i think paning is important, and if used properly it can do nice spacey mix. i'm leaving lows in center and as i go to higher freqs, i'm making them more and more wide. then some leads which i want to standout, i pan them wide and sometimes i put some delay panned to opposite side, hope this make sense.. same with some crazy edits noise and such sounds. i do anything to make them sit well in the holes :lol: