Hi there. First off, thanks for these outstanding tools. I have used them for several years now on various projects, and they are really great!
I will do my best to describe the issue I am having, but I apologise up-front if my description is unclear.
I am currently working on a 10-channel installation that is in rectangular formation. When working with stereo sources, I was wondering if there is a way to stop the channels from converging into a mono based on the cursor's proximity to the centre of the pan-space (ie. at Az 0.00º / Dist 0.00). In essence, I would like to be able to move the sound with the width of the Left and Right to remain consistent, regardless of where the cursor is in the pan-space.
As an example, where channels 1&2, and 9&10 are at the corners at each end of the rectangle, imagine starting with the cursor at Az -180.0º / Dist -1, and then moving it vertically along the centre axis to Az 0.0º / Dist +1, but at this movement took place the L/R channels remained at a set width during this movement. In essence, moving a stereo piece of material along the length of the rectangle, and not have it converge into mono at the centre.
I know it's a pretty niche request, but I wonder if there is some way to disable this convergence for stereo material in the panner? If not, perhaps someone else knows of another m4l tool that can do this with the convenience and fluidity of a cursor based panner. I realise this kind of thing could be approximated by splitting the stereo source into two mono tracks with a panner each, or with something like Audio Sends and a lot of punishing automation, but either of these would make the process simply too painstaking and sluggish for this project. Moving and automating a single cursor across a pan-space is what is needed.
Anyhow, a weird one, I know! Any help is much appreciated!
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I will do my best to describe the issue I am having, but I apologise up-front if my description is unclear.
I am currently working on a 10-channel installation that is in rectangular formation. When working with stereo sources, I was wondering if there is a way to stop the channels from converging into a mono based on the cursor's proximity to the centre of the pan-space (ie. at Az 0.00º / Dist 0.00). In essence, I would like to be able to move the sound with the width of the Left and Right to remain consistent, regardless of where the cursor is in the pan-space.
As an example, where channels 1&2, and 9&10 are at the corners at each end of the rectangle, imagine starting with the cursor at Az -180.0º / Dist -1, and then moving it vertically along the centre axis to Az 0.0º / Dist +1, but at this movement took place the L/R channels remained at a set width during this movement. In essence, moving a stereo piece of material along the length of the rectangle, and not have it converge into mono at the centre.
I know it's a pretty niche request, but I wonder if there is some way to disable this convergence for stereo material in the panner? If not, perhaps someone else knows of another m4l tool that can do this with the convenience and fluidity of a cursor based panner. I realise this kind of thing could be approximated by splitting the stereo source into two mono tracks with a panner each, or with something like Audio Sends and a lot of punishing automation, but either of these would make the process simply too painstaking and sluggish for this project. Moving and automating a single cursor across a pan-space is what is needed.
Anyhow, a weird one, I know! Any help is much appreciated!