3d panning too sensitive in game

FMOD Studio
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hey guys
i am working on fmod sounds for the boeing 747-400 in x plane flight simulator. while in the sim, i’ve noticed that the 3d pan is extremely sensitive. for example, when i turn 90 degrees from a certain sound location, one ear becomes completely silent while the other is full volume. is there any way to make the pan less sensitive? thanks

note: the simulator uses version 1.08.18 and i can’t go any higher than that

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I’m afraid we’ll need more information to determine the cause of this behavior. Specificially:

  • What distance (in FMOD distance units) are you from the event instance?
  • What is the value of the “sound size” and “min extent” properties of the event’s spatializer effect?
  • Is it the event instance that’s rotating on its axis, or the listener?
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i don’t really understand, i was asking if there was an option that allows you to adjust how sensitive the panning is when you turn your head a different direction. as said before, when i moved my head 90 degrees from the sound location, it became completely silent in one ear.

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this is the 747 cockpit. the sound is originating from the center screen. the listeners head is in the left seat.

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I understand what you’re asking. However, in order to tell you how to change the behavior you’re hearing, I must first know the cause of that behavior, so that I can know what settings you need to change.

It sounds like you’re rotating the listener rather than the emitter, but I still need to know:

  • What distance (in FMOD distance units) is the listener from the event instance?
  • What are the values of the “sound size” and “min extent” properties of the event’s spatializer effect?
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That could be in line with what I’ve found in this post, when the listener is distant from the emitter on the y axis (instead of the z axis) - left-handed. Which, by the way, seems to be a bug that hasn’t been addressed yet.