I’ve noticed on the routing page that the RackExtra Sends 1-4 don’t have panning options, whereas the RackUltra Effects Sends do.
Anyone know the reason for this? Are the RackExtra Sends 1-4 still stereo?
I don’t think has been officially stated by A&H, but based on what other people have said I believe all of the standard FX with A&H (even the DLive ones) are mono. The “stereo” FX are simply dual mono. This is one reason people don’t “like” the sound of them - especially when directly compared to other options.
The RUFX plugins are true stereo however. I suspect the added processing power of the RUFX chip finally allows enough headroom for this while the original FX are processor limited (again across all platforms - even the DLive).
I really should test this myself (by flipping the phase on one output of a “stereo” FX and seeing how much of the signal disappears when combined with the other side), but honestly I never think about it while I’m standing at the console!
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