Drummer vs audience perspective conundrum...

[keks]

...what to do, when the drummer is a leftie...?

[weedywet]

so what?

it's still audience perspective.

[meloco_go]

...what to do, when the drummer is a leftie...?

Do they have a preference?
I usually follow what a band asks, and if they don't seem to care much I go with the way I like (which is drummer perspective )

[keks]

so what?

it's still audience perspective.

I still kinda like Ola's point about being able to air-drum along as a listener.
This time, it's both.

[weedywet]

the problem with that thesis is that left handed air drummers would prefer it the other way.
I don't care about that

It's always audience perspective

[upstairs]

With most of my favourite records I can put on headphones and see the band performing the song in my mind's eye. I often have trouble doing that with newer records, even when the band can play.

[nobby]

I used to think it didn't matter, so I'd put in in drummer's perspective.

It didn't really matter until 1981. Before that, if you saw a drummer on TV it was in mono.

Then MTV and music videos came along with stereo that you could hook up to your home stereo system. When they do a closeup of the drummer it looks/ feels wrong if it isn't in audience perspective.

[Bob Olhsson]

I always panned it however the drummer looked from the control womb window!

[Don Hills]

^^ This. ^^

[unitymusic]

Another +1 for always audience perspective.

[Bob Olhsson]

Audience certainly makes the most sense.

[John Eppstein]

If you MUST pan the drums, audience.