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I'd actually forgotten until you reminded me, but that rig was indeed true stereo capable, from my preamp, to the mixer, two EDPs, and the tc reverb. I never use the EDPs as a stereo pair, but it could be configured that way. However, i use one speaker as monitor and the other for the house. I'm not going to carry stereo monitors and stereo mains for a coffeehouse gig. For an amplified acoustic guitar, the fewer amplified sound sources you have, the less your chances of feedback. And I used to haul around a full stereo electric setup, but the "Woo! Panning!" value wasn't worth the extra trip to the car and setup space hassles in most cases. Anyway, the headturning panning effects don't require true stereo--just some obvious panning effect at the end of the chain. My electric guitar preamp was stereo at the time, and I made use of panning in most of the patches, but the EDP and Time Machine I was using at the time would just be either dry, static panned, or more often stereoized through a Vortex. I had plenty of stereo information going going on, and I don't think too much would have been gained by maintaining my guitar panning info through the loop. On 10/4/05, Kris Hartung <khartung@cableone.net> wrote: > > For me, the hassle of stereo (cost, setup time, tight space at venues) > isn't worth it so I can hear stereo when I play.... > > Although, I saw your rack setup here in Boise, and it is no smaller than > mine, which is true stereo. :) > > > and the audience probably doesn't care and aren't going to make sure > they're sitting in the sweet spot regardless. > > But they do hear it and comment on it. I use stereo panning all of the > time and people notice. Of course, they may not notice the subtle > modulation of a stereo chorus (at least not consciously), but a radical > pan from left to right with some cool filter effects can turn heads. > Most of my lush, ambient VST effects have panning that is very > noticeable. I understand your comment after seeing you play, however. I > don't think your music requires any stereo panning tricks. > > > but in a theater sized venue the difference between true stereo and > dual mono is really slight. > > It all depends on the degreee of application, of course. . Bands like > Pink Floyd, and some psychedellic bands, etc...I've heard some serious > panning at live arenas, small and large that was very noticeable and > impressive. Even if you are in front of the left speaker stack, you can > still hear the panning, it's just not perfectly balanced. Many years > ago, I was the heavy metal band Ratt at a large arena. I was in front of > the left speaker stack and all I heard was the lead guitar. When I > walked to the other side, I heard the rhythm guitar. The sound guys had > apparently done some panning, but probably not in a way that made the > band sound good, because it was too extreme. > > Kris >