here is a little trick that i find very useful while making tracks.
there was some talk goin' on here about panning your channels already.
here is what i do to make an impression that something is going on in my tracks. i use 2 channels for each instrument, put left channel on the left side in the space, right to right, so in this way you wide your stereo.
after that i play with delays. on each channel i put different delay, not to much though, just enough to set each pan side to it's own time.
for example i can turn my hihat into two different highs, but they are still one instrument. this really boosts up dynamic of music! :D