Apple Logic Express 9 - Manual (Page 766)

For example, imagine the concert stage in front of you. Where are the key
players—drummer, bass player, singer, and so on—positioned? Begin by placing your
channel strip signals in the positions you would normally hear them at a concert. This
should be your starting point, even though you may move the players around later in
the process. The main objective is to place the instruments out of each other’s way so
they can be heard.
Mono channel strips feature a Pan control, which determines the position of a signal in
the stereo image. At the center pan position, the channel strip sends equal amounts of
the signal to both sides of the stereo image. If you were to increase the pan position on
the left side and decrease it on the right, the sound would move to the left.
Stereo channel strips display Balance controls. The Balance control differs from the Pan
control in that it controls the relative levels of two signals (Left and Right) at their outputs.
To set the Pan or Balance control
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Drag the control vertically or horizontally.
Pan/Balance control
Option-click the Pan or Balance control to reset it to the centered (0) position.
Adding and Routing Effects in the Mixer
You add effects to channel strips in the Mixer in the same way as in the Arrange
window—using a channel strip’s Insert slot.
There are two different ways to use effects:
• As (insert) effect processors: To add effects directly to a channel strip’s main signal.
• As send effects: To isolate effects from a channel strip’s main signal or to send several
signals to the same effect.
The following sections explain how you can route effects in many different ways, enabling
you to create complex mixing scenarios.
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