User Manual

Using Clip Volume and Pan Mode
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t Alt+click (Windows) or Option+click (Macintosh) the Pan Value display for MID.
t If you are working with a stereo sequence, two Pan controls appear in the Audio Mix
tool for each track. Click the Pan control, and then drag the control to a new position.
Drag left or up to pan to the left, or drag right or down to pan to the right.
t (Option) If you are working with a stereo sequence, click the Stereo Link button if you
want to link the two Pan controls so that when you move one control the other moves
correspondingly. You can also click the Stereo Mirror button so that the two Pan
controls mirror each other as you adjust them.
t If you mix for a surround sound format, a multichannel Pan grid appears for each track.
Click the panner icon and drag it to the desired pan position. For more information
about surround panning, see “Using the Pan Grid for Surround Panning” on page 802.
If the sequence is playing, play stops when you make an adjustment.
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You can adjust volume while playing the clip. For more information, see “Adjusting Volume
While Playing a Clip Volume Effect” on page 809.
9. Apply the adjustments to a chosen region of the track by using the Fast Menu button located
in the top bar of the tool. See “Audio Mixer Fast Menu: Clip Volume and Pan Mode” on
page 808.
10. Play through the audio again, using the J-K-L keys.
11. Repeat steps 7 through 10 until you are satisfied with the pan and volume levels.
Your Avid editing application stores the new settings and uses them whenever you play back
or capture the sequence.
Surround Sound Pan Controls
When you work with surround sound sequences, you might need to pan tracks to the appropriate
speakers. For example, if your surround sound sequence includes mono or stereo tracks, you
might need to pan them to the left rear or right rear speaker positions. Your Avid editing
application provides a multichannel Pan grid and an Advanced Panner which allow you to
control audio panning.
• The Pan grid provides a simple control to pan your audio to any speaker position.
• The Advanced Panner provides a larger panning display and more controls to adjust the pan
values for your sequence, including an X/Y grid, Position controls, and an LFE slider.