Audio Damage Panstation - Manual (Page 10)

SHAPE you’re using. For instance, if the Sine shape is active, and PHASE is set to zero, the
panning position will be at the center of the stereo field at the beginning of a measure. If PHASE
is set to 90, the panning position will be at the far right at the beginning of a measure, and at
the far left for a setting of 270. In tremolo applications, changing the PHASE changes the peaks
and valleys of the tremolo relative to the position of the beat.
Bias
The BIAS control makes Panstation’s effect greater on one channel or the other. At its default
setting of CTR, the levels of the two channels are modulated equally and the BIAS control has
no effect. Settings starting with the letter L reduce the amount of modulation on the right
channel, causing the panning effect to be greater on the left channel. Settings starting with the
letter R work the other way around, causing the panning effect to be greater on the right
channel.
Offset
The OFFSET control determines whether Panstation creates tremolo effects, panning effects, or a combination
of the two. This control sets the relative phase between the two LFOs. Like the PHASE control, the offset
control works in units of degrees, from zero to 360. If OFFSET is set to zero, the waves of the
LFOs are exactly in phase. If OFFSET is set to 180, the waves have opposite phase. Thinking
back to our imagined manipulations of the faders on a mixing desk, an OFFSET of zero would
mean moving your fingers together in the same direction, while an OFFSET of 180 would mean
moving your fingers in opposite directions. An OFFSET of 180 produces straightforward back-
and-forth panning, while an OFFSET of zero or 360 produces tremolo. Settings in between these values can
create panning that sounds ―circular‖ or tremolo with a hint of stereo movement.
Pan Law
Borrowing its name from mixer-design terminology, the PAN LAW popup menu
selects one of several panning laws. A panning law determines exactly how a
signal’s amplitude is changed as it moves from one side of the stereo field to the
other. A slightly silly amount of thought has gone in to designing different panning
laws for different situations and effects
1 . Within the context of Panstation,
however, all you need to know is that choosing a different panning law affects the
1 See for example Craig Anderton’s article at http://www.harmonycentral.com/docs/DOC-1106