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Chapter 6
Using the Audio Mixer
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To reset a panning slider:
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Hold down the Option key, then click the panning slider you want to reset.
To reset all panning sliders in the Audio Mixer:
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Control-click at the top of any track’s track strip, then choose Reset All Panners from the
shortcut menu.
Note: Stereo pan can also be modified in the Audio tabs of the Viewer. For more
information on how to modify stereo pan in the Viewer, see “
About Mixer Automation and Keyframe Recording
Whenever you play back a sequence, the audio level and pan keyframes in the clips
control the mix automatically. This is called mixer automation, and is especially
important when you have a lot of tracks in a long sequence. Audio level and pan
keyframes allow you to build up a complete audio mix by recording keyframes on just
one track at a time. With keyframes, you can orchestrate a complete mix of audio tracks
by yourself, a task that once required several people, with each person focused on a
group of tracks.
There are several ways to add audio keyframes to your clip items and modify them in
the Timeline or Viewer. You can:
 Manually add keyframes with the Pen tool
 Enable the Record Audio Keyframes button in the Audio Mixer button bar, and then
do one of the following:
 Use the controls in the Audio Mixer to record fader and panning slider adjustments
in real time.
 Use a supported control surface with physical faders and pan controls. This allows
you to adjust multiple faders and panning sliders simultaneously.
Note: Although the steps described below generally refer to using the controls in the
Audio Mixer to automate your mix one track at a time, these steps can also apply to
using a control surface. For more information about using a control surface, see “