# How to make a balanced mix in both mono and stereo? **URL:** \ **Category:** Mixing\ **Created:** [November 2, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/how-to-make-a-balanced-mix-in-both-mono-and-stereo/568 "2023-11-02T16:22:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Novik](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/novik/32/79_2.png) [@Novik](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Novik)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/how-to-make-a-balanced-mix-in-both-mono-and-stereo/568/1 "2023-11-02T16:22:30Z")
Hi Josh šŸ™‚ Iā€™m having a struggle with making a mix that will be balanced in both stereo and mono. a lot of times an instrument that is balanced in stereo suddenly would feel too quiet, and when I fix the volume in mono it would feel too loud in stereo. that would mostly happen with instruments that have wide stereo (like pads) , or have stereo movement, or even just panned . What should I do? Thank you very much and have a lovely day! ---
**Author:** ![Josh\_Gudwin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/josh_gudwin/32/2044_2.png) [@Josh\_Gudwin](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Josh_Gudwin)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 2:37am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/how-to-make-a-balanced-mix-in-both-mono-and-stereo/568/2 "2023-12-05T02:37:58Z")
Hey Odelya! That tends to be the way it is with mono - there may some small tricks you can try, but the most important thing to me is to get the mix sounding and feeling right in stereo. ---
**Author:** ![Novik](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/novik/32/79_2.png) [@Novik](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Novik)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/how-to-make-a-balanced-mix-in-both-mono-and-stereo/568/3 "2024-01-02T11:35:13Z")
Thank you very much for your answer šŸ™‚