User Manual

Using Clip Volume and Pan Mode
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Using the Pan Grid for Surround Panning
The Pan grid displays for all mono and stereo tracks in a 5.1 or 7.1 multichannel sequence. The
grid allows you to quickly adjust the pan for these tracks. For greater control over pan values,
you can use the Advanced Panner (see “Using the Advanced Panner for Surround Sound
Panning” on page 803.
To pan using the Pan grid:
1. Select Tools > Audio Mixer.
The Audio Mixer tool opens.
2. Select Clip Volume and Pan mode by doing one of the following:
t Click and hold the Audio Mixer mode button, and select Auto Mode from the menu.
t Click the Audio Mixer mode button and cycle through the Audio Mixer mode settings to
Auto.
5 LFE slider Indicates the amount of the audio signal routed to the LFE channel. Scale is
0 - 100.
6 Speaker icon Allows you to snap the Pan Location cursor to the selected speaker. This
pans the audio fully to that speaker position.
7 Volume Level sliders Lets you adjust the volume level of the clip.
8 Audio meter Displays the volume level for each channel in a track.
9 X/Y Grid Allows you to input pan information by dragging the Pan Location cursor
anywhere within the grid, by using 3-Knob mode, or by entering numeric
values in the Position data fields.
10 Front Position control Displays and controls the current front X-axis (left/right) position of the
panner.
11 Rear Position control Displays and controls the current rear X-axis (left/right) position of the
panner.
12 F/R (Front/Rear)
Position control
Displays and controls the current Y-axis position of the panner.
13 Center percentage Indicates the amount of the audio signal routed to the center channel. Scale
is 0 - 100, with 100 sending the full signal to the center channel.
14 Side/Center
percentage
For 7.1 surround sound sequences, indicates the amount of the audio signal
routed to the right surround and the left surround speaker positions. Scale is
0 - 100.
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