes to avoid. Dive deep into modulation effects including chorus, phasers, and flangers to understand their mechanics and applications for width enhancement. Master time-based effects such as short reverbs, stereo slapback delays, and the HAAS effect to add spatial dimension to your productions. Examine arrangement techniques that support wide mixing and analyze a complete song breakdown demonstrating these concepts in practice. Gain insights into professional mindset and workflow approaches for creating expansive, immersive mixes that translate well across different playback systems.

Syllabus

Intro 0:00
Giveaway 0:50
How Humans HEAR Width 1:18
How To Monitor Width 2:15
Using Panning To Add Width 3:35
How I Pan Drums 4:22
How I Layer and Pan Vocals 6:12
DON'T DO THIS 8:00
A Mix With No Stereo Width Vs. A Wide Mix 8:30
My Mindset With Panning And Width 9:12
Using Modulation To Add Width 10:00
How Chorus Works 10:38
How Phasers Work 13:16
How Flangers Work 14:40
Using Time Based Effects For Width 15:50
Using Short Reverbs 16:08
Using Stereo Slapback Delays 17:15
Using HAAS Effect 19:15
The Key To WIDE Mixes 20:45
Full Song Breakdown 23:18
Outro 23:58