Thanks for the replies but I'm asking WHY are the basic styles panned, I know how to change the panning.

How can the person who wrote the style know if, or how much the user wants the different instruments panned left or right. Surely stereo separation depends on how the style will be used and performed etc. Why not just leave all panning at zero and leave it up to the user.

I always set the panning to zero if it is at all distracting.

Tony