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Multichannel Panning for Surround
This section shows how you can use Artist Control or Artist Mix to pan in multichannel for surround
sound.
Surround Panning on Artist Control
In surround sessions, the Touchscreen lets you use the Soft Encoders to pan tracks in surround.
To pan in surround using the Soft Encoders:
1 Press a track SEL key to select a track assigned to a multichannel output path (such as a 5.1 or 7.1
output path).
2 Press the PAN encoder. Multichannel pan parameters such as divergence, pan, and center percent-
age appear in the Soft Encoders.
3 Press the lit PAGE > key to show other available pan parameters.
4 Rotate an encoder to adjust the selected parameter.
5 To reset a parameter to its default setting, press the encoder for that parameter.
Surround Panning on Artist Mix
Artist Mix lets you use the encoders to control multichannel pan parameters.
To pan in surround:
1 Press a track SEL key to select a track assigned to a multichannel output path (such as a 5.1 or 7.1
output path).
2 Press the PAN key.
3 Press the CHAN key. Multichannel pan parameters such as Front Left/Right, Front/Rear, divergence,
pan, and center percentage appear in the Soft Encoders.
4 Press the lit PAGE > key to show other available pan parameters.
5 Rotate an encoder to adjust the selected parameter.
6 To reset a parameter to its default setting, press the encoder for that parameter.
As an alternative to using the encoders, hold SHIFT and press the CHAN/FLIP key to flip pan controls
to the faders. Press
FLIP again to return to encoders.
For more information about multichannel tracks, busses, and output paths, see the Pro Tools Refer-
ence Guide.