getting rid of built in limiter

[eilios]

sorry, i just have a thing, where i want it to sound good on all speakers, even on stereos with a broken speaker...i am afraid if i pan it, they will miss some of the song. Also, I'm not sure if I pan on the left or right, what emotions will it evoke.

Panning everything to the middle makes compositions feel kinda bleh. Panning everything hard-left/hard-right can make compositions feel really bleh. In moderation, you can use panning to widen a mix and make everything sound fippy sippy pippy. The trick is to have a balance even when you use panning, so even though one instrument may be a deal more on the right side, the left side doesn't feel like it's empty.

[PROTO·DOME]

Also, I'm not sure if I pan on the left or right, what emotions will it evoke.

A left pan is generally an indication of hate or fear. Hardpanning to the right has connotations of lust and sexuality.

[Nabeel Ansari]

A left pan is generally an indication of hate or fear. Hardpanning to the right has connotations of lust and sexuality.

Do not give in to the left panning, Luke!

Or the right, for that matter...

[PrototypeRaptor]

A left pan is generally an indication of hate or fear. Hardpanning to the right has connotations of lust and sexuality.

this is one of the best posts I have ever read

...but you owe me a new keyboard, I got sprite all over mine

on topic,

40% is usually as far as I pan individual instruments unless I'm specifically trying to get a separated sound: guitar multi-tracking, pads, backing vocals, etc

though there are lots of tricks to make the stereo field seem wider as a whole

[Skrypnyk]

a left pan is generally an indication of hate or fear. Hardpanning to the right has connotations of lust and sexuality.

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this is one of the best posts i have ever read