Panning Laws with PowerPan

[suon]

I was wondering how volume levels are affected when using power panning?   Is it reasonable to assume that any configuration of the power pan will try to maintain the same volume level?  or will the sound be percieved as louder/quieter when its closer to mono?

And, does anyone by chance know whether Cubase power pan behaves the same as VSL power pan?

Thanks,

~Shawn

[Beat Kaufmann]

Hi Shawn

If you add the left to the right and the right to the left channel you get get a "mono signal".

This addition makes the signal louder in total.

Therefore PowerPan got a parameter to suppress (-3dB ... -6dB)  this "effect" when we pan the two signals to the center.

Cubase:

"Right-Click" on the panner of an audio channel. Now you are able to choose between 3 options. Balance, Dual or Combined... or something similar.

The "combined" option is similar to the PowerPanner. Further, I believe we can adjust the panning law some where within the settings of Cubase.

Unfortunately I'm not able for the moment to click around within the program ;-)

Nevertheless, since I own the Suite I always use a powerpanner in each channel and I don't use the one of Cubase. The SuitePanner treats the process "monoizing and panning" far better (sound).

Best

Beat

[civilization 3]

@suon said:

I was wondering how volume levels are affected when using power panning?   Is it reasonable to assume that any configuration of the power pan will try to maintain the same volume level?  or will the sound be percieved as louder/quieter when its closer to mono?

And, does anyone by chance know whether Cubase power pan behaves the same as VSL power pan?

Thanks,

~Shawn

I don't know that Cubase panning has any width control, but the pan law is variable. power panning in V. Suite retains the stereo information faithfully.

generally speaking, the more focused or closer to mono, the more prominent a source appears in a mix, ie., perceived louder though the gain is the same. 

power panning in V. Suite is brilliant, has improved my mixing enormously.

[Dietz]

Function-wise, you can basically achieve the same results with Cubase's and Nuendo's built-in panner (you can switch between width and balance). One might add that Vienna Suite Power pan goes beyond these features and has a much more intuitive GUI.

[Beat Kaufmann]

@Dietz said:

Function-wise, you can basically achieve the same results with Cubase's and Nuendo's built-in panner (you can switch between width and balance). One might add that Vienna Suite Power pan goes beyond these features and has a much more intuitive GUI...

... and also: It produces a better sound. God only knows how they manage it at VSL...

All the best

Beat

[suon]

Thanks for the replies =)