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Chapter 46: Surround Panning and
Mixing
This chapter explains how to pan and mix in
surround with Pro Tools.
Multichannel mixing is supported on
Pro Tools|HD systems only. In this chapter, all
references to Pro Tools refer to Pro Tools|HD sys-
tems.
Before you can pan a track in surround, it must
be assigned to an appropriate multichannel out-
put or bus path.
The I/O Setup dialog defines the bussing and
output architecture of the Pro Tools multichan-
nel surround mixer. If you have not already
done so, it is recommended that you become fa-
miliar with main and sub-paths and the
I/O Setup dialog before starting multichannel
Pro Tools projects.
Introduction to Pro Tools
Surround Panning
There are four different track panning methods
available:
• In the Edit window, using the reduced-height
Panner Grid in the I/O View
• In the Mix window, using the reduced-height
Panner Grid
• In the Output window, using the full-size
Panner Grid
• Through pan automation editing
Control surfaces provide additional panning op-
tions. Refer to the documentation for your con-
trol surface for more information.
Multichannel surround mixing is supported
with Pro Tools HD or Pro Tools LE with
Complete Production Toolkit only. In this
chapter, all references to Pro Tools refer to
Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE with Com-
plete Production Toolkit.
See Chapter 44, “Pro Tools Setup for Sur-
round” for more information on multichan-
nel configurations and I/O Setup options.
For multichannel signal routing, see
Chapter 45, “Multichannel Tracks and
Signal Routing.”