Panning Modes - DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual

Front, Rear, and F/R Divergence Provide sepa-
rate, automatable divergence control over front
speakers, rear speakers, and between front/rear,
respectively.
Divergence controls
For examples of how divergence settings af-
fect output panning, see "Divergence and
Center Percentage" on page 727.
Snap Pan to Speaker Icons
The Snap Pan to Speaker icons let you force the
panner to the speaker's location. For example,
clicking on the upper left speaker moves the Pan
Location cursor to the upper left corner of the
X/Y Grid.
LFE Fader
The LFE fader is only available in ".1" surround
formats (5.1, 6.1, and 7.1).
LFE fader
The LFE fader determines how much of the cur-
rent track's signal will be routed to the LFE
channel. LFE faders in Track and Send windows
can follow groups. The Pro Tools LFE channel is
always full-bandwidth. For more information
on how to use the LFE fader, see "LFE Faders in
Multichannel Panners" on page 729.
724 Pro Tools Reference Guide

Panning Modes

The Panning Mode button provides access to
four panning modes: X/Y mode, Divergence Ed-
iting, 3-Knob mode, and AutoGlide mode. Pan-
ning controls can be automated in all four
modes.
Panning Mode button
Panning Mode button (X/Y mode shown)
Panning Modes
X/Y Mode Joystick-style panning by dragging
the Pan Location cursor within the X/Y Speaker
Grid. See "X/Y Panning" on page 725 for more
information.
3-Knob Mode Point-to-point panning, between
pairs of speakers. See "3-Knob Panning" on
page 725 for more information.
Divergence Editing Divergence X/Y Grid can be
dragged to resize the divergence boundaries.
AutoGlide Mode Point-to-point panning from
the Pan Location cursor to a new destination
over a specified AutoGlide Time. See "AutoGlide
Mode" on page 726 for more information.