Instruction Manual

680 Surround Mixing
Surround Metering
4. On the left side of the toolbar, choose Joystick Panner in the dropdown
menu, and then click the Properties button that’s on the right side of
the toolbar.
5. In the Joystick Panner dialog, select button 1 in the Buttons field, and
then select Engage Pan Mode in the Button Actions field.
6. Now select Button 2, and select Engage Pan Nav Mode in the Button
Actions field.
7. Select any other buttons your joystick has (one at a time), and connect
them to any transport or menu commands you want in the Button
Actions field; close the Joystick Panner dialog.
Now when you hold down button 1 (the “trigger button”), the joystick
controls the surround panner on the current track or send. When the pan/
sphere is in the desired position, let button 1 up to hold the position. When
you hold down button 2, move the joystick vertically to change the current
track, and horizontally to change to a different send control. The window on
the right side of the Controller/Surfaces toolbar displays the names of the
current track and send. Use any other buttons you configured to control
other SONAR Producer functions.
You can save your button assignments as a preset by typing a name for the
current group of settings in the Presets window in the Joystick Panner
dialog, and then clicking the floppy disk icon that’s next to the Presets
window. Whenever you want to load a preset, just select it in the Presets
window.
Surround Metering
Meters in tracks routed to surround buses or the Surround Main, and
meters in surround buses work the same as stereo meters (see Metering),