That was an interesting watch @mark. I didn't know that bass has to be center-panned when recording for vinyl, and am still trying to understand the specific physical reason why. The fact that lower audio frequencies are perceived as omnidirectional is rather convenient, so center-panning them doesn't make any noticeable difference anyway!
@mark Yes, a very good presentation on audio recording science.
I have an additional recommendation when recording voices for FM stereo radio.
Because the voice is a mono instrument, listeners on mono receivers hear the loudest voice volume when voice is panned to center. If two voices are speaking to each other a stereo effect can be achieved by panning one voice slightly to the left and the other voice slightly to the right.
That was an interesting watch @mark. I didn't know that bass has to be center-panned when recording for vinyl, and am still trying to understand the specific physical reason why. The fact that lower audio frequencies are perceived as omnidirectional is rather convenient, so center-panning them doesn't make any noticeable difference anyway!
I watched the first 7 minutes and then put it aside to watch later, but your question intrigued me and a quick google revealed:
"..Another reason engineers started panning the bass drum and bass guitar to the center is because the low frequencies benefited from having twice the amplification and twice the speakers covering it. Try it yourself sometime. When you pan the bass to one side you do lose a little power in the low end. It just doesn’t sound as full. And if the listener happens to be closer to the speaker without the bass in it the whole recording might sound really wimpy and disjointed..."