Synchronized instruments and panning

[plurye]

I'm starting to work more seriously in the Synchron world, and here's my question:

I'm using the Epic Orchestra 2.0 patch "05 Fanfare Trumpets a6 - VelXF sus." The default sound, without any panning adjustments, is quite far to the right in the stereo field. Other than messing with the power pan setting in the Mix pane of the VI itself, is there a way to  "move" those trumpets to a more central location in the stereo field? Or is that a limitation of Epic Orchestra 2.0? And if I'm right about that being a limitation of Epic Orch, how does one move the panning on other instruments, e.g., Synchronized Solo Strings?

Thanks,

Peter

[Andreas8420]

Hello plurye,

You can switch to a different Impulse Response in the MIX tab. I added a screenshot for you.

Best,
Andreas

[plurye]

Thanks, Andreas. I tried this:

• I loaded 06 Epic Horns a8 - VelXF sus. The panning baked into the sound is quite far left.
• I loaded the impulse response for 05 Fanfare Trumpets a6 - VelXF sus. The panning of the Epic Horns didn't change at all.
• I tried some other impulse responses on Epic Horns—the character of the sound changed in certain cases, but the stereo field placement did not change significantly.
• Tried the same thing using 05 Fanfare Trumpets a6—same experience.

Is there something I'm missing? Is there no way to move the entire sound around the stereo field? (Changing the power pan setting moves the placement, but at some cost to the stereo-izing of the sound.)

PL

[Beat Kaufmann]

@plurye said:

...Is there something I'm missing? Is there no way to move the entire sound around the stereo field? (Changing the power pan setting moves the placement, but at some cost to the stereo-izing of the sound.)

PL

Hello Plurye
I just published a small tutorial on "how to position SYNCHRON-ized instruments yourself". Study this one. If you do not succeed, please contact me directly. We will surely find out what the problem is.

If you say that the position is "baked in", then it probably has to do with the selected room impulse that you choose together with a VSL-preset. There are indeed room impulses that pull instruments into a corner in such a way that even the pan pot can't do anything. Therefore, if you want to set up a position yourself, I would always start with the preset "DEFAULT" = neutral starting position. ... but you can read all about that in my illustrated instructions. See at:

https://www.beat-kaufmann.com/vitutorials/how-to-position-synchron-ized-instruments/index.html

Have fun

Beat

[plurye]

Wow, thanks so much! Will definitely check it out and let you know how I do. Much appreciated.

PL

[plurye]

Just walked through your tutorial—very, very helpful. I have a much better understanding of how reverb and placement works in SYNCHRON-ized instruments now. Many thanks!

PL

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Hello Plurye
I just published a small tutorial on "how to position SYNCHRON-ized instruments yourself". Study this one. If you do not succeed, please contact me directly. We will surely find out what the problem is.

If you say that the position is "baked in", then it probably has to do with the selected room impulse that you choose together with a VSL-preset. There are indeed room impulses that pull instruments into a corner in such a way that even the pan pot can't do anything. Therefore, if you want to set up a position yourself, I would always start with the preset "DEFAULT" = neutral starting position. ... but you can read all about that in my illustrated instructions. See at:

https://www.beat-kaufmann.com/vitutorials/how-to-position-synchron-ized-instruments/index.html

Have fun

Beat

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