Compare the reference with your position. Turn the pan pot until the instrument sits in the same place.
Drag up and down on the pot. Arrow keys move one step; hold Shift while dragging for small moves.
These comparisons are practice. Your first attempt keeps its score.
Five songs a level. An average of 80 passes.
Hear where it sits in the stereo field.
A part has been panned somewhere. Turn your pan pot until yours sits in the same place. Both start on the same side, so it’s never just which ear.
How it works
- Play the reference, then switch to Yours.
- Turn the control, compare again, and check when they sound the same.
- After a miss, open Help me hear it: your attempt, the difference doubled, and the correction.
What to listen for
Follow one note, or one drum hit. Picture where it sits between your ears, make a small move, and compare again.
How it’s scored
Your first check scores out of 100: dead on is 100, and the level’s allowance is 80. An average of 80 over five songs passes. You can keep adjusting after a check to hear the correction; it doesn’t change the score.
Levels
Five levels, scored on the difference in level between your ears, which is what a pan pot changes: within 6 dB on level 1, then 4.2, 3, 2.1 and 1.5 dB. That sounds the same near the centre as out wide.
Use stereo headphones, with mono audio and spatial audio switched off. Every setting plays at the same loudness, so the level never gives it away.
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