Aere Greenway wrote:
> On 03/12/2013 10:17 AM, Chris Cannam wrote:
>> On 12 March 2013 15:45, Tim Munro <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Because the same panning law is always applied to both instrument and
>>> submaster
>> Hmm.. is that a good idea? I'd have thought a stereo submaster wants
>> either plain balance or a stereo pan, rather than a positional
>> mono-to-stereo pan law? Perhaps I'm overcomplicating the matter in my
>> head. Otherwise your approach sounds sensible.
>
> I think I agree with Chris in the case of a master audio track, but perhaps 
> not
> in the case of a submaster.
>
Aere, Chris:

OK, from what I've just read

   http://www.rane.com/par-b.html#balance

it seems that what we're currently using is really just a digital realization
of an M-N taper balance pot.  I've also seen this configuration described as a
0dB panning law.

Perhaps the thing to do is to leave the submaster controls as they are, basic
balance controls, and save all the fancy panning laws for the individual
instrument controls.  A submaster's panner could still be used to position a
sound source, but it would require more interaction with the level control.

I blundered into this thing having never heard of panning laws.  I knew only
that I was experiencing difficulty positioning my sound sources and was
inordinately  pleased with myself for having worked out a simple modification
that solved the problem.  I had no idea I would be kicking over a hornets' nest
by going public with it.  This continues to be an interesting learning
experience.

Panning laws seem to be more of a convenience than a necessity.  They don't 
directly determine the final mix so much as they determine the level of 
frustration involved in achieving it.

Tim Munro

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