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schwa · 06-21-2022, 04:45 AM

The deprecated mode is only equal gain at +0 or -6 pan law. In between it looks like this. It was deprecated for a reason.

The default mode is equal gain at +0dB if "linear scale above -3dB" is checked, and linear at -6dB by definition.

I suppose... what we could do is deprecate both the 3.x mode and the "linear scale above -3dB" checkbox, and instead have an equal power vs equal gain control. Equal gain at other than +0 or -6 dB is not currently available in REAPER.

06-21-2022, 04:45 AM
schwa Administrator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY Posts: 16,519	The deprecated mode is only equal gain at +0 or -6 pan law. In between it looks like this. It was deprecated for a reason. The default mode is equal gain at +0dB if "linear scale above -3dB" is checked, and linear at -6dB by definition. I suppose... what we could do is deprecate both the 3.x mode and the "linear scale above -3dB" checkbox, and instead have an equal power vs equal gain control. Equal gain at other than +0 or -6 dB is not currently available in REAPER.