Audio Damage Panstation - Manual (Page 5)

Introduction
Once upon a time, before the advent of computer-based recording, when the mere act of recording more than
two channels of audio involved specialized hardware costing tens of thousands of dollars, panning effects were
difficult. Dynamic panning meant someone had to twiddle the pan pots on the mixing desk, usually at
mixdown time since track counts were finite. Typically the mixing engineer was busy with the level faders, so
panning effects were rare, and modern effects like tempo-synced panning were out of the question. Expensive
signal processors called auto-panners were created to produce automated panning effects. Two of the most
renowned auto-panners were the Drawmer M500 dynamics unit and the Audio & Design PanScan. These units
are still highly prized in professional recording circles and change hands for twenty times the price of the plug-
in you just bought, or more.
At Audio Damage, we've often been sorely disappointed by the quality and feature set of the auto-panners
available in the plug-in market. We took it upon ourselves to create the most sophisticated auto-
panner/tremolo plug-in there is. With a feature set borrowing liberally from the M500 and the PanScan,
Panstation is a complete professional toolbox of panning and tremolo effects behind an easy-to-understand
and simple-to-program user interface.