The Basics Of Panning Drums

The panning of drums in your mix is EXTREMELY important.  They are the foundation of your rhythm track and need to be in the right area of your mix.   After a lot of reading I found there is definitely a consensus on some fundamentals of panning drums.  Like... Kick and Snare are ALWAYS in the center. 

Here's a video clip of those concepts.   These are not hard fast rules.  They're more guidelines on where to start.  I urge you to experiment, especially with cymbal placement.  Enjoy!