minus-squareminticecream@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.ml•Who ever thought it sounded good this way? I think it's because headphones weren't widely used back then.linkfedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down1·10 months agoTurns out early audio consoles with stereo didn’t have a pan knob. They had a pan switch. So choices were limited to left, right, or center (mono). Wasn’t til later that the pan pot was invented allowing incremental panning and true stereo mixing. linkfedilink
minus-squareminticecream@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.ml•He who sees with his eyes has forgotten the face of his father.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 years agoThankee sai. Long days and pleasant nights. linkfedilink
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Turns out early audio consoles with stereo didn’t have a pan knob. They had a pan switch. So choices were limited to left, right, or center (mono).
Wasn’t til later that the pan pot was invented allowing incremental panning and true stereo mixing.