[BC] Nominations For Best sounding AM

[Cowboy]

On Tuesday 23 February 2010 10:40 pm, Rich Wood wrote:

>  It is a good idea. It wasn't better judgement to stop it. It's no 
>  more confusing that listening to a few people in a room and being 
>  able, via two ears, to judge their position.

 Well, that's what I thought !
 All voices from a single point in space just isn't natural.

>  Unless the panning was  
>  severe right and left (ping pong effect) a slight pan either side of 
>  center is more natural.

 Severe pan was only used for special affect, and only briefly.

>  The devil, and the ratings, are in the details. Did the PD give you 
>  any reason why it was confusing? Were the levels all consistent?

 Very consistent. I took pains to make sure it was a very natural
 sounding spatial displacement.
 Reason ? No. They heard it for all of one show, and it was only
 about 5 minutes into it that the golden-ear PD complaints started.

 BUT, as an engineer, I am a facilitator.
 It's my job to deliver what programming wants.
 I'll advise if I think it might be a bad idea, but ultimately if you
 are the PD, you'll get what you ask for, even if I don't happen
 to agree.

-- 
Cowboy