most commercial atmos music mixes land somewhere in between, the front stays loaded with the core band, while surrounds and height are mostly used for atmosphere or a specific creative moment, rather than trying to literally recreate where each musician was standing.
Splitting a drum kit between front and rear often ends up sounding disjointed ,
not because it breaks realism, but because it breaks the localization coherence your brain expects from a single sound source
Splitting a drum kit between front and rear often ends up sounding disjointed ,
not because it breaks realism, but because it breaks the localization coherence your brain expects from a single sound source
