Reference Guide

954 Surround Mixing (Producer and Studio only)
Joystick support
Automating surround panning
You can arm or disarm for automation all the controls in a surround panner by clicking any control in
the surround panner (except LFE Solo), and choosing Write Enable from the pop-up menu.
Potential 'pops' when using surround automation (SONAR Producer only)
If you record Angle surround pan automation, please note that a pop may occur as the angle
parameter jumps from 0 degrees to 180 degrees. This may occur if the jump is not instantaneous,
and can be easily solved by zooming in the envelope automation and moving the top and bottom
nodes so they are aligned in time.
See:
“Surround metering” on page 955
Joystick support
SONAR allows you to use a joystick to control surround panning. A force-feedback joystick such as
the Microsoft® SideWinder® Force Feedback 2 joystick can add a tactile element to mixing
sessions, and add button control to some SONAR transport and/or menu commands with the extra
buttons on the joystick module.
The joystick will grab the current pan position/sphere anytime you pull the trigger button (the "firing"
button under your index finger). When recording automation, you write new automation every time
you pull the trigger button.
Various joystick buttons can be used to:
• Control SONAR’s transport
• Switch focus to adjacent tracks/sends
• Solo/unsolo current channel
• Open/close the large surround panner window
To connect the joystick to SONAR
1. Go to Edit > Preferences > MIDI - Control Surfaces.
2. Click the Add button , and choose Joystick Panner in the Controller/Surface field of the
Controller/Surface Settings dialog; click OK.
3. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.
Tip: Enable Snap to make it easier to align the envelope nodes.