danyg Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 noob in 5.1 I have a stereo source track and I choose Surround as an Output then the panner shows those values... 1. is the default panner correct? Diversity 0.30 ? or should it rather be 0.25 in order to not crossfade in the middle 2. trying to read the meter... to me it looks correct... main sound L/R ... some/less sound in C Ls Rs (as the source is stereo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Yes, that's Logic's default setting for panning a stereo source in a surround output. What you see on the meters depend on your source so we can't really say without knowing the source signal. If you want transparent stereo panning (L signal in Left speaker, R signal in Right speaker, no signal in any other speakers) then the values should be Angle = 0, Diversity = 0, Spread = 60, Center = muted: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danyg Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 thank you, great Info What you see on the meters depend on your source so we can't really say without knowing the source signal. well for testing it's a Logic full range jingle music loop (song) - what I wanted to say is that the Center (SUB) is less present in the meter than L/R - makes sense to me because the center shoudn't be as high in volume than L/R - more music signal is coming from L/R because it's a stereo music file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 well for testing it's a Logic full range jingle music loop (song) - what I wanted to say is that the Center (SUB) is less present in the meter than L/R - makes sense to me because the center shoudn't be as high in volume than L/R - more music signal is coming from L/R because it's a stereo music file I don't think it should or shouldn't be at a certain level — it's your choice. That default setting is there because someone, somewhere, at some point determined that it was a decent place to start positioning a stereo signal in a surround field — without any information related to the stereo signal or the soundscape you're mixing. There's no rule that says the Center signal shouldn't be as high in volume than L/R when you're panning a stereo file (and who says it's music? What if it's dialog? A sound effect? Ambiant background noise?) in a surround field. In fact for panning stereo music in a surround field for movies, you often don't pan any of the music at all in the Center speaker, which is reserved mostly for dialog. The L and R speakers take care of recreating a phantom center for the music (as in a normal stereo setup), without the need to route any of the music to the center speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas_ Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Hi. If a 5.1 one mix is coming form Pro Tools into Logic. How should the diversity level be to be neutral and not effekt the mix from PT? Thanks a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.