Yea...10th row, center. That's about what I have in mind when I'm mixing. Comes out nice and fat. If I'm doing a song without harmonies, I put the leads like fiddle and steel farther out on the edges.

As for mono vs stereo, I've tried it both ways and I can't tell the difference. I suppose it would be easy enough to convert the BIAB tracks to mono. I always bring 'em over as stereo just in case I might miss something. But really, I swear I can't tell the difference. I understand about your point of panning a mono track. Makes sense. But I just can't tell. We have some nice mains in the mixing/mastering studio, but I always make my final decisions with a pair of Sony MDR 7506 headphones ($99 ) . I can really hear the panorama that way and I've gotten used to hearing things thru these particular phones, so I know how the master will come out. I've literally mastered hundreds of songs for clients with these cheapies. The proof is in the master.

Thanks for listening,
Bob

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