Topic: Panning two mono channels to stereo - which method in Audition?

[trajhip2000]

When I run 4-ch on my 744T I typically take a stereo pair plus two instrument mics but record all 4 channels as mono files, then mix them down in Adobe Audition. I pan the stereo channels hard L/R using the default "logarithmic" method, but I'm wondering whether anyone knows if that method gives the most accurate representation of the original stereo image, or if the other option (equal power sinusoidal) might be "more correct"? Or is this just another one of those "whatever sounds better" kinda things?

Steve

[wklitz]

I'd go with "whatever sounds better"...remember it's your recording, make it pleasureable to you.

[trajhip2000]

Well, I tried both options, and when I flip back and forth between the two files it doesn't even look like I've changed windows, i.e. they are identical. I'm thinking that may be just because they are panned hard left and right, I guess you'd see a difference as they are panned more towards the middle.

Steve