But to what extent is it ok to change the volume or panning of something so that it sits right in different parts of a mix?
Thanks peeps.
There is no technical answer to this question. It's completly up to your taste and what you think sounds good. That's the thing with creating your OWN music, there is no "extent that is ok" to do something, as long as you like it and you think it sounds good. Ask yourself this question, if someone on this forum answered your question in a way that you didnt think sounded good at the end of the day, would you still implement their advice just because they backed it up "technically". I hope the answer would be no. My point is there are no rules when it comes to things like this. Do what feels right, the music is yours anyway. It seems to me like your creating restrictions for yourself, and not allowing your music to be whatever you want it to be. And thats important. Just my two cents