Pan law

Okay kiddo, let me explain what pan law means. Have you ever heard a sound come out of just one speaker and not the other? That's called panning. When a sound comes out of both speakers at equal volume, we call it "centered."

Now, pan law is a way to help make sure that when a sound is panned to one side or the other, it still sounds balanced and not too loud. It's a bit like turning down the volume on one side when a sound is panned.

Imagine you have two speakers, and a sound is coming from the left speaker. If we turned up the volume on just that speaker, it would sound louder than if it was coming from both speakers at the same volume. So, the pan law helps turn down the volume on the left speaker just a bit to make sure it doesn't sound too loud in comparison to the right speaker.

This way, when you hear a sound that's panned to one side, it still sounds balanced and not too loud in one ear. It's like having a friend on one side of you and trying to listen to them talk. If they're too loud, it can be hard to hear anything else. So, we use the pan law to make sure all the sounds in a recording are balanced and easy to hear.

Does that make sense?