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Original Message Date: 25-Dec-02 @ 05:06 PM Edit: 25-Dec-02 | 05:08 PM - Stereo Pan Law

Ragnar�k

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Cubase SX manual says:

""Stereo Pan Law setting allows you to attenuate signals panned center, by -6 or -3dB (default). Selecting the 0dB option effectively turns off �constant-power panning�.""

I tested it and this is not true. If I pan to the right in mixer view, it decreases volume on the left channel ONLY, the right channel remains at peak. If I mix down a stereo file to mono, then the mono file will be louder where the original stereo one was panned center.

Interesting tho, that if I do this test with a VSTi (i tried with FM7) then the level of the sum of left and right channels is always constant (does not depend on the panning of the original stereo material).

Any ideas if this is wrong / i've overlooked something..?

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Message 11/15 13-Jan-03 @ 04:31 PM - RE: Stereo Pan Law

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well logicaly in my brain that seems... logical anyways, could be wrong tho.

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Message 12/15 13-Jan-03 @ 09:04 PM - RE: Stereo Pan Law

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Same 440 HZ mono Sine testtone on 3 mono channels, panned hard left, center, hard right.

Panning rule is set to -6db under project settings.
So the center panned channel sounds definetly quieter. (if only SX could have a bit more "precise" metering facilities :-)

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Message 13/15 13-Jan-03 @ 09:10 PM - RE: Stereo Pan Law

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The same setup, with stereo samples on stereo channels. No panning law applies, works exactly like k described

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Message 14/15 13-Jan-03 @ 09:26 PM - RE: Stereo Pan Law

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Internal panning of FM7 (looks like it uses the -6db scheme as well), on stereo channels (no panning on mixer).

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Message 15/15 13-Jan-03 @ 09:39 PM Edit: 13-Jan-03 | 09:51 PM - RE: Stereo Pan Law

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Battery: 0db (no panning law)

Absynth: -3db

ok, now I feel I should stop and make some music instead

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