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246Final Cut Pro User Guide
3. If you want to adjust the pan amount, do one of the following:
• Type a value in the Pan Amount field.
• Drag the Pan Amount slider left or right.
The Pan Amount settings vary according to the pan mode you choose.
Adjust surround sound using the Surround Panner
In the Audio inspector, you can use the Surround Panner to change the surround sound
field or make advanced adjustments using sliders.
Using the Surround Panner, you can change the panning levels by moving a control that
represents where the sound would appear to originate in an actual surround sound speaker
setup.
1. In Final Cut Pro, select the audio clip.
2. In the Pan section of the Audio inspector, click the Mode pop-up menu and choose a
surround preset.
The Surround Panner appears in the Pan section.
3. Do any of the following:
• Make adjustments in the Surround Panner: Drag the control within the surround field
to pan toward or away from any of the surround channels (left, center, right, left
surround, or right surround) represented by the speaker icons. Click a speaker icon
to turn it on or off.
To move the control back to the center position, double-click it.