Using Pan/Balance
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| stereo power amplifier and two | |
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| discrete speakers.* Because of | |
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| hard right. The Pan control in monophonic | |||
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L | R | and MIXPAD 9 stereo channels, when only the | |||
upper input is connected) allows you to place | |||||
PAN | |||||
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L | R | You can use stereo panning creatively in a variety | |||
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| guitars coming from one speaker and keyboards | |||
from another, or you might use panning to “spread” the signal from a |
piano miked with two
In live performance, you may want to resist the temptation to pan anything completely hard left or right, since some members of the audience not seated in the center of the venue may miss some signal altogether. In these circumstances, you’re best to use modest panning, with signals routed no further than the 9 o’clock and 3 o’clock positions.
*You can, of course, also use the MIXPAD
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