The Panner section provides different controls for different output channel configurations. TL AutoPan in mono-to-stereo and mono-to-LCR formats provide controls common to all output configurations: Output, Width, and Manual. TL AutoPan mono-to-quad and mono-to-5.0 formats provide additional controls depending on the Path selection: Angle and Place, or Spread. Additionally, the Panning Source selector, Panning display, and Path selectors are common to all output channel configurations.
The Output slider lets you cut or boost the output signal level from –24 dB to +12 dB.
The Width slider controls the width of the panning field. At 100%, the panning field is at its widest. At 0%, the panning field is centered and stationary. The Width slider effectively determines the amount of LFO or Envelope control on the pan position.
The Manual slider directly controls the pan position, this lets you manually control the pan position from a control surface or by using automation. The amount of manual control is affected by the setting of the Width slider. For full manual control, set the Width slider to 0%. When the Width slider is at 100%, the Manual slider has no effect on the pan position. When Width is set to 50%, the LFO sweeps the position through 50% of its range and the Manual slider lets you move the position of that 50% range.
The Angle slider adjusts the orientation of the panning field from –90° to +90°. At 0°, the panning field is oriented strictly left/right. At –90° or +90°, the panning field is oriented strictly front/back.
The Angle slider is only available with mono-to-quad and mono-to-5.0 formats, and a left to right or right to left path selected.
The Place slider adjusts the front/back placement of the panning field. At 0%, the panning field is centered front/back. At +100%, it is placed all the way front. At –100%, it is placed all the way back.
The Place slider is only available with mono-to-quad and mono-to-5.0 formats, and a left to right or right to left path selected.
The Spread slider opens or constricts the field of panning. At 100%, the spread of the panning field is at its greatest. At 0%, the spread of the panning field is completely constricted, and the sound is centered and stationary (left/right and front/back).
The Spread slider is only available with mono-to-quad and mono-to-5.0 formats, and a circular path (clockwise or counterclockwise) selected.
Click LFO or ENV to select the source for panning. When the Source is set to LFO, panning is controlled by the LFO and its controls (see TL AutoPan LFO Controls). When the Source is set to Envelope (ENV), panning is controlled by the Envelope Detector and its controls (see TL AutoPan Envelope Controls). The Envelope Detector can be triggered by the panned audio signal, or by a side-chain input (see Using the Side-Chain Input).
The Panning display graphically represents the panning field and the location of the sound source within that field.
This bright yellow light indicates the location of the sound source.
This is the grey line on which the yellow Sound Location indicator travels and indicates the panning field.
The Path selectors determine whether the audio signal pans left to right, right to left, or in a circular motion clockwise, or counterclockwise. The circular path selectors (clockwise and counterclockwise) are only available with mono-to-quad and mono-to-5.0 formats.
