Panning while recording

[MRS1608]

I have just bought a Zoom MRS1608.
I am able to pan each track for individual instruments by keeping the position of the pan static throughout the song, but is it possible to pan a track from L to R during the song so the sound moves L to R, rather than keeping it in one position?

Thanks.

Mrs 1608

 

[Niimo]

i think to get your desired effect you'd either have to change the pan position during mixdown, unless you have an effects processor that has a rotary effect. thats how i do it. i run my mr-8 back into the mixer and as i mix down i adjust the pans and fader volume by hand. called riding the gain i think.

 

[MRS1608]

thanks

OK Thanks for that, I'll have a play and post back if I can pass on anything useful.

 

[Farview]

Look in the manual under automation. I'm not familiar with that unit, so I don't know what is possible.

 

[lasagne]

I've got a 1266 and I've done this. If I remember right you bounce the track onto another track while manually panning left and right - the recorded track keeps the panning.

 

[MRS1608]

So, if the 1266 can do it ...

...then it follows that the 1608 can do it. However, I have just read an artitle that suggests otherwise:

"Real-time automation is not available on the MRS1608, which will be an issue for some potential purchasers who like to have total control over levels, EQ, effects, and panning throughout the passage of a song. Nevertheless, each project can have as many as 100 scene changes scattered throughout its duration. "

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan05/articles/zoommrs1608.htm

Am I right in thinking that to pan from L to R on the MRS1608 I need to record each section with a different pan position then splice them together? I hope not!

 

[MRS1608]

Reply from Zoom Support

Zoom have responded to my question, here is their reply:

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Thank you for your inquiry.

Unfortunately. the motion of track parameters such as fader and panning
cannot be recorded. However, you can adjust track parameters during bounce audio recording. So, you might fade in a sound effect and then pan it from left to right to create a dynamic sound stage.

Sincerely,
ZOOM Corporation.

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Which is what you said Lasagne, I'm sure it's just a few button pushes away.