Chapter 33. Surround Panning And Mixing (Pro Tools Hd Only); Introduction To Pro Tools Surround Panning - DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual

Chapter 33: Surround Panning and
Mixing (Pro Tools HD Only)
This chapter explains how to pan and mix in
surround with Pro Tools.
Multichannel mixing is supported on
Pro Tools|HD systems only. In this chapter, all
references to Pro Tools refer to Pro Tools|HD
systems.
Before you can pan a track in surround, it must
be assigned to an appropriate multichannel out-
put or bus path.
The I/O Setup dialog defines the bussing and
output architecture of the Pro Tools multichan-
nel surround mixer. If you have not already
done so, it is recommended that you become fa-
miliar with main and sub-paths and the
I/O Setup dialog before starting multichannel
Pro Tools projects.
See Chapter 31, "Pro Tools Setup for Sur-
round (Pro Tools HD Only)" for more infor-
mation on multichannel configurations
and I/O Setup options. For multichannel
signal routing, see Chapter 32, "Multi-
channel Tracks and Signal Routing
(Pro Tools HD Only)."
Introduction to Pro Tools
Surround Panning
There are four different track panning methods
available:
• In the Edit window, using the reduced-height
Panner Grid in the I/O View
• In the Mix window, using the reduced-height
Panner Grid
• In the Output window, using the full-size
Panner Grid
• Through pan automation editing
Control surfaces provide additional panning op-
tions. Refer to the documentation for your con-
trol surface for more information.
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