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Pan Law Calculator
Equal Power · Equal Amplitude · Stereo Field · M/S
Pan Control
C
L
R
CENTER
Pan Law Mode
-3dB (Equal Power)
-4.5dB (Compromise)
-6dB (Equal Amplitude)
0dB (No Compensation)
L
C
R
Channel Levels
-3.0
Left (dB)
-3.0
Right (dB)
Pan Position:
0
%
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Pan: CENTER (0%) Pan Law: -3dB (Equal Power) Left: -3.0 dB | Right: -3.0 dB
Pan Law Comparison
0dB
-3dB
-6dB
L
C
R
Pan Law Curves
-3dB
-4.5dB
-6dB
0dB
DAW Presets
Pro Tools
-3dB
Logic Pro
-3dB Compensated
Ableton Live
-3/-4.5/-6
Cubase/Nuendo
-3dB
Studio One
-3dB
REAPER
User Selectable
LCR Panning
Discrete LCR Mode (L/C/R only)
When enabled, pan positions snap to Left, Center, or Right only.
Stereo Field
L
R
Listener
Stereo Field Visualization
M/S (Mid/Side) Calculator
Stereo Width:
100
%
0.0
Mid (dB)
0.0
Side (dB)
0% = Mono (no side info)
100% = Normal stereo
200% = Hyper-wide stereo
Haas Effect & Timing
Phantom Image Angle:
0
°
0.0
Left Delay (ms)
0.0
Right Delay (ms)
0.0
ITD (ms)
ITD (Interaural Time Difference): Delay between ears for spatial perception. ±0.7ms creates ±30° phantom image offset.
Speaker Angle Calculator
Speaker Spread Angle:
60
°
Listener Distance (meters)
2.0
Speaker Distance (m)
2.0
Triangle Area (m²)
0.5
Sweet Spot (m)
Optimal stereo triangle: Equilateral triangle with 60° spread angle. ITU-R BS.775-3 recommends 60° for most applications.