Master to Mixer Panning question

As long as you have one channel for each studio monitor, you can keep the pans centered.
You can stop chasing your tail now.
Cj

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As long as you have one channel for each studio monitor, you can keep the pans centered.
You can stop chasing your tail now.
Cj

True, if you are sending channel 1(L) only to L Master output of the Mackie and sending channel 2(R) only to R Master output of the Mackie.

Given the advice you've received I'm not sure that I'm understanding you correctly. I'm understanding that you are sending your Delta 1010 Left out to Channel 1 on a mixer and your Delta 1010 Right Out to channel 2 on a mixer. Both of those channels are mono correct?

If that's the case then you don't have one channel going to each monitor. You are sending your delta 1010 outputs to mixer channels and they are centre panned they are then being summed by the mixer and output combined to each channel L & R as such.

So in your case you will need to pan channel 1 hard left and channel 2 hard right. That's how it works for me with my mixer anyway, albeit mine interfaces via FW not a separate interface.

If I've misunderstood just ignore me.

...in your case you will need to pan channel 1 hard left and channel 2 hard right

I would have thought this to be the correct answer. Maybe it's a trick question.

Thanks FastBB,
 
I will try your test. It sounds like your setup is closer to mine. While CJ is correct if my channels from Delta out are going to left and right monitor exclusively, I don't really have mine set up that way. Maybe I was a bit unclear in my description of what I am doing.
 
I have Sonar Master bus outputs going to Delta 1010 1/2. The outputs(1/2) of my Delta 1010 are going into the Mackie mixer on channels 1 and 2. Channel 1 for left and channel 2 for right . These are then sent or "grouped" to 3/4 (alternate output of the Mackie). The 3/4 alt outputs of the Mackie go to the Delta 1/2 Inputs. This way anything I have going into a channel on the Mackie can get sent to Delta 1/2 inputs for recording into Sonar if I want. The Control Room outs on the Mackie go to a Coleman passive line selector (so I can switch between sets of monitors). These are then routed to the respective monitor pairs.
 
I have two setups. The one described above is for mixing tracks and adding synths, etc. I also have a tracking setup in a basement drum room where I use another Mackie board for acoustic instruments. On this basement setup, the mics go into the channels, and these go out the channel inserts to inputs of another Delta 1010. To hear what I've tracked, I just have that Delta's 1/2 outs going to the Mackie into a spare channel where I can "solo" to hear what I've recorded. I will then take those tracks upstairs(to the other computer) for mixing etc.
 
Sorry for this long post, but I had to go through my routing and kind of lay it out in my head to see what I was doing. I set it up this way a while ago, and since it has worked, I just left it alone. Maybe there is a better way to do this? I am open to suggestions. Just because it works doesn't mean it is the best way...I know you can setup your mixer/interface a number of ways....I guess I just need to figure out which is correct for my setup with regards to the hard-panning of left and right outputs from my interface going into my mixer. Thanks for all the replies and help. I appreciate it.
 
-snowman
 
 

That's what I was trying to convey