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 Ambience: Pans across the surround spectrum with more signal toward the surround
channels and less signal to the front and center channels. This setting is useful for
eects such as crowd noise or other outdoor environments. The Pan Amount slider
setting can be adjusted from 0 (no eect) to 100 (total surround eld).
 Circle: Pans the sound in a circle around the surround spectrum like a bee buzzing
around the listener’s head. The Pan Amount slider adjusts the direction to the
listener in degrees (–180 to 180).
 Rotate: Pans around the surround spectrum as if the listener is turning in a circle. The
Pan Amount slider adjusts the listener rotation in degrees (–180 to 180).
 Back to Front: Pans from back to front across the surround spectrum. The Pan
Amount slider setting can be adjusted from –100 (back) to 100 (front).
 Left Surround to Right Front: Pans from left surround to right front across the
surround spectrum. The Pan Amount slider setting can be adjusted from –100 (left
surround) to 100 (right front).
 Right Surround to Left Front: Pans from right surround to left front across the
surround spectrum. The Pan Amount slider setting can be adjusted from –100 (right
surround) to 100 (left front).
3 If you want to adjust the pan amount, do one of the following:
Type a value in the Pan Amount eld. Â
Drag the Pan Amount slider left or right. Â
The Pan Amount settings vary according to the pan mode you choose.
Adjust surround sound using the Surround Panner
In the Audio inspector, you can use the Surround Panner to change the surround
sound eld or make advanced adjustments using sliders.
Using the Surround Panner, you can change the panning levels by moving a control
that represents where the sound would appear to originate in an actual surround
sound speaker setup.
1 Choose a surround preset from the Pan Mode pop-up menu.
2 To open the Surround Panner, click the disclosure triangle next to Surround Panner in
the Volume and Pan section of the Audio inspector.
Click to display the
Surround Panner.
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