Specifications

Chapter 33: Surround Panning and Mixing 525
Chapter 33: Surround Panning and
Mixing
This chapter explains how to pan and mix in
surround with Pro Tools.
Before you can pan a track in surround, it must
be assigned to an appropriate multichannel out-
put or bus path.
The I/O Setup dialog defines the bussing and
output architecture of the Pro Tools multichan-
nel surround mixer. If you have not already
done so, it is recommended that you become fa-
miliar with main and sub-paths and the
I/O Setup dialog before starting multichannel
Pro Tools projects.
Introduction to Pro Tools
Surround Panning
There are four different track panning methods
available:
• In the Edit window, using the reduced-height
Panner Grid in the I/O View
• In the Mix window, using the reduced-height
Panner Grid
• In the Output window, using the full-size
Panner Grid
• Through pan automation editing
Control surfaces provide additional panning op-
tions. Refer to the documentation for your con-
trol surface for more information.
Mix and Edit Window Panner Grids
In the Mix and Edit window, multichannel Pan-
ner Grids are displayed on tracks that have mul-
tichannel track or send output assignments.
See Chapter 31, “Pro Tools Setup for Sur-
round” for more information on multichan-
nel configurations and I/O Setup options.
For multichannel signal routing, see
Chapter 32, “Multichannel Tracks and
Signal Routing.”