01-03-2021, 03:58 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-03-2021, 05:28 AM by Mattias Westlund.)
Nayrb, it's funny you should bring this up because I've been doing some thinking along the same lines lately. Every since I started using Reaper I've used the Stereo Pan for stereo sources, and the default panner for mono sources. Most of the time it works just fine, but sometimes I feel the Stereo Pan has undesirable effects on the sound source. I don't know if this is simply down to pan law, but some instruments with a wide stereo image tend to sound sort of weaker and narrower the further from the center they are placed. This makes sense in a way, I suppose, since what is basically happening is that an entire stereo image gets shifted to the side. So that got me thinking. Are there any other ways to do it?
Turns out, there are.
ITDPanner is a panning plugin that uses a method called Interaural Time Difference (which is a form of delay-based sound placement I guess?) and I've been using this for the strings and brass in my new template. I don't know if it's just confirmation bias, but I actually think it makes a difference. Panned instruments sound more natural, and I'm not hearing that detrimental effect I get sometimes with Reaper's Stereo Pan. Again, I could just be imagining it, but so far I like what I'm hearing. It's a free plugin, so give it a shot if you're curious.
Turns out, there are.
ITDPanner is a panning plugin that uses a method called Interaural Time Difference (which is a form of delay-based sound placement I guess?) and I've been using this for the strings and brass in my new template. I don't know if it's just confirmation bias, but I actually think it makes a difference. Panned instruments sound more natural, and I'm not hearing that detrimental effect I get sometimes with Reaper's Stereo Pan. Again, I could just be imagining it, but so far I like what I'm hearing. It's a free plugin, so give it a shot if you're curious.
