Panning left/right

[rdeboer]

I got an interesting issue which I hope someone has a solution for.

When I want to record an audio track, let's say a synth melody line, and want to record the sound randomly (source going from left to right and vice versa) I see the meters in Cubase go from left to right.

Once I recorded the piece of audio and play it back I hear no difference from left/right anymore. The signal does not sound mono.

I record from a subgroup to the Yamaha DS2416's in and the source comes back to two channels of my mixing desk. I have panned the two channels hard left and right.

I think this should give you enough information, otherwise let me know.

Thanks in advance!

Ryan

[crosstudio]

are you sure that you are recording to a stereo sound source?

[rdeboer]

How can I be sure that I'm stereo recording?

thnx!

Ryan

[Blue Bear Sound]

If you're recording your synth with only a single cable, you would be recording to a single track only and it is NOT stereo.

Panning is not something that gets recorded - it is used to assign a left/right position during mixdown.

In tracking, the only significance it has is for positioning in a stereo track, or for assigning recording track position in some mixers busses.

Bruce

[rdeboer]

I do record with two cables, so that's not the issue. I know that panning is to get the source left/right and create a stereo effect.

However as i said it puzzles me that the meters show left/right go up and down contra (I don't know how to say this in correct English, sorry) but when i hit playback nothing is heard from that random left right effect....

Any other thoughts? Or am i not understanding you correctly?

Thnx for your reply.

Ryan

[Blue Bear Sound]

So, if you're recording stereo then you need to pan your stereo tracks hard left and right during playback to restore your recorded stereo image. If you leave the pan controls centered on a stereo signal, you are turning it into mono (on playback only).

Bruce

[rdeboer]

When i record from a source I pan hard left/right and when I play back the source I also have panned the output hard left/right.

This is also a way of getting there.....

Ryan