User Manual

MIXING IN SURROUND
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Surround panner movement can be automated
along with volume and effects parameters. Editing
surround panner automation differs from stereo
panners because you have two degrees of freedom
to edit: the X and Y position.
CONTROLLING A SURROUND PANNER
WITH A JOYSTICK
If you would prefer to control surround panning
with a physical controller, Digital Performer
provides support for any computer USB joystick.
1 Select “Enable Surround Panner Joystick” from
the mixing board mini menu.
2 Select “Configure surround Panner Joystick”
from the Mixing Board mini-menu.
This brings up the Joystick Setup window.
3 For each Digital Performer mixing function on
the left, choose the desired joystick control from
the menu to its right. This menu will show all of the
USB joystick devices connected to your computer.
Most likely you’ll want to map the primary joystick
movement to control of the surround panner.
Digital Performer provides additional functions to
map to the controls such as track selection and
volume control. If your joystick has a ‘hat’ switch, it
is a good idea to map track selection to this
controller. This allows you to jump from channel to
channel without leaving the joystick.
4 After your joystick is configured, hit OK and
now you can use the joystick for mixing.
The panner dish of the channel under control of
the joystick turns yellow to indicate it is selected. A
red ghost puck displays the current position of the
joystick before the joystick ‘grabs’ control of the
puck. This allows you to match the current
panning position to avoid jumps when recording
automation. Use the buttons you defined as track
selection to switch channels.
☛ Track selection follows the order of tracks as
they are defined in the Track Overview, not the
mixing board. If the order of tracks in the mixing
board does not match the Track Overview, this can
lead to some odd behavior with the track switch
function.