@joseph Thank you for going through these finer points with your signature grace and precision. It really helps me distinguish what’s intended vs. bugs here.
The convolution reverb in FMOD is very useful, but as you explained, works differently than how someone like myself might be accustomed to one working in a DAW like Ableton.
In the meantime, I’ve been using an external wave editor to convert mono IRs to stereo (just doubling the data on a channel), so they don’t behave differently in times where I’m looking for a consistent stereo path.
As always, I hope your answers will help others that come looking with curiosity! 