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Old 05-18-2015, 07:39 PM
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Anyone here using Spanner ? Pros and cons vs PT's panner ?
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Old 05-18-2015, 11:24 PM
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Anyone here using Spanner ? Pros and cons vs PT's panner ?
Spanner is much much more than just a panner. When it goes to surround mixing, I'm spoiled enough to say I can't work without the Spanner. It also provide a down mixing ability and supports AS too. Ah...and a free iPad app allowing to control Spanner via Airport is a huge bonus as well.
Try it...get the demo.
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Old 05-19-2015, 03:03 AM
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The possibility of volume automation for each individual channel on a multichannel track alone is worth buying it, imho. (Actually that should be a PT feature...)

As mgoorevich said it's not just a panner, it is so much more and I use it all the time.
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Old 05-19-2015, 08:22 AM
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No more surround session without Spanner. Really. Easier to use and much more versatile than the built-in panner, and paired with its iPad app, it's really unbeatable.
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Spanner is incredibily useful. If you're mixing multichannel formats I can't think of a reason not to have it. Wish there was a Fairlight version!
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Old 05-19-2015, 07:09 PM
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Spanner is incredibily useful. If you're mixing multichannel formats I can't think of a reason not to have it. Wish there was a Fairlight version!
Because it's osx only
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Because it's osx only
Yeah, sad Windows user here.

But I do like Anymix.
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Old 05-20-2015, 10:50 AM
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Anyone else run into the issue of not being able to use multichannel sends when Spanner is instantiated on a track? I haven't had time to try it out (yet!) but that one was drawback another mixer mentioned to me.
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Old 05-20-2015, 12:14 PM
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Come on, the stock PT panner is dire. Spanner is miles above it.
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Yeah, sad Windows user here.

But I do like Anymix.
Well I own AnyMix Pro too, but its a different beast.
I use it all the time for up mixing the music to 5.1
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