Route the output of both channels to the same stereo Aux and eq there.
But frankly for any situation where you'd require linked processor settings for eq, compression etc. (i.e. correlated true stereo recordings - where image shift is usually undesirable) the Direction Mixer is inherently superior.
Really, the only case where dual mono panning is useful is for the situation you've described; e.g. a percussion sample lifted off an old-fashioned hard panned recording where there are distinct (non-correlated) elements contained in the individual channels, which you might want individual control over. In this case processing them separately is useful and not problematic as there is no real center image to worry about. For this relatively rare situation splitting the left and right to separate channels makes perfect sense.
The balance control does make sense as the default control for stereo channels as it can compensate for left-right channel imbalance in the recording without the need for individual faders.
If, as you say, you are dealing with 50+ stereo tracks in a mix, I have to ask the question - are these true stereo recordings of individual elements, or are they primarily "pseudo-stereo" sources such as chorused or otherwise artificially widened sounds? If it's the latter you might find it preferable at the mixing stage to simply use the sum or else just one side or the other and fit them into a more realistic soundstage through your own means (panning placement + reverbs/delays, etc.) Of course soupy stereo abstraction can be cool too, whatever floats your boat.
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Originally Posted by mixerguy  well...... your first suggestion isn't a great option for mixing 50+ stereo audio files (can you imagine trying to EQ two separate mono audio tracks in an efficient manner - for example)
yes - I understand they offer a plugin to give me a real pan. I think it is a PITA
sometimes various factors mean I need to mix in Logic. I work in many different DAWs, and hardware consoles.
It just doesn’t make any sense that in mono or surround it functions as a panner, yet in stereo it is the “balance control” as they call it on page 549 of the Logic Pro 8 manual. 99% of the time I desire a pan when mixing stereo audio files.
and… last time I looked at this thread I wasn’t the only one participating… many other people are posting interesting ideas. Too bad your post didn’t bring anything new or helpful to the discussion. |