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[ketamine]

Kronsteen
January 31st, 2011
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There’s one obvious panning issue – people’s left and right ears tend to have different response curves. If you’re right handed, your left ear is probably more sensitive to high frequencies (and vice versa).

That’s why in a lot of dance tracks with hissy high hats on the off-beats, they’re almost always panned to the right if they’re panned at all, to increase separation. If they were panned left, there’d be more headaches through listening to headphones.

I also generally find that if a slapback effect is right first then left, it sounds more balanced than left then right.

http://kimlajoie.wordpress.com/2011/01/ ... -you-like/

I always thought it was just myself… that perhaps I was going slightly deaf in the right ear, as for my unconscious urge pan high end percussion Right… I almost always do this… then try it on the left, recoil in horror, decide my hearing must be bad and that its probably better left center, but because it needs to be panned: move it slightly right…

But apparently there’s a genetic reason for this preference????

[ketamine]

no one then?

[nowaysj]

Tell me how this applies to skrillex, and then maybe you get the love.

[ketamine]

I’m never going to be forgiven for that am I

[3za]

I am right handed, and can hear more with my right ear.

What does that mean? is my brain the wrong way round? or may hands? or my ears on backwards?

What sort of fucking mutant, am I.

[ketamine]

I am right handed, and can hear more with my right ear.

What does that mean? is my brain the wrong way round? or may hands? or my ears on backwards?

What sort of fucking mutant, am I.

No you’re actually describing the same thing. You’re just proving his point. I use my right ear to DJ with as well… I bet you do too… We seem to prefer this side is what he’s saying...

[jrisreal]

im right handed, but hi hats and high end sounds all sound pan center to me...im thinkin thats a good thing

[3za]

If you’re right handed, your left ear is probably more sensitive to high frequencies (and vice versa).

But I am right handed, and my left ear sounds like it has a lowpass filter on it.

I am a fucking mutant

[ketamine]

If you’re right handed, your left ear is probably more sensitive to high frequencies (and vice versa).

But I am right handed, and my left ear sounds like it has a lowpass filter on it.

I am a fucking mutant

Indeed.

[kaiori breathe]

I pan high end stuff right as well, always just sounded more natural to me, midish-clicks and crunches always got panned left, never really thought about why till now

[3za]

If you’re right handed, your left ear is probably more sensitive to high frequencies (and vice versa).

But I am right handed, and my left ear sounds like it has a lowpass filter on it.

I am a fucking mutant

Indeed.

Or maybe some of my mums vagainal fluids got stuck in my ear when I was born.

[paravrais]

I always try to balance everything so if I pan something high right I'll make a note of it and the next high thing I put in the track will go left :\

[lyons238]

If you’re right handed, your left ear is probably more sensitive to high frequencies (and vice versa).

But I am right handed, and my left ear sounds like it has a lowpass filter on it.

I am a fucking mutant

Indeed.

Or maybe some of my mums vagainal fluids got stuck in my ear when I was born.

this is what happened to me as well :/

[mks]

I'm right handed, but I've always done DJ monitoring with my left ear.

[3za]

If you’re right handed, your left ear is probably more sensitive to high frequencies (and vice versa).

But I am right handed, and my left ear sounds like it has a lowpass filter on it.

I am a fucking mutant

Indeed.

Or maybe some of my mums vagainal fluids got stuck in my ear when I was born.

this is what happened to me as well :/

Try putting your uncle's cock in your ear to get it out.

[shoot2stun]

wow that's pretty interesting. I am glad I read this as I also experience the same thing when producing w/headphones on. I just thought I was losing hearing in one of my ears!!

[lyons238]

3za:
i tried unfortunately his german army helmet is a bit to thick to get in there. can i try yours pwease

btw good thread. i find it interesting. but im still not sure what i think sounds best. i try diff things..i guess i dont have enough experience to have a qualified opinion

[nowaysj]

I always try to balance everything so if I pan something high right I'll make a note of it and the next high thing I put in the track will go left :\

A little too intellectual?

[vertx]

and to think I just thought I'd lost some of the high frequencies in my right ear from Jakes dropping a Dr. P track at Void.

This is pretty cool though, I did used to pan hats right but I usually am keeping them centred these days.

[Ldizzy]

i could always tell what song had a somewhat shifted stereo image of spectrum... if that makes any sense...

im left handed so if this is true, ive been used to the right handed way of doing things anyways... i just follow my ears...

i also think the thing is a lot of mixing engineers dont use headphones as much as we do to do the bold job...

it all comes back to knowing urself...