I knew when we mixed it, it was going to be panned like that and so I thought let’s make it as close to how you’d hear it live as possible.

[Vladv1]

"Sessions finally began with Tony Platt finding the ‘sweet spot’ in the studio where the snare drum sounded best. ‘We set the drums up around that. Then I built big booths for the guitars. The bass went into a separation booth. But it wasn’t a particularly separate separation booth so a bit of it would bleed through onto the other microphones. And I set it up like they were onstage – Angus stage right, Malcolm stage left; Phil behind and Cliff to one side behind Angus. I knew when we mixed it, it was going to be panned like that and so I thought let’s make it as close to how you’d hear it live as possible.’ The vocals were all done with Brian working on his own with Mutt, beginning with guide vocals which he did sitting next to the producer in the control room, singing along as the band played in the live room".
Mick Wall "Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be".
Could you reword the bolded part please, can't get the overall meaning.

 

[jutfrank]

He wanted the album version to sound like it would sound if you were listening to a live concert, with each band member in their respective relative position (Angus on the right, Malcolm on the left, etc.) so that's how he set things up in the recording studio.

 

[Vladv1]

What does "It was going to be panned like that" mean in other words? Still can't get it. What does "like that" mean? Like what?

 

[Tarheel]

When critics "pan" something they express their dislike for it.

Have you looked up the words in question?

 

[Vladv1]

When critics "pan" something they express their dislike for it.

Have you looked up the words in question?

Yea, I did. I think "pan" means this- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panning_(audio) . but still can't get the whole meaning.

 

[jutfrank]

What does "It was going to be panned like that" mean in other words? Still can't get it. What does "like that" mean? Like what?

In those relative positions, with Angus on the right channel, etc.

When you listen to music through speakers, different instruments sound like they're in different places relative to your head. You might hear the guitar through the left speaker and the keyboard through the right, for example.

 

[emsr2d2]

When bands play live, each musician almost always takes the same position on the stage at every gig. When I go to see my favourite band play, I always try to stand near the front but to the left (as you're facing the stage) of the middle. My favourite member of the band (the bass player) always stands there!

 

[Vladv1]

He wanted the album version to sound like it would sound if you were listening to a live concert, with each band member in their respective relative position (Angus on the right, Malcolm on the left, etc.) so that's how he set things up in the recording studio.

What does "Cliff to one side behind Angus" mean in other words?

 

[jutfrank]

It means Cliff, who I presume is the bass player, is standing behind Angus. Neither Angus nor Cliff are in the middle of the room—they are standing 'to one side', which in this case is to the left from the perspective of someone watching them. The drummer, Phil, is central but at the back.