Audio Damage Panstation - Manual (Page 9)

Sum Input
Panstation is a stereo-in/stereo-out plug in; the two channels of audio are processed
independently. If you click the SUM INPUT switch, the left and right input signals are added
together, creating a mono input. This can be handy if you’re processing material with complete
channel separation, since for example panning a left-only signal to the hard right will produce silence.
Rate and Host Sync
The RATE control determines how fast Panstation’s low-frequency oscillators change the levels of the two
audio channels, and thus the speed of the panning or tremolo effect. The RATE control operates either in time
units—the number of cycles per second—or in metrical units, depending on the setting of the
HOST SYNC switch. If the HOST SYNC switch is off, Panstation’s LFOs run at whatever rate
you set with the RATE control. In this mode, the LFOs can run as slowly as 0.01Hz (one cycle
every 100 seconds) to 20Hz.
If the HOST SYNC switch is on, Panstation’s LFOs synchronize to the tempo and
position of your host DAW’s transport. The RATE control operates in metrical units,
expressed as fractions of a measure. For instance, if the RATE control is set to ¼, the
LFOs will complete four cycles every measure. The RATE control has a range of 1/32 to 2/1
(one cycle every two measures). Dotted and triplet values are indicated with a . and T
respectively.
Depth
The DEPTH control sets the amount that the low-frequency oscillators vary the gain of the
two audio channels, and hence the overall effect of Panstation. The DEPTH control has a
range of zero to 100%. When set at zero, Panstation has no effect on the audio passing
through it (unless you have the SUM INPUT switch turned on). As you increase the setting of
the DEPTH control, the change in gain increases and the sound will start to move back and
forth, and/or rise and fall in volume. At 100% the sound will move from one side of the stereo field to the
other, or change in loudness from full volume to silence.
Phase
The PHASE control sets the starting position of the LFO’s wave form, i.e. its phase, when it begins a cycle in
response to a trigger, or at the beginning of a measure when HOST SYNC is turned on. Phase is expressed in
degrees and ranges from 0 to 360. The exact effect of the PHASE control varies depending on which PAN