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Reversed panning...
So, the other day I just got my new CD back from the mastering engineer and I noticed that he had reversed all of my panning. Fortunately he said he was more than willing to fix it. Has this happened to anyone else? Should I be worried?
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I guess I shouldn't complain. For the most part the guy has done a great job.
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I find myself wondering how much it really matters. I mean sure it's simple to fix, and I'm sure any ME would be happy to revise the master. And I don't mean to call the OP an anal retentive prick. You need to be happy with the product, and if it bugs you you should get it fixed.
But I wonder: how many of us would bother to have it redone? Is the absolute panning/perspective matter that much to you? Does the hi-hat absolutely HAVE to be on the left side? I can see where it would be an issue if this was supposed to match the perspective of a video, but for a pure audio release, is it really that big a deal?
But I wonder: how many of us would bother to have it redone? Is the absolute panning/perspective matter that much to you? Does the hi-hat absolutely HAVE to be on the left side? I can see where it would be an issue if this was supposed to match the perspective of a video, but for a pure audio release, is it really that big a deal?
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It's a huge deal. I'm fucking blown away that ANYONE would just let this slide. It's the EXACT OPPOSITE of the panning decisions that you made in mixing.
Wow. Just, wow.
Wow. Just, wow.
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What other decisions do you make in mixing that you wouldn't mind someone ruining? What if they summed the whole mix to mono? Would you say something? Would it "matter"?
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Further, have you ever listened to one of your own mixes with the Left & Right channels swapped? It didn't sound "wrong" to you? It didn't "matter"? Weird...
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The situation raises a couple of questions.
You could start by giving the ME the benefit of the doubt. Maybe it's an honest "whoops" moment...a mispatching, a special setup left from the previous session, whatever.
But it might also indicate that you need to doublecheck their work a little extra. Part of what I expect from a mastering engineer is a fresh validation that the product is reasonable, all around. Attention to detail in the process of that check is extremely important. If they missed something as big as the L/R swap, what else might have slipped through?
If I were the ME in question, I'd be pretty embarrassed, and work to correct the situation on my dime.
You could start by giving the ME the benefit of the doubt. Maybe it's an honest "whoops" moment...a mispatching, a special setup left from the previous session, whatever.
But it might also indicate that you need to doublecheck their work a little extra. Part of what I expect from a mastering engineer is a fresh validation that the product is reasonable, all around. Attention to detail in the process of that check is extremely important. If they missed something as big as the L/R swap, what else might have slipped through?
If I were the ME in question, I'd be pretty embarrassed, and work to correct the situation on my dime.
If I have to "fix" the master once the mastering engineer is done with it, I certainly didn't get what I paid for.This is fixed in two clicks.
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