XY ORTF A-B ecc... PANPOT and PAN LAW.

[GIACOMO-_]

Hi guys, I have a question.

In XY, ORTF, A-B and other stereo techniques, how set the panpot ? I set all R and all L.

In audiocard software/drivers I can set also the PAN LAW. I set the pan law at 0db, (the same level at R, L and center).

In the story of classics recordings of the world, pan law (in analogic consolles), was 6db ?

I set 0db in the audio card panel control and software sequencer.

Its correct ?

[boojum]

I do the same. I set L at full pan left and R at full pan right in the editor. My audio card is set to 0dB. I handle levels in the editor. I do not know what the analog levels were.

[NorseHorse]

Since you are hard-panning left and right in XY, ORTF, AB, etc, the pan law does not effect the imaging.

[GIACOMO-_]

Setting 0db at center the singnal is +3db for mono tracks and +6db for stereo tracks.

In theory, recording in stereo technique, the good setting is -6db.

[GIACOMO-_]

Originally Posted by NorseHorse

Since you are hard-panning left and right in XY, ORTF, AB, etc, the pan law does not effect the imaging.

Yes!!

[GIACOMO-_]

Originally Posted by NorseHorse

Since you are hard-panning left and right in XY, ORTF, AB, etc, the pan law does not effect the imaging.

But in a multimicing situation ? -6db ?

the pan law have effects when we recording ?

[NorseHorse]

The pan law will not effect the imaging when panned hard right and left because both sides are treated equally with regard to change in level relative to center.

Pan law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

If you are incorporating spots or other mics panned Center, the pan law will have an effect for sure.

[Robert Randolph]

Originally Posted by NorseHorse

The pan law will not effect the imaging when panned hard right and left because both sides are treated equally with regard to change in level relative to center.

Pan law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

You are correct.

The only thing pan law will affect is the overall level of the stereo signal. The stereo image will be otherwise identical.

[GIACOMO-_]

Yes, but a parto of signal are in the center. I don't know.

Another question: if I set -3b in totalmix RME (or another audiocard control panel) and -3db in Samplitude (or anothere sequencer) I have a -6db total ? (-3 + -3)

[Retinal]

Ja, on top of that, you should pan hard stereo recordings, it's the mics positioning (ortf, AB, etc..) that'll decide how wide or narrow your recording is gonna be,
that's also why we pick one instead of another