Apple Logic Pro 8 - Manual (Page 555)

Chapter 25 Mixing 555
Using the Binaural Panner
The Binaural Panner is a psychoacoustic processor that is able to simulate arbitrary
sound source positions (including up and down information) by means of a standard
stereo signal. This emulates human hearing, which is capable of interpreting positional
information (where a sound is coming from), despite the fact that only two “receivers”
(your ears) are used to capture the sound.
The signal that results from Binaural Panner use is best suited for headphone playback.
You can, however, process the Binaural Panner output with the Binaural Post Processing
plug-in. This enables you to play back the binaural pan effect through loudspeakers.
To use the Binaural Panner:
m Choose Binaural from the Output slot menu (on mono or stereo channels).
The Binaural Pan control replaces the Pan/Balance control on the channel strip, and the
Binaural Panner window opens. This window behaves much like a plug-in window, and
can be closed by clicking the top-left icon, and linked with the chain icon. Once closed,
you can reopen the Binaural Panner window by double-clicking on the Binaural Pan
control.
Note: The Binaural Panner is only available in mono to stereo and stereo to stereo
format.