Dear everyone,
I have a question about left/right channel mixing, which I would love some advice for.
I recorded an acoustic house show 2 days ago, and I'm very happy with the recording itself. The show was a singer on guitar and a percussionist on djembe/cajon.
The recording was made with a pair of AT831s, stereo.
The microphones were placed close to each other, but aimed slightly to the left/right so have a feeling of stereo.
Now, my question/main problem with the recording is this: I'm happy with all the levels, except the left channel when the percussionist is playing the cajon, because the bass of the cajon a bit boomy/loud (also loud in comparison to the singer voice, which is mainly in the right channel). So, I'm wondering if maybe it would be a good idea to make a mix of the left&right channel and use that as my left channel? I realize it will lose some of the stereo feeling, but maybe this would sound better?
Just to clear this up: the cajon doesn't clip the left channel, it just doesnt sound all that good to me.
I hope this question makes sense and that I have listed all the info that might be needed. But if you have any questions, feel free to ask them!
Thanks in advance.
Best,
Emile