Timeline for Editing/Mastering workflow for a podcast
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| Feb 14, 2014 at 15:19 | history | migrated | from video.stackexchange.com (revisions) | ||
| Apr 5, 2012 at 18:12 | comment | added | Friend Of George | I think that panning is more necessary with music because the instruments are generally played at the same time and panning helps to distinguish between the different instruments and prevent them from taking up the same space in the audio spectrum. The voices in a podcast are (usually) not talking at the same time, so panning them would be more of a distraction rather than an enhancement. | |
| Nov 22, 2011 at 15:42 | comment | added | Michael | Panning is indeed very important in stereo music recordings, and again that's to help simulate listening to music in real life. The rules for what works best in a podcast/spoken word situation are usually different than music recording. | |
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| Nov 22, 2011 at 2:27 | comment | added | Ian Dunn | Hmm, ok, I've done it before with instruments (e.g., rhythm vs lead guitar) and just assumed the same would hold true for vocals, but you're probably right. | |
| Nov 21, 2011 at 14:13 | comment | added | Michael | It may sound more realistic in some listening situations, but I would counter that simulating a real conversation is not the intent of a podcast, the intent is to deliver content and information. Even small differences in panning, especially in back-and-forth conversations, are incredibly noticeable to listeners wearing headphones. I only have anecdotal evidence to offer, but the few times I've seen feedback on panned talk segments, they've been overwhelmingly negative. Listeners can distinguish between talkers based on their voice; panning serves as more of a distraction than a cue. | |
| Nov 19, 2011 at 22:45 | comment | added | Ian Dunn | Thanks for the advice :) Can you explain why you wouldn't recommend panning? My thought was that a subtle difference between the speakers would sound a bit more realistic | |
| Nov 18, 2011 at 20:04 | history | answered | Michael | CC BY-SA 3.0 |