[quote=chulaivet1966]I'm "old" and my hearing begins to fail I'm hoping that I'll still be able to hear the parts I played.
Ha....grab an oar....we're in the same boat. I'm 76 this year...whew.

The panning....I think you'd arrive at acceptable separation with most panning at appr. 8:00 & 4:00 or 9:00 & 3:00.
I'd start with 10:00 & 2:00 then use your ears to decide.
As a rule, in the song writing context, I just don't think Hard panning is necessary or appealing from my POV.
Glad you accepted my points as I intended.
Back to it....