Pan Law and Recording

So I'm having a bit of a problem with logic pro pan law and recording. I have my pan law set to -3db. I'd rather use -3db than -3db compensated.

I set my gear to the appropriate level for conversion when recording only to listen back and notice it's 3db quieter than the level I recorded.

For the sake of work flow is there a work around for this besides adding another gainstage or having to trim ? Or am I just completely missing something. I tried the independent monitoring level setting, but that just moves the fader up or down, which I only even touch during the balance phase of a mix. I do understand that things panned to the center will be 3db quieter, however when you're recording it is very confusing to have the level drop on playback after you set the perfect level, is there not a way to implement that and stil keep your level.

I have my pan law set to -3db. I'd rather use -3db than -3db compensated.

I set my gear to the appropriate level for conversion when recording only to listen back and notice it's 3db quieter than the level I recorded.(...) I do understand that things panned to the center will be 3db quieter, however when you're recording it is very confusing to have the level drop on playback after you set the perfect level, is there not a way to implement that and stil keep your level.

Your recording level is set when recording, it is not affected by the pan law you select. Only the monitoring and playback levels are affected by the pan law.

 

If you select the -3 dB pan law, then the playback level of a signal panned in the center is 3 dB lower than its recording level. If that isn't what you want, then you have to choose another pan law.

Just realized that when a track is record enabled logic pro bypasses the panlaw which is the cause for the level drop. I was using a 3rd party vu meter on my master bus to get levels and make sure each track was hitting the "sweet spot" this is before I realised that the level drops once it hits the faders, just putting a vu meter on each track I see that I was actually setting my levels and recording too hot the whole time. Thanks

Just realized that when a track is record enabled logic pro bypasses the panlaw

The pan law is not bypassed, however it does not affect the recording (or the recording level). When a track is record enabled, its meters display the recording level. The pan law is applied only for monitoring and playback.

 

For example on the screenshot below, the -3 dB pan law is used. The audio channel strip (left) displays the recording level, while the Stereo Out channel strip (right) displays the monitoring level (there are no other tracks in this project). Upon playback, the audio channel strip will display the playback level (which is the same as the monitoring level during recording).