User manual

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The mixer
• If Stereo Dual Panner is selected, there will be two pan
controls with the upper controlling pan for the left channel,
and the lower controlling pan for the right channel.
This allows you set pan independently for the left and right channels.
Note that it is possible to reverse the left and right channels, i.e. the left
channel can be panned to the right and vice versa. You can also “sum”
two channels by setting them to the same pan position (i.e. mono) – note
that this will increase the volume of the signal.
• If Stereo Combined Panner is selected, the left and
right pan positions are shown as two lines with a blue/gray
area between them.
If you reverse the left and right channels, the area between the pan controls
will be red instead of blue/gray.
In this mode, the left and right pan controls are linked, and
can be moved left and right like a single pan control (keep-
ing their relative distance).
• Stereo Combined mode also allows you set pan inde-
pendently for the left and right channels. This is done by
holding down [Alt]/[Option] and dragging the correspond-
ing pan control.
When moving combined pan controls so that the left or
right pan control reaches its maximum pan value, it natu-
rally cannot go any further. If you continue to move further
in the same direction, only the other pan control will move,
thus altering the set relative pan range until both channels
are panned fully to one side. If you move the pan controls
in the opposite direction without releasing the mouse, the
previously set pan range will be restored.
Ö The pan settings made with the Dual Panner are re-
flected in the Combined Panner and vice versa.
Ö You can specify the default pan mode for inserted au-
dio tracks in the Preferences (VST page).
About the “Stereo Pan Law” setting (audio channels only)
In the Project Setup dialog there is a pop-up menu named
“Stereo Pan Law”, on which you can select one of several
pan modes. This is related to the fact that without power
compensation, the power of the sum of the left and right
side will be higher (louder) if a channel is panned center
than if it is panned left or right.
To remedy this, the Stereo Pan Law setting allows you to
attenuate signals panned center, by -6, -4.5 or -3dB (de-
fault). Selecting the 0dB option effectively turns off con-
stant-power panning. Experiment with the modes to see
which fits best in a given situation. You can also select
“Equal Power” on this pop-up menu, which means that the
power of the signal will remain the same regardless of the
pan setting.
Audio-specific procedures
This section describes the options and basic procedures
regarding audio channels in the mixer.
Options for the extended audio channel strip
When using the extended channel strip view options, the
upper panel can be set to show different views for each
audio channel strip. You can select what to display in the
extended panel individually for each channel or globally for
all channels (see “Selecting what to display in the exten-
ded channel strips” on page 113).
The following views are possible:
• The 8 insert effect slots.
The inserts can also be found in the Inspector and the Channel Settings
window, see “Using Channel Settings” on page 122.
• The 8 sends, with pop-ups and send level value sliders.
The sends can also be found in the Inspector and the Channel Settings
window, see “Using Channel Settings” on page 122.
• You also have the option of displaying four sends at a
time (the Sends 1–4 and 5–8 menu items).
These modes offer the additional benefit of displaying send levels as dB
values.
Ö There are no sends for Input/Output channels.