DigiDesign Pro Tools 8.0 Reference Manual page 1021

To enable 3-Knob Panning mode:
Click on the Panning Mode button until the
3-Knob mode icon is displayed.
3-Knob mode icon
Panner Mode button set to 3-Knob mode
The panner trajectory line appears across the
Grid, extending from the front (X-axis) to the
rear (Y-axis).
To pan in 3-Knob mode:
Adjust the Front and Rear Position knobs to
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set the trajectory line.
Rotate the Front/Rear Position knob to pan
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along the trajectory. The Pan Location cursor is
constrained to the white trajectory line.
To change the 3-Knob trajectory angles, do one of
the following:
Drag either end point (Front or Rear) of the
trajectory line.
– or –
Adjust the Front or Rear Position controls.
To change the current trajectory position (left-to-
right) and retain its current angles:
Drag the trajectory line (not its end points) to
a new position.
AutoGlide Mode
AutoGlide mode lets you quickly write Surround
Panner automation by clicking new locations in
the Surround Panner window, instead of manu-
ally moving the Surround Panner controls.
When writing automation in AutoGlide
mode, the Pan Location cursor cannot be
dragged from its location.
The time it takes to glide from point to point
(from the Pan Location cursor to the new desti-
nation) is called the AutoGlide Time. This time
is set in the Mixing Preferences page and has a
range of 10 msec to 10000 msec (10 seconds).
To set the AutoGlide Time
Choose Setup > Preferences and click the Mix-
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ing tab.
Set the AutoGlide Time in the Automation
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section.
To do an AutoGlide automation pass:
Click the Panning Mode button until the
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AutoGlide mode icon is displayed.
AutoGlide mode icon
Panner Mode button set to AutoGlide mode
The Panning Mode button displays a slanted
dotted line that ends with a filled in dot (repre-
senting a cursor) at its top right corner.
In the Mix or Edit window, click the Automa-
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tion Mode selector and select an Automation
mode for the track you want to automate.
Press Play to begin playback.
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