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SHAPE you’re using. For instance, if the Sine shape is active, and PHASE is set to zero, the

panning position will be at the center of the stereo field at the beginning of a measure. If PHASE

is set to 90, the panning position will be at the far right at the beginning of a measure, and at

the far left for a setting of 270. In tremolo applications, changing the PHASE changes the peaks

and valleys of the tremolo relative to the position of the beat.

Bias

The BIAS control makes Panstation’s effect greater on one channel or the other. At its default

setting of CTR, the levels of the two channels are modulated equally and the BIAS control has

no effect. Settings starting with the letter L reduce the amount of modulation on the right

channel, causing the panning effect to be greater on the left channel. Settings starting with the

letter R work the other way around, causing the panning effect to be greater on the right

channel.

Offset

The OFFSET control determines whether Panstation creates tremolo effects, panning effects, or a combination

of the two. This control sets the relative phase between the two LFOs. Like the PHASE control, the offset

control works in units of degrees, from zero to 360. If OFFSET is set to zero, the waves of the

LFOs are exactly in phase. If OFFSET is set to 180, the waves have opposite phase. Thinking

back to our imagined manipulations of the faders on a mixing desk, an OFFSET of zero would

mean moving your fingers together in the same direction, while an OFFSET of 180 would mean

moving your fingers in opposite directions. An OFFSET of 180 produces straightforward back-

and-forth panning, while an OFFSET of zero or 360 produces tremolo. Settings in between these values can

create panning that sounds ―circular‖ or tremolo with a hint of stereo movement.

Pan Law

Borrowing its name from mixer-design terminology, the PAN LAW popup menu

selects one of several panning laws. A panning law determines exactly how a

signal’s amplitude is changed as it moves from one side of the stereo field to the

other. A slightly silly amount of thought has gone in to designing different panning

laws for different situations and effects

. Within the context of Panstation,

however, all you need to know is that choosing a different panning law affects the

See for example Craig Anderton’s article at http://www.harmonycentral.com/docs/DOC-1106