6 Feb
2014
6 Feb
'14
8:02 p.m.
On Thu, 6 Feb 2014 18:12:13 +0000
Gordon JC Pearce <gordonjcp(a)gjcp.net> wrote:
I always thought it was because a) low frequencies are
hard to localise,
so panning them wildly left and right won't really do much and b) most
stereos are fairly light on bass so panning low frequencies to the centre
ensures that both channels are drive fairly equally giving the greatest
sound pressure level possible.
A good summary.
I suspect having the bassy sounds far off-centre would
be uncomfortable
to listen to, because we're so used to having bass and vocals panned to
the middle.
It's not uncomfortable at all, though it can be odd. I'm currently
listening to a stereo mix of Rubber Soul on a pair of near-field monitors
and it's pretty drastic. Switching over to a stereo in the living room
the separation's noticable but doesn't feel nearly as drastic.
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