Succeeding in having the stereo imaging done right isn’t easy. When you thought that you’ve achieved wonderous mix width, you pull up a reference track and realize that your music seems narrow in comparison. Moreso, when you fold your mix into mono it shrinks down even further.
There’s a handful of factors we should consider when we do stereo imaging. Adjusting the width of a sound and finding its ideal position in the stereo field is one of the more fun, but challenging tasks in a mix. Multiple factors such as genre, instrument type, mono compatibility, monitoring setup, and more—need to be taken into account.
Read more about this here: https://www.izotope.com/en/blog/mixing/6-tips-for-widening-the-stereo-image-of-a-mix.html
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