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Adjusting pan position – Apple Soundtrack Pro 3 User Manual

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To adjust the volume level of a track, bus, or submix

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Drag the volume slider left or right.

Drag the volume slider
left or right.

The range is -96 dB to +6 dB, with the default at 0 dB. Double-clicking the slider resets it
to the 0 dB position.

Adjusting Pan Position

Tracks and busses also include panning controls. The stereo pan slider controls the stereo
pan position (the left-to-right placement in the stereo field) of the track. The surround
panner controls the surround pan position, placing sounds in a multidimensional space
defined by 5.1-surround speaker systems.

To adjust the pan position of a track or bus
Do one of the following:

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In stereo mode, drag the pan slider left or right.

Drag the slider to
pan the sound.

The range is -100 (full left) to +100 (full right), with the default at 0 (center position).
Double-clicking the slider resets it to the center position.

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In surround mode, drag anywhere inside the black circle to position the puck.

Drag the puck to
pan the sound.

For finer panning adjustments and other surround controls, double-click the surround
panner to open the Surround Panner HUD.

For more information about using surround panners, see

Using Surround Panners to

Create a Surround Mix

. For more information about the Surround Panner HUD, see

The

Surround Panner HUD

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Chapter 6

Working in the Timeline