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I enjoy listening to old 50, 60s, 70s funk/soul/jazz/blues etc. On some of these recordings the whole drum kit might be panned hard right and guitar hard left for example. I understand its something to do with the limitations of technology at the time but what is the specific reason.

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A number of reasons mainly due to early equipment.
LCR mixing was the beginning of stereo mixes, the early desks could only record hard left, centre, or hard right, at to that a pre multitrack era, and you would have all the drum mics summed, and then panned left, guitars summed and right, vocals centred etc.
In the very early days, stereo was not well thought of, and albums were mixed for mono, and stereo was added as an afterthought.
Once the panpot was invented, and multitrack recording, things started to get more inventive.
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Not this those, check out any early beatles stuff.

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Lost to the Void wrote:A number of reasons mainly due to early equipment.
LCR mixing was the beginning of stereo mixes, the early desks could only record hard left, centre, or hard right, at to that a pre multitrack era, and you would have all the drum mics summed, and then panned left, guitars summed and right, vocals centred etc.
In the very early days, stereo was not well thought of, and albums were mixed for mono, and stereo was added as an afterthought.
Once the panpot was invented, and multitrack recording, things started to get more inventive.
Thanks, that makes sense. It certainly sounds strange to my ears on headphones when the whole drum kit is panned hard to one side. A friend of mine yesterday said at least it would be easier to sample the drums or other elements which I hadn't thought of.

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Huck Farper wrote:Not this those, check out any early beatles stuff.
Yes their recordings are incredible. I prefer their later stuff when they really got inventive in the studio

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Huck Farper wrote:Not this those, check out any early beatles stuff.

Yeah listen to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on headphones... kinda mind blowing what George Martin got up to creatively.


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msl wrote:
Huck Farper wrote:Not this those, check out any early beatles stuff.

Yeah listen to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on headphones... kinda mind blowing what George Martin got up to creatively.


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It's been years since I have listened to it. Might be time again

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I've realized the same thing while trying to rip some Miles Davis stuff from Youtube.

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Monreal wrote:I've realized the same thing while trying to rip some Miles Davis stuff from Youtube.
Hi, just downloading your podcast, some nice sounds on there.

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