Over two decades ago I had a pair of quad pots made by Penny & Giles. Totally passive with conductive plastic tracks. Very nice, but limited to four outputs (or I suppose for mixing four inputs to mono), and fairly pricey. There wasn’t a lot else available at the time apart from the Audio & Design (??) ambisonic panner and decoder. This one doesn’t seem to be available any more.
I used them a few times, but sold them after they had been stuck in a cupboard for several years. Otherwise it would be possible to construct something with a cheaper, more readily available, pan pot, and a bunch of VCA’s. As the pots in most quad pots don’t cover the whole of their range some sort of scaling and offset for each output is required, even for just four outputs. More outputs would require different scalings and offsets. Or as Conan Wynne suggested, some Modular synth bits. Ciao, Dave Hunt > From: Augustine Leudar <augustineleu...@gmail.com> > Subject: [Sursound] Analogue 3D / surround sound panners? > Date: 15 February 2020 at 12:36:47 GMT > To: Sursound@music.vt.edu > > > What was/is around in terms of analogue physical 3D or horizontal only > panners? I've seen the little joystick things on desks. Was wondering what > else? > > -- > Dr. Augustine Leudar > Artistic Director Magik Door > www.magikdoor.net > +44(0)7555784775 > _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.
