>From: "i_love_ubik" <i_love_ubik@...> >I am assuming the tests you're talking about took a few files, panned >center, at unity gain, and summed them? This approach is technically >accurate, scientifically valid, and utterly irrelevant to realworld >use, so while it proves a certain point, it also demonstrates that >perhaps that's not the point. >For starters, Logic uses a different panning law than DP (6db down at >center as opposed to 3.5db, but don't quote me). This gives Logic's >mixes a potentially wider sound because it's dropping the levels on >your center-panned tracks more than DP. As soon as you start >panning, you end up with different summed files. Did Logic incorporate panning law in version 6.xx?? I didn't think Logic used any panning law. Cubase SX2 gives you four choices 0db -3db -4.5db -6db. Other than that.... couldn't agree more with your post. HW